Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Heysham Central, Lancaster

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Heysham Central, Lancaster, Lancashire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Heysham Central

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 Heysham Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Lancaster.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Lancaster 009B 39.815 4314/32,844 2
Lancaster 016B 38.18 4817/32,844 2
Lancaster 016A 17.352 16695/32,844 6
Lancaster 016D 16.935 17043/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Heysham Central

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 Heysham Central. 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
Lancaster 016B 0.234 4793/32,844 2
Lancaster 009B 0.199 6751/32,844 3
Lancaster 016A 0.106 15554/32,844 5
Lancaster 016D 0.084 18808/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Heysham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Heysham Central 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
Lancaster 009B 0.216 2448/32,844 1
Lancaster 016B 0.173 4743/32,844 2
Lancaster 016D 0.1 12590/32,844 4
Lancaster 016A 0.092 13966/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Heysham Central

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Heysham Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12286/32,844) in Heysham Central is less than the adult average rank (15702/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Lancaster 016B 42.304 4799/32,844 2
Lancaster 009B 21.009 13135/32,844 4
Lancaster 016A 15.352 17082/32,844 6
Lancaster 016D 11.254 20668/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Heysham Central

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 Heysham Central. 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
Lancaster 016B 1.514 1415/32,844 1
Lancaster 009B 1.301 2345/32,844 1
Lancaster 016A 0.436 9868/32,844 4
Lancaster 016D 0.417 10100/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Heysham Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Heysham Central. 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
Lancaster 009B 0.454 9712/32,844 3
Lancaster 016B 0.425 10094/32,844 4
Lancaster 016D 0.351 11154/32,844 4
Lancaster 016A 0.236 12922/32,844 4

There were 192 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Heysham Central in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Heysham Central

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Heysham Central. 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
Lancaster 009B 12.847 25584/32,844 8
Lancaster 016B 11.085 27550/32,844 9
Lancaster 016A 5.924 31580/32,844 10
Lancaster 016D 5.177 31963/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Heysham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Heysham Central. 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
Lancaster 009B 1.532 1000/32,844 1
Lancaster 016D 0.546 8589/32,844 3
Lancaster 016A 0.429 10133/32,844 4
Lancaster 016B 0.341 11340/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Heysham Central

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Heysham Central. 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
Lancaster 016D -0.373 21581/32,844 7
Lancaster 016B -0.617 25133/32,844 8
Lancaster 016A -0.653 25583/32,844 8
Lancaster 009B -0.754 26863/32,844 9

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.