Deprivation Statistics for Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gainsborough South-West, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Gainsborough South-West, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of West Lindsey. 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 4 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 Gainsborough South-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 Gainsborough South-West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

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 Gainsborough South-West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of West Lindsey.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
West Lindsey 004E 81.3 24/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 56.159 1333/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004D 38.91 4603/32,844 2
West Lindsey 004B 37.557 5030/32,844 2

Income Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

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 Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004E 0.453 128/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 0.313 1849/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004D 0.248 4126/32,844 2
West Lindsey 004B 0.231 4927/32,844 2

Employment Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004E 0.367 89/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 0.273 803/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004B 0.168 5089/32,844 2
West Lindsey 004D 0.151 6453/32,844 2

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

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 Gainsborough South-West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (1579/32,844) in Gainsborough South-West is less than the adult average rank (8590/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
West Lindsey 004E 72.228 642/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 50.034 3250/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004D 41.89 4907/32,844 2
West Lindsey 004B 38.51 5764/32,844 2

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gainsborough South-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 Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004E 1.599 1133/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 1.224 2747/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004D 0.686 7015/32,844 3
West Lindsey 004B 0.379 10608/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

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 Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004E 2.601 22/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 1.242 2014/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004D 1.196 2253/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004B 1.106 2766/32,844 1

There were 7 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gainsborough South-West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gainsborough South-West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004D 23.992 12150/32,844 4
West Lindsey 004E 11.298 27316/32,844 9
West Lindsey 004B 9.255 29294/32,844 9
West Lindsey 004F 8.276 30111/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004E 1.848 386/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004F 1.397 1469/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004B 1.203 2434/32,844 1
West Lindsey 004D 0.576 8229/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gainsborough South-West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gainsborough South-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
West Lindsey 004E 0.843 5288/32,844 2
West Lindsey 004D 0.346 10162/32,844 4
West Lindsey 004B 0.179 12435/32,844 4
West Lindsey 004F -0.287 20134/32,844 7

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.