Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Petworth, Chichester

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Petworth

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Petworth. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Chichester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Chichester 005E 19.707 14616/32,844 5
Chichester 005D 16.154 17800/32,844 6
Chichester 005F 13.717 20239/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Petworth

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Petworth. 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
Chichester 005E 0.131 12368/32,844 4
Chichester 005D 0.052 25726/32,844 8
Chichester 005F 0.047 26858/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Petworth

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Petworth 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
Chichester 005E 0.079 16495/32,844 6
Chichester 005F 0.033 29977/32,844 10
Chichester 005D 0.032 30058/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Petworth

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Petworth population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14416/32,844) in Petworth is less than the adult average rank (19040/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Chichester 005E 38.443 5784/32,844 2
Chichester 005D 12.074 19876/32,844 7
Chichester 005F 7.176 24846/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Petworth

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 Petworth. 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
Chichester 005E -0.261 20060/32,844 7
Chichester 005F -0.801 27010/32,844 9
Chichester 005D -1.079 29433/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Petworth

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Petworth. 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
Chichester 005E -0.443 23024/32,844 8
Chichester 005F -1.053 29494/32,844 9
Chichester 005D -1.065 29580/32,844 10

There were 9 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Petworth in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Petworth

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Petworth. 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
Chichester 005D 39.323 2394/32,844 1
Chichester 005F 34.648 4244/32,844 2
Chichester 005E 23.382 12782/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Petworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Petworth. 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
Chichester 005D 1.65 709/32,844 1
Chichester 005F 1.537 992/32,844 1
Chichester 005E 0.434 10056/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Petworth

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Petworth. 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
Chichester 005D 0.164 12656/32,844 4
Chichester 005F 0.015 15036/32,844 5
Chichester 005E -0.176 18240/32,844 6

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.