Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Fishergate, York

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Fishergate, York, North Yorkshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Fishergate, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of York. 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 5 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 Fishergate 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 Fishergate. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Fishergate

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Fishergate. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of York.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
York 019E 15.384 18559/32,844 6
York 019D 13.734 20226/32,844 7
York 019C 6.808 28550/32,844 9
York 019A 4.379 31125/32,844 10
York 019B 4.368 31136/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Fishergate

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Fishergate. 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
York 019E 0.075 20379/32,844 7
York 019D 0.069 21720/32,844 7
York 019C 0.064 22821/32,844 7
York 019B 0.032 30394/32,844 10
York 019A 0.03 30853/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Fishergate

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Fishergate 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
York 019E 0.058 21982/32,844 7
York 019D 0.056 22622/32,844 7
York 019C 0.036 29184/32,844 9
York 019B 0.027 31300/32,844 10
York 019A 0.027 31339/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Fishergate

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Fishergate population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19874/32,844) in Fishergate is less than the adult average rank (28432/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
York 019D 17.329 15587/32,844 5
York 019A 8.99 22865/32,844 7
York 019E 6.078 26085/32,844 8
York 019C 4.839 27501/32,844 9
York 019B 3.603 29004/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Fishergate

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 Fishergate. 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
York 019E 0.832 5612/32,844 2
York 019D 0.308 11515/32,844 4
York 019C -0.557 24148/32,844 8
York 019A -0.859 27576/32,844 9
York 019B -1.025 29025/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Fishergate

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Fishergate. 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
York 019E -0.414 22614/32,844 7
York 019D -0.695 26169/32,844 8
York 019C -0.833 27617/32,844 9
York 019B -1.348 31220/32,844 10
York 019A -1.708 32308/32,844 10

There were 161 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Fishergate in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Fishergate

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Fishergate. 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
York 019D 21.906 14435/32,844 5
York 019E 16.011 21665/32,844 7
York 019C 13.428 24905/32,844 8
York 019A 11.323 27292/32,844 9
York 019B 11.15 27464/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Fishergate

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Fishergate. 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
York 019E 0.838 5285/32,844 2
York 019B 0.712 6664/32,844 3
York 019A 0.504 9131/32,844 3
York 019C 0.427 10158/32,844 4
York 019D 0.406 10446/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Fishergate

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Fishergate. 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
York 019D 0.171 12558/32,844 4
York 019E 0.105 13576/32,844 5
York 019C -0.044 16019/32,844 5
York 019B -0.206 18741/32,844 6
York 019A -0.551 24206/32,844 8

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.