Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Ditton, Halton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Ditton, Halton, Cheshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Ditton

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 Ditton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Halton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Halton 006D 39.787 4326/32,844 2
Halton 008B 34.77 5968/32,844 2
Halton 004B 31.935 7104/32,844 3
Halton 008A 10.309 24127/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Ditton

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 Ditton. 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
Halton 006D 0.251 3990/32,844 2
Halton 008B 0.21 6088/32,844 2
Halton 004B 0.185 7656/32,844 3
Halton 008A 0.049 26480/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Ditton

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Ditton 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
Halton 006D 0.195 3388/32,844 2
Halton 008B 0.171 4902/32,844 2
Halton 004B 0.167 5218/32,844 2
Halton 008A 0.086 14970/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Ditton

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 Ditton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13060/32,844) in Ditton is more than the adult average rank (8448/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Halton 006D 41.046 5109/32,844 2
Halton 008B 34.519 6940/32,844 3
Halton 004B 33.352 7326/32,844 3
Halton 008A 8.941 22927/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Ditton

8
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 Ditton. 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
Halton 006D 1.347 2115/32,844 1
Halton 004B 1.039 3941/32,844 2
Halton 008B 0.98 4372/32,844 2
Halton 008A 0.074 14883/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Ditton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Ditton. 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
Halton 008B 0.495 9140/32,844 3
Halton 006D 0.484 9284/32,844 3
Halton 004B 0.481 9331/32,844 3
Halton 008A -0.36 21887/32,844 7

There were 282 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Ditton in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Ditton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Ditton. 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
Halton 008B 17.537 19741/32,844 7
Halton 004B 7.33 30784/32,844 10
Halton 006D 5.666 31719/32,844 10
Halton 008A 5.257 31916/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Ditton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Ditton. 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
Halton 008B 0.755 6191/32,844 2
Halton 006D 0.531 8774/32,844 3
Halton 004B 0.499 9199/32,844 3
Halton 008A -0.312 21334/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Ditton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Ditton. 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
Halton 008A -0.097 16927/32,844 6
Halton 004B -0.338 20994/32,844 7
Halton 006D -0.423 22374/32,844 7
Halton 008B -0.454 22825/32,844 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.