Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Northbrook, Worthing

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Northbrook, Worthing, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Northbrook

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Northbrook. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Worthing.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Worthing 006E 40.651 4070/32,844 2
Worthing 003D 20.804 13696/32,844 5
Worthing 006D 15.969 17980/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Northbrook

7
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 Northbrook. 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
Worthing 006E 0.236 4691/32,844 2
Worthing 003D 0.149 10613/32,844 4
Worthing 006D 0.116 14163/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Northbrook

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Northbrook 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
Worthing 006E 0.183 4103/32,844 2
Worthing 003D 0.112 10711/32,844 4
Worthing 006D 0.084 15537/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Northbrook

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Northbrook population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (4698/32,844) in Northbrook is less than the adult average rank (10446/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Worthing 006E 60.956 1635/32,844 1
Worthing 003D 32.176 7748/32,844 3
Worthing 006D 23.96 11377/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Northbrook

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Northbrook. 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
Worthing 006E 0.536 8679/32,844 3
Worthing 003D -0.009 16153/32,844 5
Worthing 006D -0.107 17677/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Northbrook

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Northbrook. 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
Worthing 006E 0.311 11785/32,844 4
Worthing 003D -0.5 23805/32,844 8
Worthing 006D -0.525 24119/32,844 8

There were 179 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Northbrook in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Northbrook

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Northbrook. 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
Worthing 006E 29.201 7502/32,844 3
Worthing 006D 20.498 16075/32,844 5
Worthing 003D 17.095 20321/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Northbrook

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Northbrook. 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
Worthing 006E -0.283 20870/32,844 7
Worthing 003D -0.312 21325/32,844 7
Worthing 006D -0.97 28823/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Northbrook

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Northbrook. 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
Worthing 006E 1.657 1130/32,844 1
Worthing 003D 0.431 9116/32,844 3
Worthing 006D 0.25 11417/32,844 4

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.