Deprivation Statistics for Fawdon & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

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

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Overall Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

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 Fawdon & West Gosforth. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Newcastle upon Tyne.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 41.065 3960/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 40.465 4124/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 38.561 4708/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 37.383 5084/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 35.02 5878/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 29.067 8463/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C 24.74 10927/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 18.909 15317/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 16.787 17195/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 14.537 19411/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B 5.02 30486/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

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 Fawdon & West Gosforth. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 0.278 2946/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 0.264 3447/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 0.258 3677/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 0.229 5051/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 0.228 5095/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 0.209 6169/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C 0.147 10714/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 0.139 11513/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 0.105 15597/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 0.075 20463/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B 0.052 25751/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Fawdon & West Gosforth 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 0.226 2042/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 0.201 3066/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C 0.191 3645/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 0.181 4200/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 0.165 5335/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 0.165 5367/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 0.165 5368/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 0.114 10514/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 0.085 15165/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 0.071 18502/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B 0.034 29571/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Fawdon & West Gosforth population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16717/32,844) in Fawdon & West Gosforth is more than the adult average rank (14488/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 40.759 5179/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 39.895 5386/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 35.385 6644/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 33.928 7125/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 30.896 8217/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 18.711 14624/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 12.224 19743/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 12.096 19859/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C 6.586 25504/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 3.776 28793/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B 0.6 32441/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Fawdon & West Gosforth

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 Fawdon & West Gosforth. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 1.775 707/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 1.357 2052/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 1.155 3126/32,844 1
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 1.112 3447/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 1.097 3543/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C 0.774 6143/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 0.662 7270/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 0.465 9523/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 0.259 12194/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 0.237 12555/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B 0.031 15538/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Fawdon & West Gosforth. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 0.939 4036/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 0.81 5298/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 0.552 8374/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 0.539 8551/32,844 3
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 0.389 10617/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 0.305 11856/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 0.261 12537/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 0.253 12693/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C -0.259 20479/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E -0.335 21532/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B -0.954 28735/32,844 9

There were 227 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Fawdon & West Gosforth in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Fawdon & West Gosforth

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Fawdon & West Gosforth. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C 25.052 11058/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C 19.558 17189/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 18.44 18560/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 17.247 20117/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A 16.122 21516/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 15.59 22234/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D 14.836 23259/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A 11.939 26629/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 9.274 29278/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 8.956 29545/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B 5.743 31677/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Fawdon & West Gosforth. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E 1.026 3686/32,844 2
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 0.345 11275/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C 0.104 14842/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F 0.076 15275/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B -0.149 18826/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A -0.359 21975/32,844 7
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D -0.481 23657/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A -0.719 26506/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C -1.159 30059/32,844 10
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B -1.313 30842/32,844 10
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C -1.524 31610/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Fawdon & West Gosforth

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Fawdon & West Gosforth. 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
Newcastle upon Tyne 003G 0.182 12393/32,844 4
Newcastle upon Tyne 003B 0.072 14142/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 003C -0.059 16269/32,844 5
Newcastle upon Tyne 003A -0.122 17372/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 003F -0.172 18182/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 006A -0.174 18205/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 003D -0.256 19573/32,844 6
Newcastle upon Tyne 002E -0.609 25038/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 002C -0.691 26044/32,844 8
Newcastle upon Tyne 006C -0.828 27739/32,844 9
Newcastle upon Tyne 006B -1.105 30297/32,844 10

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.