Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Skipton North, Craven

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Skipton North, Craven, North Yorkshire

We have used the 2 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Skipton North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Craven. 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 2 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 Skipton 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 Skipton North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Skipton North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Skipton North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Craven.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Craven 005C 7.259 27995/32,844 9
Craven 004C 3.668 31776/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Skipton North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Skipton 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
Craven 005C 0.054 25157/32,844 8
Craven 004C 0.038 29151/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Skipton North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Skipton 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
Craven 005C 0.053 23788/32,844 8
Craven 004C 0.033 29886/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Skipton North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Skipton North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (32046/32,844) in Skipton North is more than the adult average rank (29253/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Craven 005C 2.849 29920/32,844 10
Craven 004C 0.422 32584/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Skipton North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Skipton 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
Craven 004C -0.862 27606/32,844 9
Craven 005C -0.886 27858/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Skipton North

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 Skipton 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
Craven 005C -0.476 23448/32,844 8
Craven 004C -0.639 25524/32,844 8

There were 16 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Skipton North in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Skipton North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Skipton 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
Craven 004C 16.207 21413/32,844 7
Craven 005C 1.724 32783/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Skipton North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Skipton 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
Craven 005C 0.838 5283/32,844 2
Craven 004C -0.775 27094/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Skipton North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Skipton 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
Craven 004C 0.072 14128/32,844 5
Craven 005C -0.394 21930/32,844 7

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.