Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Gawthorpe, Burnley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Gawthorpe, Burnley, Lancashire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Gawthorpe

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 Gawthorpe. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Burnley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Burnley 004C 49.696 2230/32,844 1
Burnley 004D 45.077 3044/32,844 1
Burnley 004A 37.33 5102/32,844 2
Burnley 004B 29.825 8104/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Gawthorpe

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Gawthorpe. 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
Burnley 004A 0.25 4003/32,844 2
Burnley 004C 0.248 4129/32,844 2
Burnley 004D 0.24 4525/32,844 2
Burnley 004B 0.178 8171/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Gawthorpe

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gawthorpe 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
Burnley 004C 0.198 3212/32,844 1
Burnley 004D 0.18 4317/32,844 2
Burnley 004A 0.173 4783/32,844 2
Burnley 004B 0.143 7246/32,844 3

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gawthorpe

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Gawthorpe population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6194/32,844) in Gawthorpe is less than the adult average rank (7458/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Burnley 004A 43.946 4425/32,844 2
Burnley 004D 38.615 5732/32,844 2
Burnley 004C 35.127 6714/32,844 3
Burnley 004B 27.719 9509/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gawthorpe

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 Gawthorpe. 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
Burnley 004D 1.42 1785/32,844 1
Burnley 004C 1.417 1801/32,844 1
Burnley 004A 1.385 1938/32,844 1
Burnley 004B 0.715 6738/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Gawthorpe

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Gawthorpe. 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
Burnley 004C 1.518 1000/32,844 1
Burnley 004D 1.397 1367/32,844 1
Burnley 004B 1.253 1955/32,844 1
Burnley 004A 0.11 14989/32,844 5

There were 169 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gawthorpe in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gawthorpe

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gawthorpe. 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
Burnley 004A 10.61 28034/32,844 9
Burnley 004B 5.491 31814/32,844 10
Burnley 004C 5.273 31908/32,844 10
Burnley 004D 2.428 32699/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gawthorpe

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gawthorpe. 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
Burnley 004C 1.751 517/32,844 1
Burnley 004D 1.326 1755/32,844 1
Burnley 004A 0.1 14907/32,844 5
Burnley 004B -0.049 17238/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gawthorpe

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gawthorpe. 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
Burnley 004C 0.414 9334/32,844 3
Burnley 004D -0.058 16254/32,844 5
Burnley 004B -0.23 19169/32,844 6
Burnley 004A -0.357 21314/32,844 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.