Deprivation Statistics for Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Cross Heath, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Cross Heath, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Newcastle-under-Lyme. 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 Cross Heath 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 Cross Heath. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Cross Heath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Cross Heath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 52.825 1747/32,844 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 31.227 7441/32,844 3
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 25.019 10756/32,844 4
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 23.583 11639/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Cross Heath

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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 Cross Heath. 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 0.308 1990/32,844 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 0.198 6809/32,844 3
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 0.135 12008/32,844 4
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 0.127 12909/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Cross Heath

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cross Heath 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 0.246 1396/32,844 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 0.16 5695/32,844 2
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 0.111 10865/32,844 4
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 0.111 10866/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cross Heath

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Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cross Heath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (4924/32,844) in Cross Heath is more than the adult average rank (4242/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 63.549 1337/32,844 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 42.21 4822/32,844 2
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 41.206 5079/32,844 2
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 40.059 5351/32,844 2

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cross Heath

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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 Cross Heath. 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 1.57 1231/32,844 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 0.996 4254/32,844 2
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 0.637 7532/32,844 3
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 0.468 9474/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Cross Heath

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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 Cross Heath. 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 1.047 3164/32,844 1
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 0.493 9160/32,844 3
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 0.294 12013/32,844 4
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 0.292 12039/32,844 4

There were 318 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cross Heath in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cross Heath

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cross Heath. 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B 13.802 24463/32,844 8
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 12.289 26234/32,844 8
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A 9.004 29504/32,844 9
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D 3.94 32392/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cross Heath

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cross Heath. 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A 0.546 8597/32,844 3
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D -0.03 16938/32,844 6
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A -0.264 20579/32,844 7
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B -0.286 20926/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cross Heath

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cross Heath. 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
Newcastle-under-Lyme 011A -0.281 20024/32,844 7
Newcastle-under-Lyme 006D -0.353 21250/32,844 7
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010A -0.622 25208/32,844 8
Newcastle-under-Lyme 010B -1.081 30111/32,844 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.