Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Pierremont, Darlington

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Pierremont, Darlington, County Durham

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Pierremont, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Darlington. 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 6 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 Pierremont 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 Pierremont. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Pierremont

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Pierremont. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Darlington.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Darlington 007A 37.191 5150/32,844 2
Darlington 008B 36.799 5268/32,844 2
Darlington 008D 29.338 8334/32,844 3
Darlington 007C 22.238 12581/32,844 4
Darlington 007B 21.354 13268/32,844 5
Darlington 007D 13.052 20993/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Pierremont

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 Pierremont. 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
Darlington 008B 0.234 4789/32,844 2
Darlington 007A 0.225 5257/32,844 2
Darlington 008D 0.2 6674/32,844 3
Darlington 007B 0.153 10191/32,844 4
Darlington 007C 0.118 13927/32,844 5
Darlington 007D 0.067 22181/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Pierremont

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Pierremont 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
Darlington 007A 0.19 3723/32,844 2
Darlington 008B 0.16 5684/32,844 2
Darlington 008D 0.15 6536/32,844 2
Darlington 007C 0.119 9855/32,844 4
Darlington 007B 0.102 12238/32,844 4
Darlington 007D 0.078 16888/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Pierremont

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Pierremont population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10730/32,844) in Pierremont is less than the adult average rank (15281/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Darlington 008B 36.692 6261/32,844 2
Darlington 007A 31.155 8120/32,844 3
Darlington 008D 24.627 11034/32,844 4
Darlington 007C 20.213 13649/32,844 5
Darlington 007B 19.349 14169/32,844 5
Darlington 007D 7.638 24326/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Pierremont

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Pierremont. 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
Darlington 008B 0.969 4466/32,844 2
Darlington 007A 0.823 5698/32,844 2
Darlington 008D 0.638 7520/32,844 3
Darlington 007C 0.302 11587/32,844 4
Darlington 007B 0.279 11930/32,844 4
Darlington 007D -0.013 16202/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Pierremont

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Pierremont. 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
Darlington 007A 1.367 1472/32,844 1
Darlington 008B 1.268 1891/32,844 1
Darlington 007D 0.924 4191/32,844 2
Darlington 007C 0.902 4372/32,844 2
Darlington 007B 0.798 5443/32,844 2
Darlington 008D 0.77 5741/32,844 2

There were 497 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Pierremont in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Pierremont

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Pierremont. 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
Darlington 008D 5.407 31852/32,844 10
Darlington 008B 4.546 32199/32,844 10
Darlington 007A 3.99 32373/32,844 10
Darlington 007B 3.272 32546/32,844 10
Darlington 007C 2.083 32751/32,844 10
Darlington 007D 0.991 32834/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Pierremont

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Pierremont. 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
Darlington 008D 0.567 8357/32,844 3
Darlington 007C 0.559 8441/32,844 3
Darlington 008B 0.538 8692/32,844 3
Darlington 007A 0.498 9225/32,844 3
Darlington 007B 0.169 13834/32,844 5
Darlington 007D -0.48 23652/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Pierremont

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Pierremont. 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
Darlington 007C -0.634 25355/32,844 8
Darlington 007D -0.665 25743/32,844 8
Darlington 008B -0.678 25882/32,844 8
Darlington 008D -0.678 25888/32,844 8
Darlington 007B -0.744 26744/32,844 9
Darlington 007A -0.767 27034/32,844 9

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.