Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Roe Lee, Blackburn with Darwen

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Roe Lee, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Roe Lee, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Blackburn with Darwen. 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 7 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 Roe Lee 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 Roe Lee. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Roe Lee

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Roe Lee. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Blackburn with Darwen.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 45.552 2951/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 41.867 3763/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 25.371 10531/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 22.355 12498/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 21.183 13416/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 001F 11.447 22807/32,844 7
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 9.462 25178/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Roe Lee

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 Roe Lee. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 0.293 2423/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 0.274 3061/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 0.157 9834/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 0.15 10539/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 0.113 14533/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 001F 0.077 20081/32,844 7
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 0.063 22990/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Roe Lee

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Roe Lee 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
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 0.192 3558/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 0.179 4327/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 0.119 9803/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 0.114 10477/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 0.113 10581/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001F 0.078 16884/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 0.055 23023/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Roe Lee

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Roe Lee population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18540/32,844) in Roe Lee is more than the adult average rank (14469/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 57.31 2067/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 43.793 4456/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 15.653 16856/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 11.839 20098/32,844 7
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 11.706 20228/32,844 7
Blackburn with Darwen 001F 8.278 23664/32,844 8
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 5.51 26703/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Roe Lee

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 Roe Lee. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 1.187 2937/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 1.183 2964/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 0.809 5815/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 0.682 7056/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 0.575 8237/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001F 0.082 14778/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 002C -0.121 17914/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Roe Lee

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 Roe Lee. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 0.673 6814/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 0.558 8296/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 0.097 15168/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 0.02 16365/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 003B -0.042 17318/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 001F -0.204 19668/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 002C -0.534 24255/32,844 8

There were 132 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Roe Lee in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Roe Lee

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Roe Lee. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 22.571 13677/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 19.666 17039/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 17.542 19732/32,844 7
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 12.992 25414/32,844 8
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 11.152 27461/32,844 9
Blackburn with Darwen 001F 10.06 28549/32,844 9
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 7.752 30501/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Roe Lee

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Roe Lee. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 1.369 1595/32,844 1
Blackburn with Darwen 001B 0.785 5841/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 0.725 6523/32,844 2
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 0.479 9481/32,844 3
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 0.363 11027/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 0.07 15379/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 001F -0.171 19166/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Roe Lee

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Roe Lee. 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
Blackburn with Darwen 003B 0.305 10674/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001E 0.148 12889/32,844 4
Blackburn with Darwen 001D 0.104 13586/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 001C 0.067 14223/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 002C 0.01 15130/32,844 5
Blackburn with Darwen 001B -0.146 17776/32,844 6
Blackburn with Darwen 001F -0.416 22292/32,844 7

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.