Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Leigh South, Wigan

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Leigh South, Wigan, Greater Manchester

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Leigh South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wigan. 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 Leigh South 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 Leigh South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Leigh South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Leigh South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wigan.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wigan 037A 49.238 2292/32,844 1
Wigan 031B 46.158 2825/32,844 1
Wigan 034D 39.155 4520/32,844 2
Wigan 037B 38.275 4796/32,844 2
Wigan 034A 32.663 6810/32,844 3
Wigan 034E 27.444 9328/32,844 3
Wigan 031E 24.862 10847/32,844 4
Wigan 034B 17.714 16385/32,844 5
Wigan 029B 12.717 21364/32,844 7
Wigan 034C 11.736 22479/32,844 7
Wigan 037C 11.105 23207/32,844 8
Wigan 037D 5.871 29605/32,844 10
Wigan 037E 5.536 29983/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Leigh South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Leigh South. 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
Wigan 037A 0.298 2263/32,844 1
Wigan 031B 0.28 2881/32,844 1
Wigan 037B 0.255 3808/32,844 2
Wigan 034D 0.248 4121/32,844 2
Wigan 034A 0.183 7829/32,844 3
Wigan 034E 0.174 8518/32,844 3
Wigan 031E 0.128 12724/32,844 4
Wigan 034B 0.084 18934/32,844 6
Wigan 037C 0.062 23133/32,844 8
Wigan 034C 0.05 26142/32,844 8
Wigan 029B 0.048 26768/32,844 9
Wigan 037E 0.041 28403/32,844 9
Wigan 037D 0.036 29499/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Leigh South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Leigh South 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
Wigan 037A 0.252 1228/32,844 1
Wigan 031B 0.217 2400/32,844 1
Wigan 037B 0.201 3079/32,844 1
Wigan 034A 0.193 3537/32,844 2
Wigan 034D 0.19 3674/32,844 2
Wigan 034E 0.131 8414/32,844 3
Wigan 031E 0.106 11664/32,844 4
Wigan 034B 0.1 12471/32,844 4
Wigan 037C 0.061 21353/32,844 7
Wigan 037D 0.057 22309/32,844 7
Wigan 034C 0.056 22828/32,844 7
Wigan 029B 0.055 23234/32,844 8
Wigan 037E 0.054 23349/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Leigh South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Leigh South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15383/32,844) in Leigh South is more than the adult average rank (12777/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wigan 031B 54.504 2482/32,844 1
Wigan 037A 49.754 3291/32,844 2
Wigan 034D 45.439 4075/32,844 2
Wigan 037B 37.79 5967/32,844 2
Wigan 034E 24.721 10977/32,844 4
Wigan 034B 22.369 12307/32,844 4
Wigan 034A 21.733 12719/32,844 4
Wigan 031E 16.432 16243/32,844 5
Wigan 034C 16.139 16460/32,844 6
Wigan 029B 13.689 18431/32,844 6
Wigan 037C 8.898 22974/32,844 7
Wigan 037D 3.588 29023/32,844 9
Wigan 037E 2.963 29779/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Leigh South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Leigh South. 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
Wigan 037A 1.444 1682/32,844 1
Wigan 031E 1.354 2073/32,844 1
Wigan 034D 1.185 2951/32,844 1
Wigan 031B 1.181 2977/32,844 1
Wigan 034A 0.947 4637/32,844 2
Wigan 037B 0.898 5064/32,844 2
Wigan 034E 0.545 8567/32,844 3
Wigan 034B 0.128 14065/32,844 5
Wigan 034C 0.103 14457/32,844 5
Wigan 037D -0.067 17049/32,844 6
Wigan 037C -0.141 18262/32,844 6
Wigan 037E -0.2 19134/32,844 6
Wigan 029B -0.234 19643/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Leigh South

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 Leigh South. 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
Wigan 031B 0.98 3681/32,844 2
Wigan 037B 0.765 5777/32,844 2
Wigan 034B 0.753 5915/32,844 2
Wigan 034A 0.71 6390/32,844 2
Wigan 029B 0.674 6800/32,844 3
Wigan 037A 0.661 6967/32,844 3
Wigan 034D 0.649 7086/32,844 3
Wigan 031E 0.626 7382/32,844 3
Wigan 034E 0.598 7780/32,844 3
Wigan 037C 0.353 11124/32,844 4
Wigan 034C 0.066 15651/32,844 5
Wigan 037E -0.853 27815/32,844 9
Wigan 037D -0.989 28999/32,844 9

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Leigh South

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Leigh South. 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
Wigan 029B 23.416 12746/32,844 4
Wigan 031B 21.259 15193/32,844 5
Wigan 034A 20.498 16072/32,844 5
Wigan 037A 20.008 16643/32,844 6
Wigan 037C 15.978 21704/32,844 7
Wigan 034C 15.394 22486/32,844 7
Wigan 037E 13.73 24557/32,844 8
Wigan 031E 11.649 26962/32,844 9
Wigan 034D 11.154 27459/32,844 9
Wigan 037B 9.766 28815/32,844 9
Wigan 037D 8.737 29737/32,844 10
Wigan 034E 5.972 31556/32,844 10
Wigan 034B 3.97 32383/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Leigh South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Leigh South. 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
Wigan 034E 1.021 3718/32,844 2
Wigan 034C 0.47 9607/32,844 3
Wigan 029B 0.283 12099/32,844 4
Wigan 037B 0.212 13130/32,844 4
Wigan 034D 0.198 13325/32,844 5
Wigan 037C 0.184 13562/32,844 5
Wigan 031E 0.146 14187/32,844 5
Wigan 034B -0.12 18355/32,844 6
Wigan 037A -0.134 18566/32,844 6
Wigan 034A -0.246 20333/32,844 7
Wigan 037D -0.337 21680/32,844 7
Wigan 031B -0.458 23331/32,844 8
Wigan 037E -1.073 29558/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Leigh South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Leigh South. 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
Wigan 031B -0.014 15554/32,844 5
Wigan 034A -0.156 17922/32,844 6
Wigan 037B -0.232 19197/32,844 6
Wigan 034B -0.313 20571/32,844 7
Wigan 034C -0.375 21621/32,844 7
Wigan 031E -0.54 24045/32,844 8
Wigan 034E -0.56 24327/32,844 8
Wigan 029B -0.568 24443/32,844 8
Wigan 037D -0.624 25226/32,844 8
Wigan 037E -0.629 25284/32,844 8
Wigan 037A -0.669 25792/32,844 8
Wigan 034D -0.684 25972/32,844 8
Wigan 037C -0.755 26872/32,844 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.