Deprivation Statistics Comparison for St Oswald, Sefton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Oswald, Sefton, Merseyside

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

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Overall Deprivation in St Oswald

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for St Oswald. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sefton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sefton 024A 60.232 899/32,844 1
Sefton 023C 59.737 936/32,844 1
Sefton 024E 56.704 1258/32,844 1
Sefton 023E 54.048 1589/32,844 1
Sefton 023B 53.913 1609/32,844 1
Sefton 029E 52.833 1744/32,844 1
Sefton 029C 48.938 2336/32,844 1
Sefton 023D 36.387 5400/32,844 2
Sefton 029D 34.292 6149/32,844 2
Sefton 023A 31.641 7231/32,844 3
Sefton 027E 11.681 22547/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in St Oswald

8
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 St Oswald. 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
Sefton 023C 0.356 925/32,844 1
Sefton 024E 0.35 1024/32,844 1
Sefton 024A 0.336 1299/32,844 1
Sefton 023B 0.329 1467/32,844 1
Sefton 023E 0.319 1683/32,844 1
Sefton 029E 0.311 1932/32,844 1
Sefton 029C 0.31 1940/32,844 1
Sefton 023D 0.212 5974/32,844 2
Sefton 029D 0.186 7633/32,844 3
Sefton 023A 0.178 8143/32,844 3
Sefton 027E 0.053 25445/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in St Oswald

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Oswald 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
Sefton 024E 0.284 637/32,844 1
Sefton 024A 0.282 673/32,844 1
Sefton 029C 0.279 719/32,844 1
Sefton 029E 0.277 742/32,844 1
Sefton 023C 0.271 848/32,844 1
Sefton 023B 0.252 1227/32,844 1
Sefton 023E 0.242 1540/32,844 1
Sefton 023D 0.181 4204/32,844 2
Sefton 029D 0.176 4587/32,844 2
Sefton 023A 0.146 6936/32,844 3
Sefton 027E 0.063 20808/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Oswald

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Oswald population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9031/32,844) in St Oswald is more than the adult average rank (4270/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sefton 024A 61.97 1525/32,844 1
Sefton 023B 61.684 1553/32,844 1
Sefton 023C 54.702 2444/32,844 1
Sefton 029E 53.462 2654/32,844 1
Sefton 023E 43.789 4458/32,844 2
Sefton 024E 42.241 4811/32,844 2
Sefton 029C 37.942 5925/32,844 2
Sefton 029D 36.138 6399/32,844 2
Sefton 023D 33.905 7135/32,844 3
Sefton 023A 30.989 8190/32,844 3
Sefton 027E 10.718 21161/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Oswald

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 St Oswald. 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
Sefton 023C 2.282 145/32,844 1
Sefton 023E 2.177 203/32,844 1
Sefton 024E 1.985 368/32,844 1
Sefton 029E 1.532 1351/32,844 1
Sefton 024A 1.516 1406/32,844 1
Sefton 023B 1.49 1517/32,844 1
Sefton 029C 1.438 1707/32,844 1
Sefton 029D 1.38 1965/32,844 1
Sefton 023D 1.253 2578/32,844 1
Sefton 023A 0.827 5658/32,844 2
Sefton 027E 0.341 11083/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in St Oswald

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in St Oswald. 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
Sefton 024A 1.763 467/32,844 1
Sefton 023A 1.098 2823/32,844 1
Sefton 023E 0.794 5489/32,844 2
Sefton 023B 0.787 5557/32,844 2
Sefton 024E 0.685 6671/32,844 3
Sefton 023C 0.617 7484/32,844 3
Sefton 029E 0.602 7725/32,844 3
Sefton 029D 0.536 8595/32,844 3
Sefton 023D 0.431 10024/32,844 4
Sefton 029C 0.408 10326/32,844 4
Sefton 027E -0.205 19686/32,844 6

There were 222 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Oswald in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Oswald

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Oswald. 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
Sefton 023E 24.896 11232/32,844 4
Sefton 023D 21.515 14884/32,844 5
Sefton 027E 19.858 16821/32,844 6
Sefton 029E 17.864 19312/32,844 6
Sefton 023C 17.308 20042/32,844 7
Sefton 024A 15.934 21764/32,844 7
Sefton 023B 14.213 23977/32,844 8
Sefton 024E 12.486 26026/32,844 8
Sefton 029C 11.814 26759/32,844 9
Sefton 023A 9.751 28837/32,844 9
Sefton 029D 7.016 30962/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Oswald

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Oswald. 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
Sefton 023A 0.588 8077/32,844 3
Sefton 023C 0.53 8787/32,844 3
Sefton 023B 0.371 10918/32,844 4
Sefton 024E 0.351 11192/32,844 4
Sefton 023D 0.35 11200/32,844 4
Sefton 029E 0.084 15134/32,844 5
Sefton 023E -0.054 17328/32,844 6
Sefton 024A -0.112 18219/32,844 6
Sefton 029C -0.115 18270/32,844 6
Sefton 029D -0.27 20676/32,844 7
Sefton 027E -0.444 23155/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Oswald

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Oswald. 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
Sefton 029D 0.3 10735/32,844 4
Sefton 029C 0.299 10750/32,844 4
Sefton 027E 0.227 11752/32,844 4
Sefton 029E -0.177 18269/32,844 6
Sefton 023B -0.239 19306/32,844 6
Sefton 023C -0.266 19730/32,844 7
Sefton 024A -0.286 20101/32,844 7
Sefton 023A -0.289 20165/32,844 7
Sefton 024E -0.298 20323/32,844 7
Sefton 023E -0.309 20496/32,844 7
Sefton 023D -0.527 23858/32,844 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.