Deprivation Statistics for Skelmersdale North, West Lancashire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Skelmersdale North, West Lancashire, Lancashire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Skelmersdale North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of West Lancashire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
West Lancashire 010E 38.334 4784/32,844 2
West Lancashire 010F 34.1 6229/32,844 2
West Lancashire 009D 18.079 16069/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Skelmersdale North. 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
West Lancashire 010E 0.252 3942/32,844 2
West Lancashire 010F 0.232 4889/32,844 2
West Lancashire 009D 0.126 13014/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Skelmersdale North 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
West Lancashire 010E 0.212 2635/32,844 1
West Lancashire 010F 0.172 4825/32,844 2
West Lancashire 009D 0.099 12747/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Skelmersdale North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11813/32,844) in Skelmersdale North is more than the adult average rank (4981/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
West Lancashire 010E 43.696 4482/32,844 2
West Lancashire 010F 40.554 5232/32,844 2
West Lancashire 009D 20.396 13542/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Skelmersdale North

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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 Skelmersdale North. 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
West Lancashire 010E 1.113 3445/32,844 2
West Lancashire 010F 0.574 8249/32,844 3
West Lancashire 009D 0.23 12649/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

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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 Skelmersdale North. 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
West Lancashire 010E 0.076 15489/32,844 5
West Lancashire 010F -0.163 19082/32,844 6
West Lancashire 009D -0.232 20092/32,844 7

There were 214 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Skelmersdale North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Skelmersdale North

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Skelmersdale North. 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
West Lancashire 010F 33.43 4864/32,844 2
West Lancashire 009D 19.533 17229/32,844 6
West Lancashire 010E 15.023 22985/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Skelmersdale North. 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
West Lancashire 009D -0.265 20587/32,844 7
West Lancashire 010E -0.518 24126/32,844 8
West Lancashire 010F -0.731 26636/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Skelmersdale North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Skelmersdale North. 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
West Lancashire 010E -0.231 19184/32,844 6
West Lancashire 010F -0.432 22509/32,844 7
West Lancashire 009D -0.513 23670/32,844 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.