Deprivation Statistics for Skelton West, Redcar and Cleveland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Skelton West, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Skelton West, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Redcar and Cleveland. 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 4 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 Skelton 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 Skelton West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Skelton West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Skelton West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Redcar and Cleveland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Redcar and Cleveland 012D 43.374 3381/32,844 2
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 30.45 7813/32,844 3
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 20.947 13590/32,844 5
Redcar and Cleveland 012B 11.134 23181/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Skelton West

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 Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 012D 0.312 1893/32,844 1
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 0.174 8463/32,844 3
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 0.135 11940/32,844 4
Redcar and Cleveland 012B 0.076 20356/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Skelton West

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 012D 0.245 1460/32,844 1
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 0.167 5230/32,844 2
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 0.129 8605/32,844 3
Redcar and Cleveland 012B 0.079 16527/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Skelton West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Skelton West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13761/32,844) in Skelton West is more than the adult average rank (12776/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 40.095 5342/32,844 2
Redcar and Cleveland 012D 37.247 6129/32,844 2
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 13.644 18468/32,844 6
Redcar and Cleveland 012B 7.751 24192/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Skelton West

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 Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 012D 1.347 2114/32,844 1
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 0.755 6331/32,844 2
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 0.381 10578/32,844 4
Redcar and Cleveland 012B 0.143 13831/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Skelton West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 0.206 13398/32,844 5
Redcar and Cleveland 012D -0.172 19233/32,844 6
Redcar and Cleveland 016D -0.304 21103/32,844 7
Redcar and Cleveland 012B -0.309 21169/32,844 7

There were 57 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Skelton West in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Skelton West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 17.804 19405/32,844 6
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 17.384 19947/32,844 7
Redcar and Cleveland 012B 13.638 24648/32,844 8
Redcar and Cleveland 012D 12.461 26053/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Skelton West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 016D 0.742 6348/32,844 2
Redcar and Cleveland 012C 0.135 14355/32,844 5
Redcar and Cleveland 012B -0.781 27149/32,844 9
Redcar and Cleveland 012D -0.787 27210/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Skelton West

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Skelton 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
Redcar and Cleveland 012B -1.4 31857/32,844 10
Redcar and Cleveland 012D -1.411 31902/32,844 10
Redcar and Cleveland 012C -1.458 32061/32,844 10
Redcar and Cleveland 016D -1.675 32562/32,844 10

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.