Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Durrington, Worthing

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Durrington, Worthing, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Durrington

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Durrington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Worthing.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Worthing 003C 27.721 9187/32,844 3
Worthing 003B 20.92 13613/32,844 5
Worthing 003A 14.139 19798/32,844 7
Worthing 001A 7.061 28242/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Durrington

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Durrington. 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
Worthing 003C 0.181 7970/32,844 3
Worthing 003B 0.139 11541/32,844 4
Worthing 003A 0.081 19320/32,844 6
Worthing 001A 0.029 31046/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Durrington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Durrington 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
Worthing 003C 0.131 8391/32,844 3
Worthing 003B 0.102 12133/32,844 4
Worthing 003A 0.1 12549/32,844 4
Worthing 001A 0.047 25606/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Durrington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Durrington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13748/32,844) in Durrington is more than the adult average rank (13182/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Worthing 003C 44.467 4292/32,844 2
Worthing 003B 27.328 9682/32,844 3
Worthing 003A 15.674 16841/32,844 6
Worthing 001A 9.662 22206/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Durrington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Durrington. 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
Worthing 003B 0.565 8346/32,844 3
Worthing 003C 0.3 11637/32,844 4
Worthing 003A 0.115 14285/32,844 5
Worthing 001A -0.225 19494/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Durrington

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 Durrington. 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
Worthing 003C -0.164 19094/32,844 6
Worthing 003A -0.577 24814/32,844 8
Worthing 003B -1.06 29549/32,844 9
Worthing 001A -1.237 30662/32,844 10

There were 274 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Durrington in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Durrington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Durrington. 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
Worthing 001A 21.927 14409/32,844 5
Worthing 003B 16.938 20519/32,844 7
Worthing 003C 16.22 21395/32,844 7
Worthing 003A 9.538 29032/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Durrington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Durrington. 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
Worthing 003C 0.384 10755/32,844 4
Worthing 003B -0.265 20601/32,844 7
Worthing 003A -0.292 21016/32,844 7
Worthing 001A -1.103 29760/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Durrington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Durrington. 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
Worthing 003B 0.726 6256/32,844 2
Worthing 003C 0.605 7383/32,844 3
Worthing 001A 0.533 8055/32,844 3
Worthing 003A 0.308 10638/32,844 4

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.