Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Spotland and Falinge, Rochdale

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Spotland and Falinge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Spotland and Falinge, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Rochdale. 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 11 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 Spotland and Falinge 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 Spotland and Falinge. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Spotland and Falinge. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Rochdale.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Rochdale 010D	71.698	205/32,844	1
Rochdale 009A	53.997	1596/32,844	1
Rochdale 009E	50.9	2038/32,844	1
Rochdale 010G	45.052	3050/32,844	1
Rochdale 009C	38.469	4741/32,844	2
Rochdale 007F	35.244	5810/32,844	2
Rochdale 009B	28.877	8561/32,844	3
Rochdale 009D	19.601	14714/32,844	5
Rochdale 006B	13.849	20100/32,844	7
Rochdale 007E	11.562	22683/32,844	7
Rochdale 006A	9.84	24714/32,844	8

Income Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

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 Spotland and Falinge. 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
Rochdale 010D	0.444	157/32,844	1
Rochdale 009A	0.315	1794/32,844	1
Rochdale 009E	0.303	2123/32,844	1
Rochdale 010G	0.285	2703/32,844	1
Rochdale 009C	0.211	6038/32,844	2
Rochdale 007F	0.189	7389/32,844	3
Rochdale 009B	0.177	8226/32,844	3
Rochdale 009D	0.119	13785/32,844	5
Rochdale 006B	0.069	21732/32,844	7
Rochdale 007E	0.05	26210/32,844	8
Rochdale 006A	0.046	27037/32,844	9

Employment Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Spotland and Falinge 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
Rochdale 010D	0.311	357/32,844	1
Rochdale 009A	0.241	1565/32,844	1
Rochdale 009E	0.229	1915/32,844	1
Rochdale 010G	0.205	2881/32,844	1
Rochdale 007F	0.182	4158/32,844	2
Rochdale 009C	0.156	6001/32,844	2
Rochdale 009B	0.117	10010/32,844	4
Rochdale 009D	0.085	15184/32,844	5
Rochdale 006B	0.07	18799/32,844	6
Rochdale 007E	0.053	23688/32,844	8
Rochdale 006A	0.038	28303/32,844	9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Spotland and Falinge population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16005/32,844) in Spotland and Falinge is more than the adult average rank (11220/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Rochdale 009A	57.618	2027/32,844	1
Rochdale 010D	55.911	2269/32,844	1
Rochdale 009C	47.515	3657/32,844	2
Rochdale 009E	46.242	3909/32,844	2
Rochdale 010G	29.623	8730/32,844	3
Rochdale 007F	27.428	9636/32,844	3
Rochdale 009B	20.817	13255/32,844	5
Rochdale 009D	10.111	21715/32,844	7
Rochdale 006B	8.925	22948/32,844	7
Rochdale 006A	2.759	30019/32,844	10
Rochdale 007E	2.72	30066/32,844	10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Spotland and Falinge

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 Spotland and Falinge. 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
Rochdale 010D	1.921	440/32,844	1
Rochdale 009A	1.449	1663/32,844	1
Rochdale 009E	1.297	2366/32,844	1
Rochdale 007F	1.193	2914/32,844	1
Rochdale 010G	0.966	4493/32,844	2
Rochdale 009C	0.749	6372/32,844	2
Rochdale 009B	0.672	7159/32,844	3
Rochdale 009D	0.485	9263/32,844	3
Rochdale 007E	0.425	10009/32,844	4
Rochdale 006B	0.118	14224/32,844	5
Rochdale 006A	-0.231	19587/32,844	6

Crime Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Spotland and Falinge. 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
Rochdale 010D	1.97	234/32,844	1
Rochdale 009E	1.634	714/32,844	1
Rochdale 009C	1.595	796/32,844	1
Rochdale 010G	1.539	952/32,844	1
Rochdale 007F	1.176	2375/32,844	1
Rochdale 009A	1.123	2656/32,844	1
Rochdale 009B	1.003	3497/32,844	2
Rochdale 007E	0.799	5436/32,844	2
Rochdale 009D	0.783	5604/32,844	2
Rochdale 006A	0.359	11028/32,844	4
Rochdale 006B	0.245	12806/32,844	4

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Spotland and Falinge in January 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Spotland and Falinge

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Spotland and Falinge. 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
Rochdale 006A	32.517	5371/32,844	2
Rochdale 009A	30.993	6277/32,844	2
Rochdale 006B	28.466	8055/32,844	3
Rochdale 010D	22.67	13558/32,844	5
Rochdale 009E	22.522	13722/32,844	5
Rochdale 009C	18.137	18950/32,844	6
Rochdale 007E	17.833	19357/32,844	6
Rochdale 010G	16.264	21334/32,844	7
Rochdale 007F	14.469	23695/32,844	8
Rochdale 009D	12.055	26506/32,844	9
Rochdale 009B	7.896	30410/32,844	10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Spotland and Falinge. 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
Rochdale 009B	1.149	2767/32,844	1
Rochdale 010G	0.983	3983/32,844	2
Rochdale 009D	0.666	7141/32,844	3
Rochdale 009C	0.429	10132/32,844	4
Rochdale 010D	0.387	10706/32,844	4
Rochdale 007F	-0.141	18677/32,844	6
Rochdale 009E	-0.2	19633/32,844	6
Rochdale 006B	-0.396	22509/32,844	7
Rochdale 006A	-0.587	25006/32,844	8
Rochdale 009A	-0.724	26569/32,844	9
Rochdale 007E	-1.722	32106/32,844	10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Spotland and Falinge

Good

iLivehere Rating 3/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Spotland and Falinge. 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
Rochdale 010D	0.211	11978/32,844	4
Rochdale 009C	-0.154	17888/32,844	6
Rochdale 009E	-0.231	19179/32,844	6
Rochdale 010G	-0.491	23362/32,844	8
Rochdale 009D	-0.691	26046/32,844	8
Rochdale 009A	-0.693	26074/32,844	8
Rochdale 009B	-0.71	26312/32,844	9
Rochdale 007F	-0.719	26435/32,844	9
Rochdale 007E	-0.738	26675/32,844	9
Rochdale 006B	-0.919	28715/32,844	9
Rochdale 006A	-1.133	30497/32,844	10

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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