Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Norbreck, Blackpool

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Norbreck, Blackpool, Lancashire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Norbreck, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Blackpool. 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 4 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 Norbreck 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 Norbreck. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Norbreck

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Norbreck. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Blackpool.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Blackpool 001D 22.976 12073/32,844 4
Blackpool 001E 19.49 14832/32,844 5
Blackpool 003E 13.638 20325/32,844 7
Blackpool 002E 13.403 20617/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Norbreck

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Norbreck. 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
Blackpool 001D 0.128 12774/32,844 4
Blackpool 001E 0.093 17480/32,844 6
Blackpool 003E 0.069 21809/32,844 7
Blackpool 002E 0.068 21986/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Norbreck

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Norbreck 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
Blackpool 001E 0.095 13492/32,844 5
Blackpool 001D 0.094 13642/32,844 5
Blackpool 003E 0.067 19512/32,844 6
Blackpool 002E 0.06 21646/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Norbreck

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Norbreck population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21944/32,844) in Norbreck is more than the adult average rank (16195/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Blackpool 001D 20.835 13247/32,844 5
Blackpool 001E 13.961 18193/32,844 6
Blackpool 003E 10.844 21044/32,844 7
Blackpool 002E 6.986 25058/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Norbreck

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 Norbreck. 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
Blackpool 001E 1.022 4077/32,844 2
Blackpool 001D 0.96 4543/32,844 2
Blackpool 002E 0.611 7805/32,844 3
Blackpool 003E 0.551 8499/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Norbreck

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 Norbreck. 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
Blackpool 003E 0.167 14059/32,844 5
Blackpool 002E 0.062 15710/32,844 5
Blackpool 001D 0.038 16083/32,844 5
Blackpool 001E -0.324 21380/32,844 7

There were 230 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Norbreck in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Norbreck

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Norbreck. 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
Blackpool 002E 16.972 20469/32,844 7
Blackpool 001D 14.309 23869/32,844 8
Blackpool 003E 11.37 27254/32,844 9
Blackpool 001E 11.247 27362/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Norbreck

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Norbreck. 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
Blackpool 001D 0.774 5955/32,844 2
Blackpool 001E 0.548 8561/32,844 3
Blackpool 002E 0.282 12112/32,844 4
Blackpool 003E 0.163 13922/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Norbreck

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Norbreck. 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
Blackpool 001E 0.239 11578/32,844 4
Blackpool 001D 0.024 14901/32,844 5
Blackpool 002E -0.198 18615/32,844 6
Blackpool 003E -0.268 19764/32,844 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.