Deprivation Statistics Comparison for East Preston, Arun

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in East Preston, Arun, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in East Preston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for East Preston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Arun.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Arun 005D 21.842 12882/32,844 4
Arun 005C 15.52 18425/32,844 6
Arun 010A 11.924 22253/32,844 7
Arun 005A 10.526 23858/32,844 8
Arun 010B 7.041 28271/32,844 9
Arun 008A 6.057 29387/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in East Preston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in East Preston. 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
Arun 005D 0.134 12081/32,844 4
Arun 005C 0.085 18635/32,844 6
Arun 010A 0.074 20723/32,844 7
Arun 005A 0.066 22362/32,844 7
Arun 010B 0.057 24462/32,844 8
Arun 008A 0.033 30268/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in East Preston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in East Preston 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
Arun 005D 0.114 10462/32,844 4
Arun 005C 0.081 16035/32,844 5
Arun 010A 0.077 16914/32,844 6
Arun 008A 0.055 23151/32,844 8
Arun 005A 0.052 23963/32,844 8
Arun 010B 0.048 25289/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in East Preston

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the East Preston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15306/32,844) in East Preston is less than the adult average rank (20512/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Arun 005D 33.487 7278/32,844 3
Arun 005C 27.324 9685/32,844 3
Arun 005A 12.985 19054/32,844 6
Arun 010B 11.908 20022/32,844 7
Arun 010A 7.319 24691/32,844 8
Arun 008A 4.947 27360/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in East Preston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 East Preston. 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
Arun 005D 0.425 10010/32,844 4
Arun 005C 0.073 14908/32,844 5
Arun 010A -0.041 16647/32,844 6
Arun 008A -0.508 23526/32,844 8
Arun 005A -0.575 24376/32,844 8
Arun 010B -0.656 25417/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in East Preston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in East Preston. 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
Arun 005D -0.041 17305/32,844 6
Arun 005A -0.066 17635/32,844 6
Arun 005C -0.474 23419/32,844 8
Arun 010A -0.484 23541/32,844 8
Arun 010B -1.106 29879/32,844 10
Arun 008A -1.681 32257/32,844 10

There were 49 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers East Preston in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in East Preston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in East Preston. 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
Arun 005A 26.077 10112/32,844 4
Arun 010A 25.984 10190/32,844 4
Arun 008A 23.867 12283/32,844 4
Arun 005C 19.901 16769/32,844 6
Arun 005D 19.521 17244/32,844 6
Arun 010B 18.29 18737/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in East Preston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in East Preston. 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
Arun 005C -0.13 18512/32,844 6
Arun 010B -0.255 20471/32,844 7
Arun 005A -0.371 22157/32,844 7
Arun 008A -0.756 26897/32,844 9
Arun 005D -0.952 28673/32,844 9
Arun 010A -1.068 29524/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in East Preston

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in East Preston. 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
Arun 005A -0.289 20169/32,844 7
Arun 005C -0.494 23397/32,844 8
Arun 005D -0.684 25966/32,844 8
Arun 010A -0.742 26712/32,844 9
Arun 010B -0.771 27074/32,844 9
Arun 008A -0.874 28249/32,844 9

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.