Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Prescot South, Knowsley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Prescot South, Knowsley, Merseyside

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Prescot South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Knowsley. 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 9 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 Prescot South 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 Prescot South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Prescot South

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 Prescot South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Knowsley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Knowsley 007A 73.046 153/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 59.496 955/32,844 1
Knowsley 013B 48.702 2373/32,844 1
Knowsley 009C 35.493 5716/32,844 2
Knowsley 013A 31.951 7102/32,844 3
Knowsley 009A 28.702 8653/32,844 3
Knowsley 009B 21.027 13539/32,844 5
Knowsley 009E 18.158 16002/32,844 5
Knowsley 009D 12.943 21111/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Prescot South

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 Prescot South. 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
Knowsley 007A 0.427 215/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 0.317 1736/32,844 1
Knowsley 013B 0.288 2587/32,844 1
Knowsley 009C 0.194 7027/32,844 3
Knowsley 013A 0.159 9705/32,844 3
Knowsley 009A 0.156 9988/32,844 4
Knowsley 009B 0.116 14192/32,844 5
Knowsley 009E 0.095 17046/32,844 6
Knowsley 009D 0.057 24408/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Prescot South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Prescot South 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
Knowsley 007A 0.331 215/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 0.288 585/32,844 1
Knowsley 013B 0.247 1378/32,844 1
Knowsley 013A 0.169 5028/32,844 2
Knowsley 009C 0.165 5338/32,844 2
Knowsley 009A 0.133 8206/32,844 3
Knowsley 009B 0.102 12213/32,844 4
Knowsley 009E 0.087 14786/32,844 5
Knowsley 009D 0.07 18824/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Prescot South

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 Prescot South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12555/32,844) in Prescot South is more than the adult average rank (8442/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Knowsley 007A 75.324 493/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 66.419 1046/32,844 1
Knowsley 013B 51.367 2987/32,844 1
Knowsley 009C 36.538 6299/32,844 2
Knowsley 013A 23.326 11712/32,844 4
Knowsley 009A 20.828 13250/32,844 5
Knowsley 009B 20.376 13552/32,844 5
Knowsley 009E 12.253 19718/32,844 7
Knowsley 009D 8.221 23712/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Prescot South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Prescot South. 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
Knowsley 007A 2.254 157/32,844 1
Knowsley 013B 1.725 808/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 1.679 918/32,844 1
Knowsley 009C 1.553 1286/32,844 1
Knowsley 013A 1.218 2777/32,844 1
Knowsley 009A 1.143 3215/32,844 1
Knowsley 009B 0.731 6580/32,844 3
Knowsley 009D 0.729 6596/32,844 3
Knowsley 009E 0.36 10862/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Prescot South

5
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 Prescot South. 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
Knowsley 007A 1.282 1830/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 0.595 7816/32,844 3
Knowsley 009A 0.566 8186/32,844 3
Knowsley 013A 0.471 9460/32,844 3
Knowsley 013B -0.025 17069/32,844 6
Knowsley 009B -0.227 20008/32,844 7
Knowsley 009E -0.443 23038/32,844 8
Knowsley 009C -0.506 23884/32,844 8
Knowsley 009D -0.848 27770/32,844 9

There were 195 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Prescot South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Prescot South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Prescot South. 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
Knowsley 009D 22.029 14294/32,844 5
Knowsley 009E 16.545 20988/32,844 7
Knowsley 009C 16.544 20991/32,844 7
Knowsley 007A 15.929 21773/32,844 7
Knowsley 007B 14.995 23026/32,844 8
Knowsley 013B 13.113 25258/32,844 8
Knowsley 009A 11.18 27433/32,844 9
Knowsley 009B 10.927 27707/32,844 9
Knowsley 013A 7.357 30772/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Prescot South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Prescot South. 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
Knowsley 009E 1.087 3201/32,844 1
Knowsley 007B 0.915 4554/32,844 2
Knowsley 009C 0.657 7229/32,844 3
Knowsley 013A 0.636 7504/32,844 3
Knowsley 009B 0.541 8656/32,844 3
Knowsley 009A 0.494 9279/32,844 3
Knowsley 013B 0.226 12941/32,844 4
Knowsley 007A 0.107 14795/32,844 5
Knowsley 009D -0.859 27860/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Prescot South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Prescot South. 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
Knowsley 013A 0.708 6416/32,844 2
Knowsley 009A 0.66 6860/32,844 3
Knowsley 007A 0.605 7382/32,844 3
Knowsley 009B 0.566 7724/32,844 3
Knowsley 013B 0.437 9066/32,844 3
Knowsley 007B 0.396 9566/32,844 3
Knowsley 009C 0.337 10275/32,844 4
Knowsley 009D 0.229 11721/32,844 4
Knowsley 009E 0.022 14938/32,844 5

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.