Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Central, Worthing

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Central, Worthing, West Sussex

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Central, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Worthing. 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 5 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 Central 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 Central. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Worthing.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Worthing 010A 41.811 3779/32,844 2
Worthing 011A 28.653 8676/32,844 3
Worthing 011C 27.568 9256/32,844 3
Worthing 008A 25.679 10381/32,844 4
Worthing 011B 21.459 13201/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Central. 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
Worthing 010A 0.221 5450/32,844 2
Worthing 011A 0.14 11449/32,844 4
Worthing 008A 0.134 12133/32,844 4
Worthing 011B 0.132 12289/32,844 4
Worthing 011C 0.123 13297/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Central 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
Worthing 010A 0.212 2625/32,844 1
Worthing 011C 0.131 8388/32,844 3
Worthing 011A 0.113 10609/32,844 4
Worthing 008A 0.11 11098/32,844 4
Worthing 011B 0.087 14896/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6139/32,844) in Central is less than the adult average rank (19225/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Worthing 010A 31.117 8133/32,844 3
Worthing 008A 29.53 8774/32,844 3
Worthing 011C 23.915 11397/32,844 4
Worthing 011A 21.861 12632/32,844 4
Worthing 011B 19.847 13860/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Central. 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
Worthing 010A 0.839 5547/32,844 2
Worthing 008A 0.452 9682/32,844 3
Worthing 011A 0.353 10929/32,844 4
Worthing 011C 0.103 14465/32,844 5
Worthing 011B -0.136 18160/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Central

8
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 Central. 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
Worthing 010A 1.129 2628/32,844 1
Worthing 011A 1.119 2680/32,844 1
Worthing 011C 0.773 5698/32,844 2
Worthing 008A 0.233 12971/32,844 4
Worthing 011B 0.166 14075/32,844 5

There were 397 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Central in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Central

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Central. 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
Worthing 011C 24.441 11685/32,844 4
Worthing 011A 18.928 17940/32,844 6
Worthing 011B 16.777 20712/32,844 7
Worthing 008A 16.717 20795/32,844 7
Worthing 010A 16.003 21673/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Central. 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
Worthing 011C 1.203 2430/32,844 1
Worthing 011A 1.144 2805/32,844 1
Worthing 011B 1.123 2952/32,844 1
Worthing 010A 1.034 3618/32,844 2
Worthing 008A 0.987 3957/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Central. 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
Worthing 010A 0.784 5765/32,844 2
Worthing 011B 0.728 6241/32,844 2
Worthing 008A 0.642 7023/32,844 3
Worthing 011A 0.478 8626/32,844 3
Worthing 011C -0.046 16049/32,844 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.