Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Kearsley, Bolton

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kearsley, 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 10 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 Kearsley 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 Kearsley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kearsley

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 Kearsley. 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 032B 60.687 859/32,844 1
Bolton 032E 39.929 4282/32,844 2
Bolton 034D 37.698 4971/32,844 2
Bolton 032D 35.797 5610/32,844 2
Bolton 034F 32.109 7048/32,844 3
Bolton 034C 29.39 8306/32,844 3
Bolton 034E 19.758 14576/32,844 5
Bolton 034G 15.226 18706/32,844 6
Bolton 034B 14.081 19876/32,844 7
Bolton 034A 9.335 25338/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Kearsley

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 Kearsley. 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 032B 0.329 1449/32,844 1
Bolton 034D 0.228 5096/32,844 2
Bolton 032D 0.207 6275/32,844 2
Bolton 032E 0.206 6318/32,844 2
Bolton 034C 0.179 8072/32,844 3
Bolton 034F 0.162 9426/32,844 3
Bolton 034E 0.118 13974/32,844 5
Bolton 034G 0.087 18318/32,844 6
Bolton 034B 0.083 18981/32,844 6
Bolton 034A 0.046 27260/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Kearsley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kearsley 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 032B 0.309 368/32,844 1
Bolton 032E 0.176 4567/32,844 2
Bolton 034F 0.165 5363/32,844 2
Bolton 034D 0.16 5732/32,844 2
Bolton 032D 0.15 6570/32,844 3
Bolton 034C 0.138 7694/32,844 3
Bolton 034E 0.107 11443/32,844 4
Bolton 034B 0.07 18788/32,844 6
Bolton 034G 0.07 18847/32,844 6
Bolton 034A 0.048 25434/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kearsley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kearsley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12773/32,844) in Kearsley is more than the adult average rank (8987/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 034D 51.235 3012/32,844 1
Bolton 032B 46.823 3795/32,844 2
Bolton 034F 35.344 6655/32,844 3
Bolton 034C 31.243 8096/32,844 3
Bolton 032E 29.799 8666/32,844 3
Bolton 032D 27.767 9494/32,844 3
Bolton 034G 19.348 14170/32,844 5
Bolton 034E 18.119 15061/32,844 5
Bolton 034B 15.222 17180/32,844 6
Bolton 034A 10.805 21077/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kearsley

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 Kearsley. 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 032B 1.603 1120/32,844 1
Bolton 032E 1.575 1216/32,844 1
Bolton 034F 1.122 3365/32,844 2
Bolton 034D 0.985 4337/32,844 2
Bolton 032D 0.918 4887/32,844 2
Bolton 034C 0.76 6286/32,844 2
Bolton 034E 0.622 7689/32,844 3
Bolton 034B 0.18 13327/32,844 5
Bolton 034A 0.16 13607/32,844 5
Bolton 034G 0.017 15743/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Kearsley

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 Kearsley. 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 032B 2.111 131/32,844 1
Bolton 032D 1.672 623/32,844 1
Bolton 032E 1.322 1659/32,844 1
Bolton 034F 0.548 8422/32,844 3
Bolton 034D 0.469 9492/32,844 3
Bolton 034C 0.339 11331/32,844 4
Bolton 034E 0.175 13921/32,844 5
Bolton 034B 0.047 15939/32,844 5
Bolton 034A -0.087 17935/32,844 6
Bolton 034G -0.329 21450/32,844 7

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kearsley in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kearsley

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kearsley. 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 034B 19.454 17317/32,844 6
Bolton 034D 18.655 18291/32,844 6
Bolton 034A 17.764 19450/32,844 6
Bolton 034G 13.943 24304/32,844 8
Bolton 034F 12.728 25723/32,844 8
Bolton 032B 12.406 26121/32,844 8
Bolton 032E 9.307 29242/32,844 9
Bolton 034E 8.868 29622/32,844 10
Bolton 034C 8.764 29710/32,844 10
Bolton 032D 8.432 29988/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kearsley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kearsley. 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 034G 0.877 4928/32,844 2
Bolton 034C 0.734 6435/32,844 2
Bolton 034D 0.552 8518/32,844 3
Bolton 032D 0.513 9003/32,844 3
Bolton 034F 0.389 10685/32,844 4
Bolton 032E 0.386 10727/32,844 4
Bolton 034E -0.114 18259/32,844 6
Bolton 032B -0.121 18376/32,844 6
Bolton 034B -0.22 19926/32,844 7
Bolton 034A -0.476 23596/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kearsley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kearsley. 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 034C 0.537 8016/32,844 3
Bolton 034D 0.499 8429/32,844 3
Bolton 032E 0.471 8696/32,844 3
Bolton 032B 0.339 10251/32,844 4
Bolton 034E 0.285 10944/32,844 4
Bolton 032D 0.255 11345/32,844 4
Bolton 034F 0.001 15277/32,844 5
Bolton 034A -0.072 16499/32,844 6
Bolton 034B -0.129 17491/32,844 6
Bolton 034G -0.14 17671/32,844 6

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.