Deprivation Statistics for Little Lever and Darcy Lever, Bolton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Little Lever and Darcy Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Little Lever and Darcy Lever, 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 11 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 Little Lever and Darcy Lever 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 Little Lever and Darcy Lever. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 019E 61.511 786/32,844 1
Bolton 024A 39.261 4496/32,844 2
Bolton 022E 37.614 5003/32,844 2
Bolton 017B 31.871 7130/32,844 3
Bolton 024F 29.677 8173/32,844 3
Bolton 019F 27.178 9485/32,844 3
Bolton 024C 22.316 12524/32,844 4
Bolton 024B 16.1 17848/32,844 6
Bolton 024D 13.381 20644/32,844 7
Bolton 024E 12.187 21956/32,844 7
Bolton 024G 9.518 25097/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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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 Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 019E 0.369 731/32,844 1
Bolton 024A 0.219 5567/32,844 2
Bolton 022E 0.211 6042/32,844 2
Bolton 017B 0.182 7867/32,844 3
Bolton 024F 0.181 7974/32,844 3
Bolton 019F 0.15 10477/32,844 4
Bolton 024C 0.125 13150/32,844 5
Bolton 024B 0.095 17111/32,844 6
Bolton 024D 0.072 21160/32,844 7
Bolton 024G 0.053 25369/32,844 8
Bolton 024E 0.043 27841/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Little Lever and Darcy Lever 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 019E 0.281 683/32,844 1
Bolton 024A 0.188 3828/32,844 2
Bolton 022E 0.153 6290/32,844 2
Bolton 024F 0.151 6499/32,844 2
Bolton 017B 0.144 7106/32,844 3
Bolton 019F 0.139 7604/32,844 3
Bolton 024C 0.107 11380/32,844 4
Bolton 024D 0.096 13308/32,844 5
Bolton 024B 0.089 14414/32,844 5
Bolton 024E 0.076 17136/32,844 6
Bolton 024G 0.074 17650/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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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 Little Lever and Darcy Lever population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13787/32,844) in Little Lever and Darcy Lever is more than the adult average rank (11600/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 019E 70.497 752/32,844 1
Bolton 024F 33.592 7243/32,844 3
Bolton 024A 31.985 7825/32,844 3
Bolton 024C 23.847 11422/32,844 4
Bolton 019F 21.995 12544/32,844 4
Bolton 022E 21.588 12809/32,844 4
Bolton 017B 19.267 14213/32,844 5
Bolton 024B 17.844 15244/32,844 5
Bolton 024E 15.578 16920/32,844 6
Bolton 024D 13.674 18443/32,844 6
Bolton 024G 9.876 21961/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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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 Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 019E 1.151 3156/32,844 1
Bolton 017B 0.902 5033/32,844 2
Bolton 022E 0.898 5070/32,844 2
Bolton 024A 0.822 5710/32,844 2
Bolton 024F 0.715 6741/32,844 3
Bolton 024C 0.696 6923/32,844 3
Bolton 019F 0.501 9077/32,844 3
Bolton 024E 0.351 10954/32,844 4
Bolton 024B 0.064 15021/32,844 5
Bolton 024D 0.025 15629/32,844 5
Bolton 024G -0.079 17243/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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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 Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 022E 1.96 244/32,844 1
Bolton 019E 1.446 1213/32,844 1
Bolton 024A 1.337 1595/32,844 1
Bolton 019F 0.852 4866/32,844 2
Bolton 024F 0.646 7127/32,844 3
Bolton 024B 0.516 8851/32,844 3
Bolton 024C 0.451 9761/32,844 3
Bolton 017B 0.155 14238/32,844 5
Bolton 024E 0.069 15611/32,844 5
Bolton 024G -0.457 23208/32,844 8
Bolton 024D -0.537 24286/32,844 8

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Little Lever and Darcy Lever in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 019F 24.852 11276/32,844 4
Bolton 019E 22.063 14248/32,844 5
Bolton 022E 20.347 16241/32,844 5
Bolton 024D 15.262 22665/32,844 7
Bolton 017B 13.559 24743/32,844 8
Bolton 024F 8.915 29576/32,844 10
Bolton 024A 8.868 29621/32,844 10
Bolton 024E 8.377 30038/32,844 10
Bolton 024G 6.91 31029/32,844 10
Bolton 024C 6.832 31070/32,844 10
Bolton 024B 2.922 32615/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 017B 1.458 1224/32,844 1
Bolton 024A 0.88 4906/32,844 2
Bolton 022E 0.376 10861/32,844 4
Bolton 024F 0.304 11826/32,844 4
Bolton 024C 0.203 13255/32,844 5
Bolton 019F 0.017 16183/32,844 5
Bolton 024B -0.069 17555/32,844 6
Bolton 019E -0.077 17673/32,844 6
Bolton 024D -0.1 18034/32,844 6
Bolton 024E -0.125 18426/32,844 6
Bolton 024G -0.143 18724/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Little Lever and Darcy Lever

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Little Lever and Darcy Lever. 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 022E 0.722 6299/32,844 2
Bolton 024A 0.536 8029/32,844 3
Bolton 017B 0.388 9665/32,844 3
Bolton 024C 0.263 11236/32,844 4
Bolton 024D 0.021 14941/32,844 5
Bolton 024F 0.01 15132/32,844 5
Bolton 024B -0.005 15371/32,844 5
Bolton 019E -0.064 16342/32,844 5
Bolton 024G -0.071 16487/32,844 6
Bolton 024E -0.197 18596/32,844 6
Bolton 019F -0.276 19916/32,844 7

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.