Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rustington West, Arun

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Rustington West, Arun, West Sussex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Rustington West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rustington West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Arun.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Arun 007F 17.552 16505/32,844 6
Arun 010E 14.226 19721/32,844 7
Arun 007D 12.841 21220/32,844 7
Arun 009E 8.927 25881/32,844 8
Arun 007E 6.675 28689/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Rustington West

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 Rustington West. 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
Arun 007F 0.105 15614/32,844 5
Arun 007D 0.087 18400/32,844 6
Arun 010E 0.074 20661/32,844 7
Arun 009E 0.052 25747/32,844 8
Arun 007E 0.046 27130/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Rustington West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rustington West 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
Arun 007F 0.093 13829/32,844 5
Arun 010E 0.089 14466/32,844 5
Arun 007D 0.057 22403/32,844 7
Arun 009E 0.055 23235/32,844 8
Arun 007E 0.048 25416/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rustington West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rustington West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15597/32,844) in Rustington West is less than the adult average rank (16931/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Arun 007F 26.891 9877/32,844 4
Arun 007D 17.547 15431/32,844 5
Arun 009E 14.558 17714/32,844 6
Arun 007E 12.852 19166/32,844 6
Arun 010E 11.902 20032/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rustington West

5
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 Rustington West. 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
Arun 007F 0.254 12277/32,844 4
Arun 010E 0.142 13848/32,844 5
Arun 007D 0.03 15553/32,844 5
Arun 009E -0.211 19290/32,844 6
Arun 007E -0.346 21390/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Rustington West

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Rustington West. 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
Arun 007F -0.382 22197/32,844 7
Arun 007D -0.565 24650/32,844 8
Arun 007E -0.597 25046/32,844 8
Arun 009E -0.726 26526/32,844 9
Arun 010E -0.938 28584/32,844 9

There were 64 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rustington West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rustington West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rustington West. 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
Arun 010E 28.654 7926/32,844 3
Arun 009E 21.304 15135/32,844 5
Arun 007D 19.361 17440/32,844 6
Arun 007F 16.22 21393/32,844 7
Arun 007E 13.376 24965/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rustington West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rustington West. 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
Arun 007D 0.248 12619/32,844 4
Arun 007F 0.035 15894/32,844 5
Arun 009E -0.52 24157/32,844 8
Arun 010E -0.528 24247/32,844 8
Arun 007E -0.847 27748/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rustington West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rustington West. 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
Arun 007D -0.253 19533/32,844 6
Arun 007F -0.38 21698/32,844 7
Arun 007E -0.381 21719/32,844 7
Arun 009E -0.706 26270/32,844 8
Arun 010E -0.751 26836/32,844 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.