Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Farnworth, Bolton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Farnworth, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bolton. 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 11 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 Farnworth 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 Farnworth. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Farnworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Farnworth. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bolton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bolton 033C 60.821 849/32,844 1
Bolton 032B 60.687 859/32,844 1
Bolton 033B 57.959 1116/32,844 1
Bolton 033A 57.311 1178/32,844 1
Bolton 027C 54.775 1493/32,844 1
Bolton 027D 49.611 2244/32,844 1
Bolton 027A 43.679 3321/32,844 2
Bolton 027B 43.537 3350/32,844 2
Bolton 032A 43.23 3418/32,844 2
Bolton 029B 35.848 5593/32,844 2
Bolton 032C 35.787 5612/32,844 2

Income Deprivation in Farnworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Farnworth. 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
Bolton 033C 0.359 884/32,844 1
Bolton 033A 0.351 1007/32,844 1
Bolton 032B 0.329 1449/32,844 1
Bolton 033B 0.329 1453/32,844 1
Bolton 027C 0.305 2067/32,844 1
Bolton 027D 0.303 2108/32,844 1
Bolton 027A 0.268 3286/32,844 2
Bolton 032A 0.262 3525/32,844 2
Bolton 027B 0.245 4247/32,844 2
Bolton 029B 0.201 6578/32,844 3
Bolton 032C 0.186 7591/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Farnworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Farnworth 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
Bolton 032B 0.309 368/32,844 1
Bolton 033B 0.258 1109/32,844 1
Bolton 033C 0.244 1478/32,844 1
Bolton 033A 0.244 1489/32,844 1
Bolton 027C 0.213 2555/32,844 1
Bolton 032A 0.196 3323/32,844 2
Bolton 027D 0.192 3566/32,844 2
Bolton 027A 0.179 4339/32,844 2
Bolton 029B 0.161 5635/32,844 2
Bolton 032C 0.155 6086/32,844 2
Bolton 027B 0.144 7090/32,844 3

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Farnworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Farnworth population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6405/32,844) in Farnworth is more than the adult average rank (4243/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 033C 65.133 1185/32,844 1
Bolton 033A 58.602 1894/32,844 1
Bolton 033B 55.679 2301/32,844 1
Bolton 027C 50.154 3223/32,844 1
Bolton 032B 46.823 3795/32,844 2
Bolton 027D 44.803 4212/32,844 2
Bolton 027B 37.908 5933/32,844 2
Bolton 029B 34.19 7041/32,844 3
Bolton 032C 31.597 7952/32,844 3
Bolton 032A 30.686 8297/32,844 3
Bolton 027A 29.017 8963/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Farnworth

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 Farnworth. 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
Bolton 032B 1.603 1120/32,844 1
Bolton 033C 1.601 1127/32,844 1
Bolton 033B 1.584 1183/32,844 1
Bolton 027C 1.537 1335/32,844 1
Bolton 033A 1.508 1448/32,844 1
Bolton 032A 1.313 2276/32,844 1
Bolton 027B 1.13 3312/32,844 2
Bolton 027D 1.095 3560/32,844 2
Bolton 027A 0.957 4560/32,844 2
Bolton 032C 0.855 5409/32,844 2
Bolton 029B 0.801 5890/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Farnworth

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Farnworth. 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
Bolton 032B 2.111 131/32,844 1
Bolton 033B 2.026 190/32,844 1
Bolton 027B 1.92 276/32,844 1
Bolton 033C 1.69 587/32,844 1
Bolton 027C 1.601 781/32,844 1
Bolton 032C 1.578 852/32,844 1
Bolton 027D 1.547 932/32,844 1
Bolton 033A 1.507 1042/32,844 1
Bolton 032A 1.443 1219/32,844 1
Bolton 027A 1.419 1285/32,844 1
Bolton 029B 1.189 2300/32,844 1

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Farnworth in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Farnworth

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Farnworth. 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
Bolton 027C 25.809 10350/32,844 4
Bolton 027A 21.65 14724/32,844 5
Bolton 027D 21.292 15153/32,844 5
Bolton 033C 16.814 20674/32,844 7
Bolton 033A 13.329 25027/32,844 8
Bolton 033B 12.754 25696/32,844 8
Bolton 032B 12.406 26121/32,844 8
Bolton 027B 9.347 29208/32,844 9
Bolton 032A 8.43 29989/32,844 10
Bolton 029B 7.095 30916/32,844 10
Bolton 032C 6.907 31031/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Farnworth

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Farnworth. 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
Bolton 027B 1.288 1957/32,844 1
Bolton 027A 1.111 3039/32,844 1
Bolton 029B 0.884 4864/32,844 2
Bolton 027C 0.833 5340/32,844 2
Bolton 032C 0.789 5797/32,844 2
Bolton 027D 0.759 6131/32,844 2
Bolton 033C 0.343 11299/32,844 4
Bolton 033A 0.295 11935/32,844 4
Bolton 032A 0.267 12342/32,844 4
Bolton 032B -0.121 18376/32,844 6
Bolton 033B -0.461 23382/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Farnworth

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Farnworth. 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
Bolton 027D 0.974 4327/32,844 2
Bolton 032A 0.707 6422/32,844 2
Bolton 032B 0.339 10251/32,844 4
Bolton 029B 0.327 10400/32,844 4
Bolton 033B 0.303 10702/32,844 4
Bolton 027C 0.256 11326/32,844 4
Bolton 032C 0.233 11662/32,844 4
Bolton 033C 0.187 12319/32,844 4
Bolton 033A 0.169 12587/32,844 4
Bolton 027A 0.146 12943/32,844 4
Bolton 027B 0.128 13186/32,844 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.