Deprivation Statistics for Rudheath, Cheshire West and Chester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Rudheath, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rudheath, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cheshire West and Chester. 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 5 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 Rudheath 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 Rudheath. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rudheath

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rudheath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheshire West and Chester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 40.681 4063/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 30.269 7904/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 25.263 10608/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 021E 20.117 14244/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 017D 9.496 25132/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Rudheath

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 Rudheath. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 0.241 4446/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 0.166 9117/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 0.143 11167/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 021E 0.13 12532/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 017D 0.064 22866/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Rudheath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rudheath 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 0.206 2835/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 0.127 8822/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 0.12 9732/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 021E 0.107 11428/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 017D 0.074 17744/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rudheath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rudheath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9066/32,844) in Rudheath is more than the adult average rank (8131/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 51.472 2967/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 44.097 4389/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 41.254 5061/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021E 23.999 11349/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 017D 14.39 17836/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rudheath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Rudheath. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 1.309 2298/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 0.777 6111/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 021E 0.676 7119/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 0.331 11205/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 017D -0.209 19259/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Rudheath

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Rudheath. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 0.351 11145/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 018C -0.043 17330/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 021F -0.61 25186/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 021E -0.73 26572/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 017D -1.286 30916/32,844 10

There were 51 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rudheath in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rudheath

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rudheath. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021E 13.973 24266/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 11.613 26999/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 017D 11.537 27098/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 8.963 29539/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 8.296 30095/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rudheath

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rudheath. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 018C 1.583 859/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 0.519 8924/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 021C 0.048 15694/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 021E -0.099 18021/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 017D -0.297 21097/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rudheath

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rudheath. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 021F 0.118 13340/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 021C -0.127 17465/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 021E -0.171 18168/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 018C -0.18 18310/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 017D -0.754 26856/32,844 9

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.