Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Purton, Wiltshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Purton, Wiltshire, Wiltshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Purton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Purton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wiltshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wiltshire 003C 27.88 9107/32,844 3
Wiltshire 003A 12.882 21176/32,844 7
Wiltshire 003B 6.428 28951/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Purton

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 Purton. 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
Wiltshire 003C 0.124 13176/32,844 5
Wiltshire 003A 0.072 21107/32,844 7
Wiltshire 003B 0.044 27632/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Purton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Purton 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
Wiltshire 003C 0.097 13068/32,844 4
Wiltshire 003B 0.047 25679/32,844 8
Wiltshire 003A 0.043 26929/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Purton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Purton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14266/32,844) in Purton is less than the adult average rank (19313/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wiltshire 003C 39.859 5396/32,844 2
Wiltshire 003A 15.214 17191/32,844 6
Wiltshire 003B 5.287 26978/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Purton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Purton. 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
Wiltshire 003C 0.577 8211/32,844 3
Wiltshire 003B -0.359 21587/32,844 7
Wiltshire 003A -1.059 29288/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Purton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Purton. 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
Wiltshire 003A 0.026 16286/32,844 5
Wiltshire 003C -0.464 23286/32,844 8
Wiltshire 003B -0.542 24354/32,844 8

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Purton in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Purton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Purton. 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
Wiltshire 003C 43.491 1330/32,844 1
Wiltshire 003A 27.667 8705/32,844 3
Wiltshire 003B 14.25 23934/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Purton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Purton. 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
Wiltshire 003A 0.519 8921/32,844 3
Wiltshire 003B 0.14 14294/32,844 5
Wiltshire 003C 0.04 15814/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Purton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Purton. 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
Wiltshire 003A 0.784 5766/32,844 2
Wiltshire 003C 0.744 6109/32,844 2
Wiltshire 003B -0.547 24144/32,844 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.