Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Failsworth West, Oldham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Failsworth West, Oldham, Greater Manchester

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

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Overall Deprivation in Failsworth West

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 Failsworth West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Oldham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Oldham 032C 50.672 2083/32,844 1
Oldham 032D 43.104 3451/32,844 2
Oldham 032B 41.604 3840/32,844 2
Oldham 032A 32.313 6962/32,844 3
Oldham 034A 32.309 6964/32,844 3
Oldham 034C 28.457 8791/32,844 3
Oldham 034D 12.845 21217/32,844 7
Oldham 034B 12.532 21571/32,844 7
Oldham 033C 11.592 22653/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Failsworth West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Failsworth West. 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
Oldham 032C 0.261 3542/32,844 2
Oldham 032B 0.236 4718/32,844 2
Oldham 032D 0.208 6202/32,844 2
Oldham 034A 0.192 7173/32,844 3
Oldham 034C 0.169 8847/32,844 3
Oldham 032A 0.168 8934/32,844 3
Oldham 034D 0.065 22576/32,844 7
Oldham 034B 0.062 23342/32,844 8
Oldham 033C 0.056 24713/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Failsworth West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Failsworth West 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
Oldham 032C 0.221 2212/32,844 1
Oldham 032D 0.16 5693/32,844 2
Oldham 034A 0.142 7324/32,844 3
Oldham 032A 0.142 7340/32,844 3
Oldham 032B 0.141 7356/32,844 3
Oldham 034C 0.12 9691/32,844 3
Oldham 034D 0.073 17911/32,844 6
Oldham 034B 0.067 19630/32,844 6
Oldham 033C 0.053 23885/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Failsworth West

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 Failsworth West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12094/32,844) in Failsworth West is more than the adult average rank (8391/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Oldham 032C 51.683 2929/32,844 1
Oldham 034C 42.136 4840/32,844 2
Oldham 032B 41.767 4940/32,844 2
Oldham 032D 38.502 5769/32,844 2
Oldham 034A 32.81 7505/32,844 3
Oldham 032A 31.679 7925/32,844 3
Oldham 034B 15.879 16678/32,844 6
Oldham 034D 14.068 18109/32,844 6
Oldham 033C 9.388 22485/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Failsworth West

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 Failsworth West. 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
Oldham 032C 1.415 1808/32,844 1
Oldham 032B 1.194 2905/32,844 1
Oldham 032D 1.194 2907/32,844 1
Oldham 034A 0.973 4434/32,844 2
Oldham 032A 0.73 6592/32,844 3
Oldham 034C 0.541 8616/32,844 3
Oldham 034B 0.353 10932/32,844 4
Oldham 034D 0.101 14506/32,844 5
Oldham 033C -0.078 17215/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Failsworth West

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 Failsworth West. 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
Oldham 032D 1.898 301/32,844 1
Oldham 032C 1.824 382/32,844 1
Oldham 032B 1.768 461/32,844 1
Oldham 032A 1.049 3148/32,844 1
Oldham 034A 0.878 4603/32,844 2
Oldham 033C 0.666 6903/32,844 3
Oldham 034C 0.345 11233/32,844 4
Oldham 034D 0.172 13968/32,844 5
Oldham 034B 0.088 15306/32,844 5

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Failsworth West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Failsworth West

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Failsworth West. 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
Oldham 033C 19.363 17437/32,844 6
Oldham 034C 13.518 24792/32,844 8
Oldham 032C 12.62 25866/32,844 8
Oldham 032B 9.011 29496/32,844 9
Oldham 032D 6.571 31221/32,844 10
Oldham 034A 5.227 31933/32,844 10
Oldham 034B 4.552 32194/32,844 10
Oldham 034D 3.603 32481/32,844 10
Oldham 032A 3.23 32555/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Failsworth West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Failsworth West. 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
Oldham 032D 1.049 3492/32,844 2
Oldham 032A 0.899 4720/32,844 2
Oldham 032B 0.895 4758/32,844 2
Oldham 034C 0.756 6174/32,844 2
Oldham 034A 0.636 7509/32,844 3
Oldham 032C 0.453 9825/32,844 3
Oldham 034D 0.219 13043/32,844 4
Oldham 034B -0.158 18975/32,844 6
Oldham 033C -0.299 21132/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Failsworth West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Failsworth West. 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
Oldham 032D 0.983 4247/32,844 2
Oldham 032A 0.72 6320/32,844 2
Oldham 032C 0.586 7546/32,844 3
Oldham 032B 0.252 11389/32,844 4
Oldham 034C 0.233 11665/32,844 4
Oldham 034D 0.191 12270/32,844 4
Oldham 034A 0.147 12915/32,844 4
Oldham 034B 0.113 13444/32,844 5
Oldham 033C -0.08 16624/32,844 6

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.