Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Plungington, Preston

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Plungington, Preston, Lancashire

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Plungington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Preston. 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 10 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 Plungington 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 Plungington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Plungington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Plungington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Preston.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Preston 011C 43.508 3359/32,844 2
Preston 012C 37.451 5066/32,844 2
Preston 011B 37.3 5116/32,844 2
Preston 012F 35.471 5723/32,844 2
Preston 015B 34.198 6188/32,844 2
Preston 012E 32.941 6694/32,844 3
Preston 012B 28.377 8834/32,844 3
Preston 012D 27.935 9075/32,844 3
Preston 012A 25.059 10727/32,844 4
Preston 012G 23.347 11812/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Plungington

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 Plungington. 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
Preston 012C 0.21 6085/32,844 2
Preston 011C 0.19 7339/32,844 3
Preston 012F 0.181 7964/32,844 3
Preston 011B 0.177 8223/32,844 3
Preston 012E 0.165 9193/32,844 3
Preston 012D 0.149 10581/32,844 4
Preston 012B 0.136 11869/32,844 4
Preston 012A 0.133 12203/32,844 4
Preston 015B 0.119 13766/32,844 5
Preston 012G 0.087 18367/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Plungington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Plungington 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
Preston 011C 0.157 5963/32,844 2
Preston 012C 0.137 7745/32,844 3
Preston 012F 0.117 10117/32,844 4
Preston 011B 0.109 11140/32,844 4
Preston 012D 0.104 11911/32,844 4
Preston 012E 0.104 11934/32,844 4
Preston 012B 0.101 12348/32,844 4
Preston 012A 0.084 15370/32,844 5
Preston 015B 0.08 16359/32,844 5
Preston 012G 0.056 22866/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Plungington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Plungington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7144/32,844) in Plungington is less than the adult average rank (13133/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Preston 015B 66.73 1016/32,844 1
Preston 012F 44.055 4399/32,844 2
Preston 011B 32.749 7541/32,844 3
Preston 011C 32.204 7737/32,844 3
Preston 012G 27.375 9656/32,844 3
Preston 012E 26.568 10031/32,844 4
Preston 012C 26.157 10235/32,844 4
Preston 012D 22.253 12374/32,844 4
Preston 012B 19.359 14163/32,844 5
Preston 012A 16.576 16134/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Plungington

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 Plungington. 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
Preston 012F 1.557 1273/32,844 1
Preston 011B 1.481 1555/32,844 1
Preston 011C 1.402 1871/32,844 1
Preston 015B 1.282 2445/32,844 1
Preston 012C 0.889 5154/32,844 2
Preston 012G 0.882 5207/32,844 2
Preston 012D 0.841 5526/32,844 2
Preston 012E 0.629 7614/32,844 3
Preston 012B 0.605 7871/32,844 3
Preston 012A 0.129 14047/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Plungington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Plungington. 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
Preston 011C 1.832 374/32,844 1
Preston 012E 1.232 2082/32,844 1
Preston 012B 1.143 2559/32,844 1
Preston 012A 0.988 3624/32,844 2
Preston 015B 0.944 3994/32,844 2
Preston 012C 0.876 4624/32,844 2
Preston 011B 0.773 5702/32,844 2
Preston 012F 0.721 6274/32,844 2
Preston 012D 0.201 13477/32,844 5
Preston 012G 0.145 14400/32,844 5

There were 664 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Plungington in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Plungington

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Plungington. 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
Preston 012G 18.312 18718/32,844 6
Preston 015B 12.348 26174/32,844 8
Preston 012F 11.029 27603/32,844 9
Preston 011C 10.203 28405/32,844 9
Preston 011B 9.01 29497/32,844 9
Preston 012E 8.168 30193/32,844 10
Preston 012A 7.713 30521/32,844 10
Preston 012B 7.415 30728/32,844 10
Preston 012C 5.594 31771/32,844 10
Preston 012D 4.429 32243/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Plungington

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Plungington. 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
Preston 012C 1.715 565/32,844 1
Preston 011B 1.576 879/32,844 1
Preston 012E 1.503 1102/32,844 1
Preston 012D 1.461 1214/32,844 1
Preston 012A 1.449 1274/32,844 1
Preston 012B 1.37 1586/32,844 1
Preston 012G 1.361 1629/32,844 1
Preston 011C 1.182 2568/32,844 1
Preston 015B 0.722 6544/32,844 2
Preston 012F 0.539 8678/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Plungington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Plungington. 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
Preston 011C 1.273 2585/32,844 1
Preston 015B 1.022 3978/32,844 2
Preston 012E 0.987 4219/32,844 2
Preston 012F 0.959 4432/32,844 2
Preston 011B 0.838 5337/32,844 2
Preston 012C 0.821 5486/32,844 2
Preston 012G 0.694 6535/32,844 2
Preston 012A 0.632 7122/32,844 3
Preston 012D 0.624 7183/32,844 3
Preston 012B 0.438 9051/32,844 3

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.