Deprivation Statistics for Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Poole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole,

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Poole Town, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 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 11 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 Poole Town 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 Poole Town. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Poole Town

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Poole Town. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Poole 015I 37.743 4960/32,844 2
Poole 015F 37.053 5194/32,844 2
Poole 015A 24.856 10853/32,844 4
Poole 015G 17.864 16257/32,844 5
Poole 015D 15.367 18574/32,844 6
Poole 015H 14.553 19394/32,844 6
Poole 012B 13.782 20179/32,844 7
Poole 012D 12.693 21387/32,844 7
Poole 015B 11.901 22274/32,844 7
Poole 012A 6.052 29395/32,844 9
Poole 017A 5.08 30438/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Poole Town

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Poole Town. 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
Poole 015I 0.24 4486/32,844 2
Poole 015F 0.236 4727/32,844 2
Poole 015A 0.154 10147/32,844 4
Poole 015D 0.125 13118/32,844 4
Poole 012B 0.118 13994/32,844 5
Poole 015H 0.108 15217/32,844 5
Poole 015G 0.098 16639/32,844 6
Poole 012D 0.085 18697/32,844 6
Poole 015B 0.075 20537/32,844 7
Poole 012A 0.05 26151/32,844 8
Poole 017A 0.045 27490/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Poole Town

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Poole Town 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
Poole 015F 0.187 3865/32,844 2
Poole 015I 0.162 5561/32,844 2
Poole 015A 0.121 9602/32,844 3
Poole 015D 0.081 16042/32,844 5
Poole 012D 0.076 17201/32,844 6
Poole 015G 0.072 18240/32,844 6
Poole 015B 0.072 18287/32,844 6
Poole 012B 0.064 20441/32,844 7
Poole 015H 0.061 21190/32,844 7
Poole 017A 0.044 26816/32,844 9
Poole 012A 0.041 27620/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Poole Town

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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 Poole Town population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15763/32,844) in Poole Town is less than the adult average rank (18758/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Poole 015I 35.662 6562/32,844 2
Poole 015F 33.867 7143/32,844 3
Poole 015G 26.131 10248/32,844 4
Poole 012D 22.326 12332/32,844 4
Poole 015A 16.543 16162/32,844 5
Poole 015H 15.038 17328/32,844 6
Poole 012B 14.822 17488/32,844 6
Poole 015D 10.059 21772/32,844 7
Poole 012A 9.917 21910/32,844 7
Poole 015B 6.121 26044/32,844 8
Poole 017A 1.418 31556/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Poole Town

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Poole Town. 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
Poole 015I 1.121 3377/32,844 2
Poole 015F 1.032 3988/32,844 2
Poole 015A 0.407 10234/32,844 4
Poole 015G 0.346 11028/32,844 4
Poole 015D 0.071 14927/32,844 5
Poole 012B 0.05 15232/32,844 5
Poole 015B -0.123 17943/32,844 6
Poole 012D -0.215 19356/32,844 6
Poole 015H -0.276 20300/32,844 7
Poole 017A -0.891 27900/32,844 9
Poole 012A -0.958 28480/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Poole Town

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Poole Town. 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
Poole 015I 1.061 3077/32,844 1
Poole 015F 0.635 7259/32,844 3
Poole 015G 0.422 10138/32,844 4
Poole 017A 0.085 15352/32,844 5
Poole 015H 0.057 15790/32,844 5
Poole 015A 0.016 16430/32,844 6
Poole 015B -0.033 17186/32,844 6
Poole 015D -0.387 22274/32,844 7
Poole 012B -0.413 22611/32,844 7
Poole 012A -0.921 28435/32,844 9
Poole 012D -0.997 29066/32,844 9

There were 225 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Poole Town in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Poole Town

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Poole Town. 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
Poole 015A 25.594 10570/32,844 4
Poole 015H 25.189 10926/32,844 4
Poole 015G 23.012 13194/32,844 5
Poole 015F 22.164 14140/32,844 5
Poole 015I 22.108 14200/32,844 5
Poole 015D 21.922 14413/32,844 5
Poole 015B 14.673 23435/32,844 8
Poole 012B 12.555 25943/32,844 8
Poole 012D 11.924 26643/32,844 9
Poole 017A 11.719 26863/32,844 9
Poole 012A 8.457 29968/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Poole Town

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Poole Town. 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
Poole 015A 0.916 4541/32,844 2
Poole 015B 0.277 12193/32,844 4
Poole 012A 0.155 14060/32,844 5
Poole 012B 0.002 16426/32,844 6
Poole 015F -0.004 16535/32,844 6
Poole 015D -0.05 17262/32,844 6
Poole 015H -0.067 17527/32,844 6
Poole 012D -0.134 18562/32,844 6
Poole 015I -0.183 19359/32,844 6
Poole 017A -0.462 23386/32,844 8
Poole 015G -0.926 28421/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Poole Town

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Poole Town. 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
Poole 012A 0.424 9198/32,844 3
Poole 012B 0.314 10554/32,844 4
Poole 015B 0.261 11258/32,844 4
Poole 012D 0.232 11677/32,844 4
Poole 015H 0.019 14993/32,844 5
Poole 015A -0.205 18731/32,844 6
Poole 015I -0.269 19783/32,844 7
Poole 015F -0.275 19894/32,844 7
Poole 017A -0.391 21898/32,844 7
Poole 015D -0.475 23130/32,844 8
Poole 015G -0.512 23655/32,844 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.