Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Heysham North, Lancaster

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

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Heysham North, 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 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 Heysham North 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 North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Heysham North

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 Heysham North. 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 009C 79.13 33/32,844 1
Lancaster 009D 47.383 2596/32,844 1
Lancaster 008C 45.111 3037/32,844 1
Lancaster 009B 39.815 4314/32,844 2
Lancaster 008D 25.222 10633/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Heysham North

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 Heysham North. 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 009C 0.423 233/32,844 1
Lancaster 009D 0.234 4817/32,844 2
Lancaster 008C 0.228 5104/32,844 2
Lancaster 009B 0.199 6751/32,844 3
Lancaster 008D 0.138 11636/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Heysham North

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Heysham North 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 009C 0.34 182/32,844 1
Lancaster 009B 0.216 2448/32,844 1
Lancaster 008C 0.191 3648/32,844 2
Lancaster 009D 0.185 3977/32,844 2
Lancaster 008D 0.117 10000/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Heysham North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Heysham North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (4678/32,844) in Heysham North is less than the adult average rank (9635/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Lancaster 009C 68.083 918/32,844 1
Lancaster 009D 43.677 4490/32,844 2
Lancaster 008C 43.518 4520/32,844 2
Lancaster 008D 29.42 8811/32,844 3
Lancaster 009B 21.009 13135/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Heysham North

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 Heysham North. 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 009C 1.923 438/32,844 1
Lancaster 009D 1.451 1661/32,844 1
Lancaster 009B 1.301 2345/32,844 1
Lancaster 008C 1.199 2877/32,844 1
Lancaster 008D 0.342 11068/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Heysham North

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 Heysham North. 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 009C 1.9 295/32,844 1
Lancaster 009D 1.594 797/32,844 1
Lancaster 008C 1.21 2183/32,844 1
Lancaster 008D 0.659 6982/32,844 3
Lancaster 009B 0.454 9712/32,844 3

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Heysham North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Heysham North. 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 009C 14.255 23929/32,844 8
Lancaster 009B 12.847 25584/32,844 8
Lancaster 009D 6.982 30980/32,844 10
Lancaster 008C 6.336 31344/32,844 10
Lancaster 008D 5.528 31803/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Heysham North

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Heysham North. 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 009C 1.986 225/32,844 1
Lancaster 008C 1.56 927/32,844 1
Lancaster 009B 1.532 1000/32,844 1
Lancaster 009D 1.497 1116/32,844 1
Lancaster 008D 1.066 3357/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Heysham North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Heysham North. 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 008C -0.086 16736/32,844 6
Lancaster 009C -0.242 19353/32,844 6
Lancaster 009D -0.456 22855/32,844 7
Lancaster 009B -0.754 26863/32,844 9
Lancaster 008D -0.766 27023/32,844 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.