Deprivation Statistics for Northwich Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Northwich Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Northwich Leftwich. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheshire West and Chester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 37.681 4975/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 37.619 4999/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021A 9.907 24644/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 023F 8.948 25855/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

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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 Northwich Leftwich. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 0.223 5356/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 0.213 5930/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021A 0.069 21812/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 023F 0.05 26100/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Northwich Leftwich 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
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 0.21 2714/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 0.179 4333/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021A 0.078 16805/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 023F 0.069 18945/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Northwich Leftwich population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17379/32,844) in Northwich Leftwich is more than the adult average rank (14994/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 65.667 1122/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 27.351 9664/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 021A 7.108 24937/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 023F 2.611 30221/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Northwich Leftwich

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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 Northwich Leftwich. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 0.933 4768/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 0.9 5050/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021A -0.146 18337/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 023F -0.374 21786/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

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 Northwich Leftwich. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 0.797 5459/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021B -0.406 22510/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 023F -0.729 26564/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 021A -0.82 27507/32,844 9

There were 52 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Northwich Leftwich in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Northwich Leftwich

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Northwich Leftwich. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 023F 25.096 11014/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 17.268 20090/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 021A 14.807 23285/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 9.446 29122/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Northwich Leftwich. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 018B 0.873 4968/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021B 0.617 7730/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 023F -0.257 20483/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 021A -0.419 22803/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Northwich Leftwich

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Northwich Leftwich. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021A -0.101 17000/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 018B -0.245 19393/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 023F -0.281 20008/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 021B -0.5 23485/32,844 8

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.