Deprivation Statistics for Cowes West and Gurnard, Isle of Wight

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Cowes West and Gurnard, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Cowes West and Gurnard, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Isle of Wight. 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 4 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 Cowes West and Gurnard 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 Cowes West and Gurnard. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Cowes West and Gurnard. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Isle of Wight.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Isle of Wight 001A 17.183 16831/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 002D 14.166 19775/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 002B 9.085 25670/32,844 8
Isle of Wight 002A 6.583 28805/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Cowes West and Gurnard. 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
Isle of Wight 001A 0.109 15133/32,844 5
Isle of Wight 002D 0.067 22099/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 002B 0.064 22714/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 002A 0.039 28779/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cowes West and Gurnard 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
Isle of Wight 001A 0.072 18227/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 002D 0.071 18387/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 002B 0.056 22681/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 002A 0.052 24038/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cowes West and Gurnard population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17729/32,844) in Cowes West and Gurnard is less than the adult average rank (25722/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Isle of Wight 002B 14.183 18003/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 002D 8.771 23114/32,844 8
Isle of Wight 002A 8.649 23250/32,844 8
Isle of Wight 001A 7.912 24044/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cowes West and Gurnard

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Cowes West and Gurnard. 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
Isle of Wight 002D -0.069 17085/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 001A -0.447 22735/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 002B -0.519 23689/32,844 8
Isle of Wight 002A -0.528 23766/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Cowes West and Gurnard. 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
Isle of Wight 001A 0.193 13634/32,844 5
Isle of Wight 002D -0.614 25250/32,844 8
Isle of Wight 002A -1.111 29924/32,844 10
Isle of Wight 002B -1.14 30107/32,844 10

There were 3 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cowes West and Gurnard in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cowes West and Gurnard

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cowes West and Gurnard. 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
Isle of Wight 002D 30.974 6293/32,844 2
Isle of Wight 001A 30.385 6691/32,844 3
Isle of Wight 002B 18.199 18867/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 002A 17.042 20388/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cowes West and Gurnard. 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
Isle of Wight 001A 0.913 4573/32,844 2
Isle of Wight 002D 0.637 7491/32,844 3
Isle of Wight 002A 0.025 16059/32,844 5
Isle of Wight 002B -0.019 16760/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cowes West and Gurnard

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cowes West and Gurnard. 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
Isle of Wight 002B -0.101 17003/32,844 6
Isle of Wight 002A -0.29 20185/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 001A -0.377 21673/32,844 7
Isle of Wight 002D -0.384 21771/32,844 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.