Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Heaton and Lostock, Bolton

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

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Heaton and Lostock, 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 13 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 Heaton and Lostock 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 Heaton and Lostock. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Heaton and Lostock. 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 018B 40.755 4041/32,844 2
Bolton 012A 21.516 13167/32,844 5
Bolton 030C 20.617 13838/32,844 5
Bolton 020B 13.804 20147/32,844 7
Bolton 014A 12.812 21251/32,844 7
Bolton 018D 11.855 22333/32,844 7
Bolton 020E 10.536 23847/32,844 8
Bolton 020A 10.159 24299/32,844 8
Bolton 028G 8.556 26351/32,844 9
Bolton 020C 7.487 27707/32,844 9
Bolton 018C 7.239 28022/32,844 9
Bolton 012C 6.123 29313/32,844 9
Bolton 020D 5.505 30022/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Heaton and Lostock. 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 018B 0.262 3531/32,844 2
Bolton 012A 0.114 14364/32,844 5
Bolton 030C 0.112 14619/32,844 5
Bolton 020B 0.092 17514/32,844 6
Bolton 018D 0.087 18296/32,844 6
Bolton 020A 0.063 23045/32,844 8
Bolton 014A 0.05 26222/32,844 8
Bolton 018C 0.048 26545/32,844 9
Bolton 020E 0.047 26790/32,844 9
Bolton 020C 0.042 28130/32,844 9
Bolton 012C 0.04 28662/32,844 9
Bolton 028G 0.035 29867/32,844 10
Bolton 020D 0.024 31823/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Heaton and Lostock 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 018B 0.162 5597/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 0.115 10276/32,844 4
Bolton 012A 0.096 13165/32,844 5
Bolton 020B 0.074 17871/32,844 6
Bolton 018D 0.065 20228/32,844 7
Bolton 020A 0.063 20790/32,844 7
Bolton 014A 0.055 22937/32,844 7
Bolton 012C 0.051 24504/32,844 8
Bolton 018C 0.048 25202/32,844 8
Bolton 020C 0.042 27339/32,844 9
Bolton 020E 0.032 30220/32,844 10
Bolton 028G 0.026 31486/32,844 10
Bolton 020D 0.024 31798/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Heaton and Lostock population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (25659/32,844) in Heaton and Lostock is more than the adult average rank (23298/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 018B 31.479 7999/32,844 3
Bolton 012A 13.883 18269/32,844 6
Bolton 030C 11.553 20371/32,844 7
Bolton 014A 8.32 23617/32,844 8
Bolton 020E 7.653 24303/32,844 8
Bolton 020B 6.86 25192/32,844 8
Bolton 020A 6.413 25704/32,844 8
Bolton 028G 4.71 27653/32,844 9
Bolton 020C 2.968 29774/32,844 10
Bolton 018D 2.887 29871/32,844 10
Bolton 018C 2.292 30537/32,844 10
Bolton 012C 2.252 30595/32,844 10
Bolton 020D 1.128 31871/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Heaton and Lostock

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Heaton and Lostock. 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 018B 0.717 6707/32,844 3
Bolton 030C 0.168 13494/32,844 5
Bolton 012A 0.153 13688/32,844 5
Bolton 014A 0.138 13916/32,844 5
Bolton 020E 0.029 15557/32,844 5
Bolton 020B 0 16026/32,844 5
Bolton 012C -0.143 18278/32,844 6
Bolton 020A -0.145 18307/32,844 6
Bolton 018D -0.176 18765/32,844 6
Bolton 028G -0.333 21161/32,844 7
Bolton 020C -0.372 21755/32,844 7
Bolton 018C -0.489 23264/32,844 8
Bolton 020D -0.661 25490/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

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 Heaton and Lostock. 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 018B 2.212 81/32,844 1
Bolton 012A 1.367 1471/32,844 1
Bolton 020B 0.74 6058/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 0.411 10279/32,844 4
Bolton 020A 0.255 12643/32,844 4
Bolton 018D 0.153 14256/32,844 5
Bolton 020C 0.082 15384/32,844 5
Bolton 018C 0.048 15908/32,844 5
Bolton 028G -0.008 16816/32,844 6
Bolton 020E -0.116 18378/32,844 6
Bolton 020D -0.165 19121/32,844 6
Bolton 014A -0.219 19890/32,844 7
Bolton 012C -0.658 25737/32,844 8

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Heaton and Lostock in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Heaton and Lostock

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Heaton and Lostock. 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 028G 33.25 4960/32,844 2
Bolton 020E 31.23 6136/32,844 2
Bolton 014A 31.222 6145/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 27.802 8615/32,844 3
Bolton 020D 27.62 8742/32,844 3
Bolton 020C 25.652 10517/32,844 4
Bolton 020A 17.008 20421/32,844 7
Bolton 018D 16.371 21204/32,844 7
Bolton 012A 14.286 23899/32,844 8
Bolton 018B 12.986 25423/32,844 8
Bolton 018C 12.596 25895/32,844 8
Bolton 020B 7.835 30448/32,844 10
Bolton 012C 4.391 32260/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Heaton and Lostock. 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 018B 0.542 8636/32,844 3
Bolton 014A 0.383 10772/32,844 4
Bolton 018D 0.284 12075/32,844 4
Bolton 012A 0.256 12494/32,844 4
Bolton 012C 0.209 13173/32,844 5
Bolton 018C 0.171 13805/32,844 5
Bolton 020E 0.071 15344/32,844 5
Bolton 020B -0.21 19754/32,844 7
Bolton 028G -0.245 20323/32,844 7
Bolton 030C -0.289 20970/32,844 7
Bolton 020A -1.024 29228/32,844 9
Bolton 020C -1.27 30646/32,844 10
Bolton 020D -1.584 31793/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Heaton and Lostock

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Heaton and Lostock. 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 030C 0.451 8904/32,844 3
Bolton 018B 0.16 12727/32,844 4
Bolton 020D 0.122 13282/32,844 5
Bolton 020A 0.079 14011/32,844 5
Bolton 018D 0.073 14125/32,844 5
Bolton 018C 0.025 14882/32,844 5
Bolton 020B -0.168 18118/32,844 6
Bolton 020E -0.212 18841/32,844 6
Bolton 014A -0.218 18961/32,844 6
Bolton 012C -0.243 19365/32,844 6
Bolton 012A -0.256 19574/32,844 6
Bolton 020C -0.263 19698/32,844 6
Bolton 028G -0.385 21795/32,844 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.