Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Swanside, Knowsley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Swanside, Knowsley, Merseyside

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Swanside, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Knowsley. 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 6 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 Swanside 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 Swanside. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Swanside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Swanside. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Knowsley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Knowsley 012A 35.565 5687/32,844 2
Knowsley 014B 24.402 11122/32,844 4
Knowsley 014F 22.059 12730/32,844 4
Knowsley 014C 21.671 13019/32,844 4
Knowsley 014D 20.462 13969/32,844 5
Knowsley 014E 19.428 14883/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Swanside

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 Swanside. 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
Knowsley 012A 0.2 6643/32,844 3
Knowsley 014B 0.143 11159/32,844 4
Knowsley 014C 0.112 14625/32,844 5
Knowsley 014F 0.111 14861/32,844 5
Knowsley 014D 0.098 16602/32,844 6
Knowsley 014E 0.076 20237/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Swanside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Swanside 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
Knowsley 012A 0.152 6377/32,844 2
Knowsley 014B 0.107 11426/32,844 4
Knowsley 014C 0.099 12697/32,844 4
Knowsley 014F 0.098 12811/32,844 4
Knowsley 014D 0.096 13245/32,844 5
Knowsley 014E 0.087 14878/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Swanside

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Swanside population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18255/32,844) in Swanside is more than the adult average rank (10970/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Knowsley 012A 29.347 8842/32,844 3
Knowsley 014B 23.435 11653/32,844 4
Knowsley 014E 19.398 14146/32,844 5
Knowsley 014F 17.813 15262/32,844 5
Knowsley 014D 15.165 17236/32,844 6
Knowsley 014C 12.746 19272/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Swanside

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 Swanside. 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
Knowsley 012A 1.639 1014/32,844 1
Knowsley 014F 0.81 5802/32,844 2
Knowsley 014B 0.788 6019/32,844 2
Knowsley 014D 0.674 7135/32,844 3
Knowsley 014C 0.594 8001/32,844 3
Knowsley 014E 0.565 8342/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Swanside

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Swanside. 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
Knowsley 012A 0.51 8943/32,844 3
Knowsley 014E 0.295 12004/32,844 4
Knowsley 014C 0.194 13612/32,844 5
Knowsley 014F 0.017 16416/32,844 5
Knowsley 014D -0.087 17945/32,844 6
Knowsley 014B -0.098 18102/32,844 6

There were 265 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Swanside in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Swanside

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Swanside. 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
Knowsley 012A 16.463 21092/32,844 7
Knowsley 014B 8.225 30146/32,844 10
Knowsley 014E 6.923 31015/32,844 10
Knowsley 014F 5.03 32030/32,844 10
Knowsley 014D 4.856 32081/32,844 10
Knowsley 014C 3.304 32539/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Swanside

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Swanside. 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
Knowsley 014C 1.111 3036/32,844 1
Knowsley 014D 0.976 4046/32,844 2
Knowsley 014F 0.96 4173/32,844 2
Knowsley 014E 0.927 4446/32,844 2
Knowsley 014B 0.881 4895/32,844 2
Knowsley 012A 0.27 12286/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Swanside

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Swanside. 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
Knowsley 014D 0.637 7067/32,844 3
Knowsley 014C 0.568 7712/32,844 3
Knowsley 014B 0.508 8329/32,844 3
Knowsley 014F 0.467 8748/32,844 3
Knowsley 014E 0.414 9325/32,844 3
Knowsley 012A 0.352 10079/32,844 4

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.