Deprivation Statistics Comparison for City Centre, Preston

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in City Centre, 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 10 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 City Centre 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 City Centre. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in City Centre

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for City Centre. 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 017G 56.225 1323/32,844 1
Preston 017H 52.227 1842/32,844 1
Preston 017B 46.795 2694/32,844 1
Preston 016F 41.676 3818/32,844 2
Preston 017A 36.586 5346/32,844 2
Preston 017C 36.28 5438/32,844 2
Preston 017F 36.035 5521/32,844 2
Preston 012F 35.471 5723/32,844 2
Preston 017D 33.762 6350/32,844 2
Preston 012G 23.347 11812/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in City Centre

8
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 City Centre. 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 017G 0.288 2586/32,844 1
Preston 017H 0.285 2705/32,844 1
Preston 016F 0.283 2776/32,844 1
Preston 017B 0.258 3697/32,844 2
Preston 017C 0.204 6403/32,844 2
Preston 017A 0.185 7655/32,844 3
Preston 012F 0.181 7964/32,844 3
Preston 017D 0.175 8380/32,844 3
Preston 017F 0.128 12710/32,844 4
Preston 012G 0.087 18367/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in City Centre

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in City Centre 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 017H 0.229 1913/32,844 1
Preston 017G 0.217 2404/32,844 1
Preston 017B 0.206 2849/32,844 1
Preston 016F 0.183 4134/32,844 2
Preston 017C 0.161 5614/32,844 2
Preston 017D 0.131 8339/32,844 3
Preston 017A 0.128 8767/32,844 3
Preston 012F 0.117 10117/32,844 4
Preston 017F 0.098 12822/32,844 4
Preston 012G 0.056 22866/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in City Centre

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 City Centre population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8364/32,844) in City Centre is less than the adult average rank (10481/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Preston 017G 52.42 2820/32,844 1
Preston 012F 44.055 4399/32,844 2
Preston 017H 39.318 5552/32,844 2
Preston 016F 33.618 7235/32,844 3
Preston 017B 29.935 8599/32,844 3
Preston 017F 29.629 8728/32,844 3
Preston 012G 27.375 9656/32,844 3
Preston 017A 26.908 9869/32,844 4
Preston 017C 24.466 11101/32,844 4
Preston 017D 14.263 17934/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in City Centre

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 City Centre. 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 017F 1.799 661/32,844 1
Preston 017B 1.685 906/32,844 1
Preston 017H 1.682 909/32,844 1
Preston 017G 1.597 1137/32,844 1
Preston 012F 1.557 1273/32,844 1
Preston 017D 1.04 3936/32,844 2
Preston 017C 0.94 4692/32,844 2
Preston 017A 0.889 5150/32,844 2
Preston 012G 0.882 5207/32,844 2
Preston 016F 0.748 6382/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in City Centre

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 City Centre. 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 017G 2.02 193/32,844 1
Preston 017F 1.349 1546/32,844 1
Preston 017A 1.324 1650/32,844 1
Preston 017H 1.267 1897/32,844 1
Preston 017C 1.108 2744/32,844 1
Preston 017D 0.816 5251/32,844 2
Preston 012F 0.721 6274/32,844 2
Preston 017B 0.426 10085/32,844 4
Preston 012G 0.145 14400/32,844 5
Preston 016F 0.128 14686/32,844 5

There were 292 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers City Centre in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in City Centre

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in City Centre. 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 012G 18.312 18718/32,844 6
Preston 017F 15.812 21918/32,844 7
Preston 017B 15.101 22865/32,844 7
Preston 017A 14.748 23351/32,844 8
Preston 017C 14.661 23458/32,844 8
Preston 017D 14.076 24145/32,844 8
Preston 017H 13.942 24305/32,844 8
Preston 017G 13.767 24497/32,844 8
Preston 016F 11.695 26900/32,844 9
Preston 012F 11.029 27603/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in City Centre

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in City Centre. 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 017D 1.682 637/32,844 1
Preston 016F 1.633 740/32,844 1
Preston 017B 1.592 840/32,844 1
Preston 017A 1.41 1423/32,844 1
Preston 012G 1.361 1629/32,844 1
Preston 017C 1.122 2958/32,844 1
Preston 017G 1.111 3043/32,844 1
Preston 017F 0.994 3907/32,844 2
Preston 017H 0.992 3923/32,844 2
Preston 012F 0.539 8678/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in City Centre

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in City Centre. 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 012F 0.959 4432/32,844 2
Preston 017F 0.881 4994/32,844 2
Preston 017A 0.755 6010/32,844 2
Preston 017G 0.717 6342/32,844 2
Preston 012G 0.694 6535/32,844 2
Preston 017H 0.689 6584/32,844 3
Preston 016F 0.587 7540/32,844 3
Preston 017D 0.264 11226/32,844 4
Preston 017B 0.098 13710/32,844 5
Preston 017C 0.093 13791/32,844 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.