Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Earlestown, St. Helens

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Earlestown, St. Helens, Merseyside

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Earlestown, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of St. Helens. 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 9 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 Earlestown 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 Earlestown. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Earlestown

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Earlestown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of St. Helens.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
St. Helens 013C	53.881	1616/32,844	1
St. Helens 013A	53.24	1687/32,844	1
St. Helens 010D	41.902	3751/32,844	2
St. Helens 010A	39.792	4324/32,844	2
St. Helens 010C	34.617	6023/32,844	2
St. Helens 005B	27.099	9537/32,844	3
St. Helens 013B	19.349	14962/32,844	5
St. Helens 010B	14.959	18954/32,844	6
St. Helens 015A	13.365	20664/32,844	7

Income Deprivation in Earlestown

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 Earlestown. 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
St. Helens 013C	0.326	1516/32,844	1
St. Helens 010D	0.265	3393/32,844	2
St. Helens 013A	0.263	3498/32,844	2
St. Helens 010C	0.247	4176/32,844	2
St. Helens 010A	0.241	4429/32,844	2
St. Helens 005B	0.125	13047/32,844	4
St. Helens 013B	0.106	15536/32,844	5
St. Helens 010B	0.087	18298/32,844	6
St. Helens 015A	0.071	21379/32,844	7

Employment Deprivation in Earlestown

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Earlestown 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
St. Helens 013C	0.246	1402/32,844	1
St. Helens 013A	0.245	1459/32,844	1
St. Helens 010D	0.226	2054/32,844	1
St. Helens 010A	0.204	2948/32,844	1
St. Helens 010C	0.187	3883/32,844	2
St. Helens 005B	0.152	6384/32,844	2
St. Helens 013B	0.1	12611/32,844	4
St. Helens 010B	0.083	15565/32,844	5
St. Helens 015A	0.07	18781/32,844	6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Earlestown

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Earlestown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9543/32,844) in Earlestown is less than the adult average rank (12549/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
St. Helens 013A	61.286	1600/32,844	1
St. Helens 013C	56.676	2152/32,844	1
St. Helens 010A	39.998	5371/32,844	2
St. Helens 010D	35.151	6710/32,844	3
St. Helens 010C	34.909	6792/32,844	3
St. Helens 005B	33.057	7425/32,844	3
St. Helens 013B	13.335	18735/32,844	6
St. Helens 015A	7.304	24707/32,844	8
St. Helens 010B	6.436	25675/32,844	8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Earlestown

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 Earlestown. 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
St. Helens 013A	1.883	493/32,844	1
St. Helens 013C	1.739	780/32,844	1
St. Helens 010D	1.481	1558/32,844	1
St. Helens 010A	1.464	1617/32,844	1
St. Helens 005B	1.107	3482/32,844	2
St. Helens 010C	1.031	4005/32,844	2
St. Helens 013B	0.786	6039/32,844	2
St. Helens 015A	0.655	7335/32,844	3
St. Helens 010B	0.598	7943/32,844	3

Crime Deprivation in Earlestown

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 Earlestown. 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
St. Helens 013A	0.993	3584/32,844	2
St. Helens 013C	0.738	6077/32,844	2
St. Helens 010D	0.664	6918/32,844	3
St. Helens 010A	0.467	9511/32,844	3
St. Helens 013B	0.409	10306/32,844	4
St. Helens 005B	0.406	10352/32,844	4
St. Helens 010C	0.202	13456/32,844	5
St. Helens 010B	-0.07	17697/32,844	6
St. Helens 015A	-0.083	17890/32,844	6

There were 197 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Earlestown in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Earlestown

Very Good

iLivehere Rating 2/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Earlestown. 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
St. Helens 013C	21.593	14787/32,844	5
St. Helens 010B	15.219	22730/32,844	7
St. Helens 010A	13.719	24566/32,844	8
St. Helens 013A	12.992	25412/32,844	8
St. Helens 010C	11.921	26645/32,844	9
St. Helens 010D	7.54	30654/32,844	10
St. Helens 013B	5.731	31683/32,844	10
St. Helens 005B	4.398	32255/32,844	10
St. Helens 015A	2.11	32747/32,844	10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Earlestown

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Earlestown. 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
St. Helens 013A	0.591	8040/32,844	3
St. Helens 015A	0.358	11097/32,844	4
St. Helens 013B	0.188	13503/32,844	5
St. Helens 010B	-0.003	16507/32,844	6
St. Helens 013C	-0.163	19055/32,844	6
St. Helens 010A	-0.288	20964/32,844	7
St. Helens 005B	-0.391	22421/32,844	7
St. Helens 010C	-0.5	23900/32,844	8
St. Helens 010D	-0.668	25967/32,844	8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Earlestown

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Earlestown. 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
St. Helens 013A	0.111	13469/32,844	5
St. Helens 013B	-0.143	17713/32,844	6
St. Helens 015A	-0.195	18556/32,844	6
St. Helens 010B	-0.216	18918/32,844	6
St. Helens 005B	-0.241	19324/32,844	6
St. Helens 010A	-0.258	19607/32,844	6
St. Helens 010C	-0.333	20912/32,844	7
St. Helens 013C	-0.373	21577/32,844	7
St. Helens 010D	-0.377	21671/32,844	7

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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