Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire

We have used the 14 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Sowerby Bridge, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Calderdale. 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 14 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 Sowerby Bridge 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 Sowerby Bridge. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Sowerby Bridge. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Calderdale.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Calderdale 014D 55.391 1414/32,844 1
Calderdale 014C 36.692 5309/32,844 2
Calderdale 016C 36.647 5329/32,844 2
Calderdale 017D 35.623 5666/32,844 2
Calderdale 017F 30.531 7776/32,844 3
Calderdale 017E 30.428 7825/32,844 3
Calderdale 020D 29.82 8106/32,844 3
Calderdale 017C 24.323 11174/32,844 4
Calderdale 016B 20.021 14330/32,844 5
Calderdale 020A 17.102 16896/32,844 6
Calderdale 027E 16.553 17422/32,844 6
Calderdale 017A 15.802 18131/32,844 6
Calderdale 017B 13.334 20701/32,844 7
Calderdale 016D 11.589 22656/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

6
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 Sowerby Bridge. 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
Calderdale 014D 0.331 1418/32,844 1
Calderdale 014C 0.248 4113/32,844 2
Calderdale 016C 0.238 4627/32,844 2
Calderdale 017D 0.204 6443/32,844 2
Calderdale 020D 0.194 7040/32,844 3
Calderdale 017F 0.166 9111/32,844 3
Calderdale 017E 0.146 10893/32,844 4
Calderdale 017C 0.119 13800/32,844 5
Calderdale 016B 0.118 13941/32,844 5
Calderdale 017A 0.08 19481/32,844 6
Calderdale 020A 0.077 20127/32,844 7
Calderdale 017B 0.068 21886/32,844 7
Calderdale 027E 0.063 22974/32,844 7
Calderdale 016D 0.045 27472/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Sowerby Bridge 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
Calderdale 014D 0.219 2314/32,844 1
Calderdale 017D 0.181 4232/32,844 2
Calderdale 020D 0.168 5093/32,844 2
Calderdale 016C 0.163 5533/32,844 2
Calderdale 014C 0.156 5989/32,844 2
Calderdale 017F 0.136 7884/32,844 3
Calderdale 017E 0.101 12292/32,844 4
Calderdale 017C 0.096 13305/32,844 5
Calderdale 016B 0.088 14729/32,844 5
Calderdale 017A 0.083 15750/32,844 5
Calderdale 017B 0.07 18794/32,844 6
Calderdale 020A 0.066 19984/32,844 7
Calderdale 027E 0.053 23651/32,844 8
Calderdale 016D 0.051 24494/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Sowerby Bridge population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16762/32,844) in Sowerby Bridge is more than the adult average rank (14009/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Calderdale 014D 41.811 4928/32,844 2
Calderdale 017E 31.633 7941/32,844 3
Calderdale 017C 28.806 9063/32,844 3
Calderdale 020D 27.577 9573/32,844 3
Calderdale 017F 26.999 9822/32,844 3
Calderdale 014C 26.971 9834/32,844 3
Calderdale 017D 23.601 11563/32,844 4
Calderdale 016C 23.558 11588/32,844 4
Calderdale 017A 14.709 17580/32,844 6
Calderdale 016D 12.111 19843/32,844 7
Calderdale 020A 10.303 21547/32,844 7
Calderdale 017B 6.99 25052/32,844 8
Calderdale 027E 4.119 28385/32,844 9
Calderdale 016B 3.504 29126/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Sowerby Bridge

6
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 Sowerby Bridge. 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
Calderdale 017D 1.397 1897/32,844 1
Calderdale 014D 1.327 2214/32,844 1
Calderdale 020D 0.557 8429/32,844 3
Calderdale 017E 0.527 8787/32,844 3
Calderdale 014C 0.484 9273/32,844 3
Calderdale 017F 0.382 10571/32,844 4
Calderdale 016C 0.33 11207/32,844 4
Calderdale 017C 0.034 15487/32,844 5
Calderdale 017A 0.001 15991/32,844 5
Calderdale 016D -0.149 18382/32,844 6
Calderdale 027E -0.203 19179/32,844 6
Calderdale 016B -0.22 19435/32,844 6
Calderdale 017B -0.256 19968/32,844 7
Calderdale 020A -0.284 20413/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Sowerby Bridge. 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
Calderdale 016C 1.221 2126/32,844 1
Calderdale 014D 1.051 3137/32,844 1
Calderdale 017D 0.859 4812/32,844 2
Calderdale 016B 0.822 5202/32,844 2
Calderdale 017E 0.656 7006/32,844 3
Calderdale 014C 0.645 7138/32,844 3
Calderdale 017B 0.62 7442/32,844 3
Calderdale 017C 0.522 8765/32,844 3
Calderdale 017F 0.465 9553/32,844 3
Calderdale 020D 0.351 11151/32,844 4
Calderdale 017A 0.264 12487/32,844 4
Calderdale 020A 0.232 12986/32,844 4
Calderdale 027E 0.203 13437/32,844 5
Calderdale 016D -0.415 22634/32,844 7

There were 98 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Sowerby Bridge in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Sowerby Bridge

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Sowerby Bridge. 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
Calderdale 027E 26.434 9774/32,844 3
Calderdale 020A 19.13 17706/32,844 6
Calderdale 016D 16.316 21267/32,844 7
Calderdale 017A 12.969 25443/32,844 8
Calderdale 014D 8.919 29570/32,844 10
Calderdale 017C 8.277 30110/32,844 10
Calderdale 017D 8.152 30201/32,844 10
Calderdale 017B 8.057 30283/32,844 10
Calderdale 020D 7.511 30668/32,844 10
Calderdale 014C 7.366 30763/32,844 10
Calderdale 016B 6.921 31017/32,844 10
Calderdale 016C 6.634 31185/32,844 10
Calderdale 017F 5.204 31946/32,844 10
Calderdale 017E 2.431 32698/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Sowerby Bridge. 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
Calderdale 017E 2.104 145/32,844 1
Calderdale 014D 2.04 188/32,844 1
Calderdale 027E 1.692 617/32,844 1
Calderdale 017F 1.656 705/32,844 1
Calderdale 014C 1.624 764/32,844 1
Calderdale 020A 1.6 820/32,844 1
Calderdale 017C 1.582 864/32,844 1
Calderdale 016B 1.488 1138/32,844 1
Calderdale 016C 1.386 1510/32,844 1
Calderdale 016D 1.162 2689/32,844 1
Calderdale 020D 0.826 5413/32,844 2
Calderdale 017B 0.8 5676/32,844 2
Calderdale 017A 0.794 5742/32,844 2
Calderdale 017D 0.455 9809/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Sowerby Bridge

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Sowerby Bridge. 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
Calderdale 014D 0.536 8030/32,844 3
Calderdale 016C 0.283 10984/32,844 4
Calderdale 014C 0.246 11478/32,844 4
Calderdale 017F 0.213 11948/32,844 4
Calderdale 017B -0.148 17797/32,844 6
Calderdale 017A -0.205 18727/32,844 6
Calderdale 017E -0.259 19627/32,844 6
Calderdale 017C -0.303 20394/32,844 7
Calderdale 016D -0.303 20397/32,844 7
Calderdale 016B -0.33 20868/32,844 7
Calderdale 017D -0.377 21665/32,844 7
Calderdale 027E -0.506 23576/32,844 8
Calderdale 020A -0.56 24341/32,844 8
Calderdale 020D -0.667 25771/32,844 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.