Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Mellor, Ribble Valley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Mellor, Ribble Valley, Lancashire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Mellor

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Mellor. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ribble Valley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ribble Valley 008A 9.167 25582/32,844 8
Ribble Valley 008D 5.57 29945/32,844 10
Ribble Valley 008E 5.036 30468/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Mellor

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Mellor. 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
Ribble Valley 008A 0.058 24312/32,844 8
Ribble Valley 008E 0.046 27196/32,844 9
Ribble Valley 008D 0.038 29021/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Mellor

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Mellor 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
Ribble Valley 008E 0.047 25768/32,844 8
Ribble Valley 008D 0.038 28510/32,844 9
Ribble Valley 008A 0.036 29152/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Mellor

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Mellor population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (30452/32,844) in Mellor is more than the adult average rank (29078/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ribble Valley 008A 3.028 29697/32,844 10
Ribble Valley 008E 2.774 30006/32,844 10
Ribble Valley 008D 1.017 32002/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Mellor

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Mellor. 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
Ribble Valley 008D -0.476 23078/32,844 8
Ribble Valley 008E -0.59 24594/32,844 8
Ribble Valley 008A -1.004 28847/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Mellor

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Mellor. 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
Ribble Valley 008E -1.288 30929/32,844 10
Ribble Valley 008A -1.622 32115/32,844 10
Ribble Valley 008D -2.799 32835/32,844 10

There were 11 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Mellor in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Mellor

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Mellor. 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
Ribble Valley 008A 34.575 4280/32,844 2
Ribble Valley 008D 24.518 11612/32,844 4
Ribble Valley 008E 5.127 31987/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Mellor

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Mellor. 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
Ribble Valley 008A 0.62 7703/32,844 3
Ribble Valley 008E 0.336 11414/32,844 4
Ribble Valley 008D 0.121 14582/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Mellor

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Mellor. 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
Ribble Valley 008E -0.396 21964/32,844 7
Ribble Valley 008A -0.426 22421/32,844 7
Ribble Valley 008D -1.426 31969/32,844 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.