Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Ewood, Blackburn with Darwen

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Ewood, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Ewood, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Blackburn with Darwen. 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 10 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 Ewood 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 Ewood. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Ewood

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Ewood. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Blackburn with Darwen.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 62.042 744/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 51.687 1923/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 50.714 2074/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 49.883 2200/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 49.581 2250/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 39.439 4445/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 25.677 10382/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 23.177 11941/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 20.502 13930/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 6.527 28858/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Ewood

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 Ewood. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 0.388 510/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 0.306 2037/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 0.288 2598/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 0.274 3093/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 0.254 3827/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 0.194 7014/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 0.113 14525/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 0.107 15341/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 0.08 19486/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 0.023 31916/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Ewood

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Ewood 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
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 0.328 236/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 0.246 1399/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 0.234 1765/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 0.196 3330/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 0.194 3456/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 0.178 4378/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 0.118 9880/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 0.093 13714/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 0.075 17449/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 0.035 29419/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Ewood

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 Ewood population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11726/32,844) in Ewood is more than the adult average rank (9567/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 54.221 2525/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 49.579 3324/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 40.864 5150/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 37.675 6001/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 36.933 6209/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 23.253 11758/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 20.681 13343/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 20.476 13487/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 18.087 15078/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 4.608 27780/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Ewood

9
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 Ewood. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 2.285 144/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 1.89 481/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 1.541 1320/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 1.506 1456/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 1.406 1848/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 1.295 2376/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 1.049 3881/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 0.903 5022/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 0.562 8370/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 0.043 15342/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Ewood

8
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 Ewood. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 1.723 522/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 1.688 593/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 1.287 1807/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 0.992 3593/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 0.824 5173/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 0.817 5235/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 0.704 6461/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 0.547 8436/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 0.454 9714/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 0.059 15746/32,844 5

There were 636 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Ewood in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Ewood

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Ewood. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 19.055 17800/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 17.099 20316/32,844 7
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 14.152 24036/32,844 8
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 11.578 27047/32,844 9
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 11.547 27088/32,844 9
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 9.668 28917/32,844 9
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 9.663 28926/32,844 9
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 7.88 30417/32,844 10
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 7.864 30436/32,844 10
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 4.664 32151/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Ewood

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Ewood. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 1.627 751/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 1.381 1537/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 1.295 1921/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 0.978 4030/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 0.44 9988/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 0.21 13166/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 0.086 15102/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 0.068 15403/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 006B -0.529 24255/32,844 8
Blackburn with Darwen 013C -1.264 30613/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Ewood

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Ewood. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 006A 0.96 4424/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 009A 0.93 4657/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 006B 0.561 7775/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 009B 0.406 9419/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 013A 0.329 10359/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 013C 0.082 13961/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 012E 0.034 14749/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 013D 0.032 14765/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 012D 0.016 15021/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 012A 0.006 15207/32,844 5

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.