Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Penzance East, Cornwall

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Penzance East, Cornwall, Cornwall

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Penzance East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cornwall. 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 5 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 Penzance East 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 Penzance East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Penzance East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Penzance East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cornwall.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cornwall 067E 60.367 884/32,844 1
Cornwall 068C 41.429 3874/32,844 2
Cornwall 067D 38.386 4768/32,844 2
Cornwall 068B 29.915 8062/32,844 3
Cornwall 067C 26.065 10153/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Penzance East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Penzance East. 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
Cornwall 067E 0.435 185/32,844 1
Cornwall 068C 0.252 3910/32,844 2
Cornwall 067D 0.212 5982/32,844 2
Cornwall 068B 0.175 8442/32,844 3
Cornwall 067C 0.174 8464/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Penzance East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Penzance East 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
Cornwall 067E 0.312 346/32,844 1
Cornwall 068C 0.2 3100/32,844 1
Cornwall 067D 0.192 3550/32,844 2
Cornwall 067C 0.167 5186/32,844 2
Cornwall 068B 0.107 11510/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Penzance East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Penzance East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10715/32,844) in Penzance East is less than the adult average rank (14669/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cornwall 067E 55.84 2282/32,844 1
Cornwall 068C 19.1 14325/32,844 5
Cornwall 067C 18.654 14659/32,844 5
Cornwall 067D 18.124 15055/32,844 5
Cornwall 068B 15.738 16801/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Penzance East

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 Penzance East. 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
Cornwall 067E 1.282 2444/32,844 1
Cornwall 068C 0.981 4366/32,844 2
Cornwall 067D 0.822 5707/32,844 2
Cornwall 068B 0.523 8839/32,844 3
Cornwall 067C 0.139 13891/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Penzance East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Penzance East. 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
Cornwall 068C 0.948 3950/32,844 2
Cornwall 068B 0.519 8793/32,844 3
Cornwall 067D 0.113 14934/32,844 5
Cornwall 067E -0.029 17134/32,844 6
Cornwall 067C -0.169 19194/32,844 6

There were 4 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Penzance East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Penzance East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Penzance East. 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
Cornwall 067E 25.553 10617/32,844 4
Cornwall 067D 23.911 12234/32,844 4
Cornwall 067C 20.724 15809/32,844 5
Cornwall 068C 16.073 21571/32,844 7
Cornwall 068B 12.635 25842/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Penzance East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Penzance East. 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
Cornwall 068B 2.303 51/32,844 1
Cornwall 067D 1.914 305/32,844 1
Cornwall 068C 1.47 1190/32,844 1
Cornwall 067C 0.777 5936/32,844 2
Cornwall 067E 0.267 12344/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Penzance East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Penzance East. 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
Cornwall 067D -0.412 22215/32,844 7
Cornwall 068C -0.503 23520/32,844 8
Cornwall 068B -0.688 26011/32,844 8
Cornwall 067C -0.936 28880/32,844 9
Cornwall 067E -1.226 31050/32,844 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.