Deprivation Statistics for Liskeard West and Dobwalls, Cornwall

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Liskeard West and Dobwalls, Cornwall, Cornwall

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Liskeard West and Dobwalls, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cornwall. 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 3 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 Liskeard West and Dobwalls 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 Liskeard West and Dobwalls. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Liskeard West and Dobwalls. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cornwall.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cornwall 017B 39.587 4389/32,844 2
Cornwall 016A 25.479 10481/32,844 4
Cornwall 017D 11.464 22783/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

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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 Liskeard West and Dobwalls. 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
Cornwall 017B 0.234 4797/32,844 2
Cornwall 016A 0.127 12918/32,844 4
Cornwall 017D 0.09 17968/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Liskeard West and Dobwalls 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
Cornwall 017B 0.207 2819/32,844 1
Cornwall 016A 0.118 9861/32,844 4
Cornwall 017D 0.064 20504/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

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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 Liskeard West and Dobwalls population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8585/32,844) in Liskeard West and Dobwalls is less than the adult average rank (15852/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cornwall 017B 34.956 6779/32,844 3
Cornwall 016A 31.279 8075/32,844 3
Cornwall 017D 11.658 20276/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

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 Liskeard West and Dobwalls. 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
Cornwall 017B 1.011 4156/32,844 2
Cornwall 016A 0.271 12038/32,844 4
Cornwall 017D -0.095 17493/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Liskeard West and Dobwalls. 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
Cornwall 017B 0.809 5307/32,844 2
Cornwall 017D -0.396 22402/32,844 7
Cornwall 016A -0.722 26475/32,844 9

There were 85 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Liskeard West and Dobwalls in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Liskeard West and Dobwalls. 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
Cornwall 017B 20.985 15525/32,844 5
Cornwall 016A 19.218 17600/32,844 6
Cornwall 017D 19.124 17716/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Liskeard West and Dobwalls. 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
Cornwall 016A 1.568 906/32,844 1
Cornwall 017B 0.521 8893/32,844 3
Cornwall 017D -0.196 19572/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Liskeard West and Dobwalls

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Liskeard West and Dobwalls. 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
Cornwall 017B -0.697 26144/32,844 8
Cornwall 017D -1.192 30861/32,844 10
Cornwall 016A -1.257 31215/32,844 10

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.