Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Selden, Worthing

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Selden

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Selden. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Worthing.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Worthing 009D 23.566 11648/32,844 4
Worthing 009E 21.274 13342/32,844 5
Worthing 009C 21.194 13404/32,844 5
Worthing 011E 18.92 15307/32,844 5
Worthing 009B 16.817 17163/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Selden

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Selden. 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
Worthing 009E 0.148 10696/32,844 4
Worthing 009D 0.144 11078/32,844 4
Worthing 009C 0.138 11739/32,844 4
Worthing 009B 0.096 16874/32,844 6
Worthing 011E 0.094 17292/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Selden

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Selden 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
Worthing 009D 0.109 11128/32,844 4
Worthing 009E 0.108 11278/32,844 4
Worthing 011E 0.1 12489/32,844 4
Worthing 009C 0.097 13065/32,844 4
Worthing 009B 0.09 14202/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Selden

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Selden population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13309/32,844) in Selden is less than the adult average rank (16396/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Worthing 009E 25.687 10467/32,844 4
Worthing 009D 22.126 12454/32,844 4
Worthing 009C 18.321 14899/32,844 5
Worthing 011E 15.219 17187/32,844 6
Worthing 009B 11.946 19990/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Selden

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Selden. 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
Worthing 009D 0.61 7820/32,844 3
Worthing 009C 0.315 11431/32,844 4
Worthing 009E 0.249 12347/32,844 4
Worthing 011E 0.127 14075/32,844 5
Worthing 009B 0.121 14179/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Selden

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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 Selden. 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
Worthing 009D -0.341 21605/32,844 7
Worthing 011E -0.355 21823/32,844 7
Worthing 009E -0.377 22137/32,844 7
Worthing 009C -0.474 23418/32,844 8
Worthing 009B -0.582 24879/32,844 8

There were 397 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Selden in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Selden

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Selden. 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
Worthing 009C 28.556 7999/32,844 3
Worthing 011E 15.586 22242/32,844 7
Worthing 009E 15.487 22379/32,844 7
Worthing 009D 13.677 24608/32,844 8
Worthing 009B 10.887 27754/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Selden

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Selden. 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
Worthing 011E 1.045 3521/32,844 2
Worthing 009B 0.829 5381/32,844 2
Worthing 009D 0.762 6085/32,844 2
Worthing 009E 0.2 13293/32,844 5
Worthing 009C 0.087 15088/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Selden

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Selden. 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
Worthing 009B 0.806 5599/32,844 2
Worthing 009D 0.759 5987/32,844 2
Worthing 009C 0.748 6069/32,844 2
Worthing 009E 0.615 7273/32,844 3
Worthing 011E 0.442 8997/32,844 3

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.