Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Brookfield, Preston

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Brookfield, Preston, Lancashire

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Brookfield, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Preston. 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 6 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 Brookfield 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 Brookfield. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Brookfield

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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 Brookfield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Preston.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Preston 007D 49.729 2224/32,844 1
Preston 009A 46.858 2682/32,844 1
Preston 009D 35.684 5641/32,844 2
Preston 007C 35.24 5812/32,844 2
Preston 007A 31.847 7141/32,844 3
Preston 007B 21.166 13428/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Brookfield

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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 Brookfield. 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
Preston 007D 0.29 2535/32,844 1
Preston 009A 0.274 3072/32,844 1
Preston 007C 0.222 5440/32,844 2
Preston 009D 0.218 5629/32,844 2
Preston 007A 0.194 7051/32,844 3
Preston 007B 0.088 18239/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Brookfield

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Brookfield 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
Preston 007D 0.202 3011/32,844 1
Preston 009A 0.193 3493/32,844 2
Preston 009D 0.163 5530/32,844 2
Preston 007C 0.16 5682/32,844 2
Preston 007A 0.156 6003/32,844 2
Preston 007B 0.09 14391/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Brookfield

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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 Brookfield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7654/32,844) in Brookfield is more than the adult average rank (4747/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Preston 009A 59.559 1785/32,844 1
Preston 007D 54.804 2433/32,844 1
Preston 009D 37.312 6104/32,844 2
Preston 007C 32.12 7771/32,844 3
Preston 007B 30.025 8548/32,844 3
Preston 007A 29.189 8900/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Brookfield

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Bad
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 Brookfield. 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
Preston 007D 1.474 1582/32,844 1
Preston 009A 1.331 2196/32,844 1
Preston 007A 1.029 4018/32,844 2
Preston 007C 0.86 5372/32,844 2
Preston 009D 0.635 7555/32,844 3
Preston 007B 0.242 12468/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Brookfield

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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 Brookfield. 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
Preston 009A 1.243 2011/32,844 1
Preston 007C 0.941 4016/32,844 2
Preston 009D 0.935 4083/32,844 2
Preston 007D 0.887 4508/32,844 2
Preston 007B 0.606 7672/32,844 3
Preston 007A 0.6 7749/32,844 3

There were 531 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Brookfield in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Brookfield

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Brookfield. 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
Preston 007B 25.391 10756/32,844 4
Preston 007D 17.65 19589/32,844 6
Preston 007C 9.989 28616/32,844 9
Preston 007A 9.476 29094/32,844 9
Preston 009D 9.418 29151/32,844 9
Preston 009A 8.519 29925/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Brookfield

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Brookfield. 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
Preston 007D 0.886 4854/32,844 2
Preston 007C 0.67 7098/32,844 3
Preston 009D 0.623 7662/32,844 3
Preston 007A 0.449 9888/32,844 4
Preston 007B 0.201 13288/32,844 5
Preston 009A 0.184 13557/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Brookfield

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Brookfield. 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
Preston 009D 1.138 3279/32,844 1
Preston 009A 0.582 7590/32,844 3
Preston 007D 0.522 8172/32,844 3
Preston 007C 0.482 8586/32,844 3
Preston 007A 0.172 12544/32,844 4
Preston 007B 0.101 13632/32,844 5

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.