Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Cowpen, Northumberland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Cowpen, Northumberland, Northumberland

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

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Overall Deprivation in Cowpen

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 Cowpen. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Northumberland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Northumberland 022C 73.732 133/32,844 1
Northumberland 022A 61.589 778/32,844 1
Northumberland 022B 51.243 1995/32,844 1
Northumberland 024B 45.27 3010/32,844 1
Northumberland 024C 38.321 4788/32,844 2
Northumberland 024A 35.175 5834/32,844 2

Income Deprivation in Cowpen

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Cowpen. 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
Northumberland 022C 0.469 95/32,844 1
Northumberland 022A 0.346 1084/32,844 1
Northumberland 022B 0.305 2065/32,844 1
Northumberland 024B 0.243 4365/32,844 2
Northumberland 024A 0.199 6747/32,844 3
Northumberland 024C 0.195 6981/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Cowpen

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cowpen 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
Northumberland 022C 0.354 125/32,844 1
Northumberland 022A 0.29 564/32,844 1
Northumberland 022B 0.248 1347/32,844 1
Northumberland 024B 0.226 2022/32,844 1
Northumberland 024C 0.187 3830/32,844 2
Northumberland 024A 0.16 5746/32,844 2

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cowpen

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cowpen population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (1896/32,844) in Cowpen is less than the adult average rank (2906/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Northumberland 022B 82.213 216/32,844 1
Northumberland 022C 78.24 357/32,844 1
Northumberland 022A 61.198 1608/32,844 1
Northumberland 024B 59.451 1797/32,844 1
Northumberland 024C 53.104 2711/32,844 1
Northumberland 024A 39.106 5607/32,844 2

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cowpen

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 Cowpen. 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
Northumberland 022A 1.754 752/32,844 1
Northumberland 022C 1.682 910/32,844 1
Northumberland 024B 1.044 3915/32,844 2
Northumberland 022B 0.786 6042/32,844 2
Northumberland 024C 0.771 6167/32,844 2
Northumberland 024A 0.523 8842/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Cowpen

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Cowpen. 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
Northumberland 022C 1.95 253/32,844 1
Northumberland 024A 1.859 346/32,844 1
Northumberland 022A 1.675 620/32,844 1
Northumberland 024C 1.297 1769/32,844 1
Northumberland 024B 1.256 1946/32,844 1
Northumberland 022B 0.965 3805/32,844 2

There were 132 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cowpen in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cowpen

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cowpen. 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
Northumberland 024C 21.784 14577/32,844 5
Northumberland 024B 19.575 17168/32,844 6
Northumberland 024A 17.976 19170/32,844 6
Northumberland 022A 16.525 21002/32,844 7
Northumberland 022C 16.307 21274/32,844 7
Northumberland 022B 16.248 21354/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cowpen

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cowpen. 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
Northumberland 022C -0.57 24793/32,844 8
Northumberland 024A -1.307 30819/32,844 10
Northumberland 024C -1.356 31023/32,844 10
Northumberland 022A -1.477 31460/32,844 10
Northumberland 022B -1.637 31927/32,844 10
Northumberland 024B -1.645 31953/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cowpen

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cowpen. 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
Northumberland 024A -0.746 26770/32,844 9
Northumberland 022A -0.822 27664/32,844 9
Northumberland 022B -0.925 28769/32,844 9
Northumberland 024C -0.996 29405/32,844 9
Northumberland 024B -1.055 29890/32,844 10
Northumberland 022C -1.073 30045/32,844 10

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.