Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bridgwater Westover, Sedgemoor

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bridgwater Westover, Sedgemoor, Somerset

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bridgwater Westover, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Sedgemoor. We have combined these statitics into an English ward level, as most people are familiar with this geospacial area in their town or city. Here are those 7 marked on a map:

Each area has its own decile score. This is where each LSOA in England is ranked according to the level of deprivation and split into 10 equal groups. A decile score of 1 means the area is in the top 10% of deprived areas, 2 is equal to the top 20% and so forth. To simply these scores and apply them to a ward, we have created the iLiveHere rating. This takes the average decile score of all the LSOAs in a ward and converts that into a rating out of 10, where 1 is the best and 10 is the worst. We have then used to traffic light colour system as an at-a-glance reference. As you scroll down this page, the more red ratings you see, the more deprived Bridgwater Westover is. Indices of Deprivation statistics and are broken down into domains of deprivation or more simply, categories. These category scores are combined using a percentage weighting to give a an LSOA its final indices of deprivation score, decile and rank:

  • Income Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Employment Deprivation (22.5%)
  • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation (13.5%)
  • Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%)
  • Crime (9.3%)
  • Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%)
  • Living Environment Deprivation (9.3%)
Below we have split the Living Environment Deprivation category into its sub-categories. We think having individual iLiveHere ratings for Inside Environment and Outside Environment provides a better insight to the housing quality and outside space in Bridgwater Westover. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bridgwater Westover. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sedgemoor.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sedgemoor 013D 46.205 2820/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 013E 43.311 3394/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 013B 43.196 3428/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009E 38.76 4643/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009C 33.946 6288/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009D 26.25 10012/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 011A 22.103 12692/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bridgwater Westover. The definition of low income the government uses to compile these statistics includes those who are out-of-work (for any reason, not just unemployment) and those that are in work but satisfy the IMD means tests. In the real world, this means they may qualify for means tested benefits such as Universal Credit or legacy benefits such as Working Tax Credits. You should not to assume that this rating is an indicator of overall poverty in this ward.
LSOA Name Income Score Income Rank (England) Income Decile
Sedgemoor 013D 0.285 2721/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 013B 0.264 3439/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 013E 0.258 3695/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009C 0.243 4348/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009E 0.195 6961/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 009D 0.162 9486/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 011A 0.123 13363/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bridgwater Westover who are excluded from the jobs market. These are people who are involuntarily deprived of work. The IMD domains include people who are unemployment, those who are sick or disabled, and carers. Since the government no longer publishes percentage figures for unemployment after the introduction of Universal Credit, his is now the only reliable indictor of joblessness in this ward. The higher the iLiveHere rating, the harder it could be to get work.
LSOA Name Employment Score Employment Rank (England) Employment Decile
Sedgemoor 013B 0.218 2348/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 013E 0.198 3262/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 013D 0.198 3266/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 009E 0.188 3780/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009C 0.17 4997/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009D 0.108 11300/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 011A 0.106 11628/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bridgwater Westover population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7102/32,844) in Bridgwater Westover is more than the adult average rank (7098/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sedgemoor 013D 63.591 1331/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 009D 48.002 3583/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 013E 44.125 4381/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009C 39.175 5592/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009E 33.719 7201/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 013B 27.532 9589/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 011A 15.923 16649/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bridgwater Westover

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is indictor of the risk of dying prematurely or having your quality of life impaired through poor physical or mental health in Bridgwater Westover. The IMD domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality. However, it does not take into consideration but personal behaviour or environmental factors that may be predictive of future health problems. See Outdoor Deprivation for depivation that includes environmental factors such as local pullution levels.
LSOA Name Health Score Health Rank (England) Health Decile
Sedgemoor 013E 1.208 2814/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 009E 0.939 4696/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 013B 0.771 6171/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 013D 0.593 8018/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 009C 0.57 8285/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 009D 0.115 14288/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 011A 0.013 15801/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bridgwater Westover. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA Name Crime Score Crime Rank (England) Crime Decile
Sedgemoor 013B 1.478 1129/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 013E 1.336 1602/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 009E 1.295 1775/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 013D 0.939 4040/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 011A 0.836 5048/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009D 0.138 14499/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 009C 0.001 16655/32,844 6

There were 416 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bridgwater Westover in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bridgwater Westover

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bridgwater Westover. I bad rating in an urban area indicates how unaffordable the housing could be. A bad rating in a rural area is an indicator of the absense of local services.
LSOA Name Barriers Score Barriers Rank (England) Barriers Decile
Sedgemoor 009D 21.974 14358/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 009C 21.752 14608/32,844 5
Sedgemoor 009E 19.645 17070/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 013E 17.297 20059/32,844 7
Sedgemoor 013B 13.63 24658/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 011A 13.376 24964/32,844 8
Sedgemoor 013D 13.016 25383/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bridgwater Westover. A bad rating in an equally income deprived ward, could be because of poorly maintained rented accomodation. A bad rating in a non income deprived area, could be because the small size of housing in relation to costs.
LSOA Name Inside Score Inside Rank (England) Inside Decile
Sedgemoor 013D 1.087 3200/32,844 1
Sedgemoor 011A 0.868 5009/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009E 0.815 5531/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 013B 0.809 5600/32,844 2
Sedgemoor 009D 0.532 8760/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 009C 0.475 9543/32,844 3
Sedgemoor 013E -0.56 24674/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bridgwater Westover

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bridgwater Westover. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA Name Outside Score Outside (England) Outside Decile
Sedgemoor 011A 0.265 11211/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 013E 0.26 11277/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 013B 0.245 11502/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 013D 0.206 12052/32,844 4
Sedgemoor 009C -0.157 17930/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 009D -0.196 18583/32,844 6
Sedgemoor 009E -0.329 20845/32,844 7

Disclaimer: Although every care has been taken to make sure there are no mistakes in the data presented on this page, you should verify these figures with the official data source.