Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Walcot and Park North, Swindon

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Walcot and Park North, Swindon, Wiltshire

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Walcot and Park North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Swindon. 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 10 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 Walcot and Park 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 Walcot and Park North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Walcot and Park North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Swindon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Swindon 016D 53.429 1670/32,844 1
Swindon 020D 46.665 2722/32,844 1
Swindon 016A 46.474 2757/32,844 1
Swindon 016C 45.219 3016/32,844 1
Swindon 016B 45.193 3022/32,844 1
Swindon 020C 42.424 3612/32,844 2
Swindon 020A 39.379 4460/32,844 2
Swindon 020B 35.848 5594/32,844 2
Swindon 017C 15.918 18024/32,844 6
Swindon 017D 13.401 20619/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

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 Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 016D 0.341 1192/32,844 1
Swindon 020D 0.291 2495/32,844 1
Swindon 016A 0.283 2782/32,844 1
Swindon 016B 0.263 3485/32,844 2
Swindon 016C 0.257 3720/32,844 2
Swindon 020C 0.242 4397/32,844 2
Swindon 020A 0.231 4928/32,844 2
Swindon 020B 0.218 5643/32,844 2
Swindon 017C 0.082 19144/32,844 6
Swindon 017D 0.074 20753/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 016D 0.227 1989/32,844 1
Swindon 020D 0.199 3159/32,844 1
Swindon 016A 0.192 3576/32,844 2
Swindon 016B 0.18 4312/32,844 2
Swindon 020A 0.177 4516/32,844 2
Swindon 016C 0.175 4642/32,844 2
Swindon 020C 0.159 5793/32,844 2
Swindon 020B 0.142 7293/32,844 3
Swindon 017C 0.075 17491/32,844 6
Swindon 017D 0.071 18592/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Walcot and Park North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5859/32,844) in Walcot and Park North is more than the adult average rank (4516/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Swindon 020B 65.131 1186/32,844 1
Swindon 016A 63.671 1318/32,844 1
Swindon 016D 63.043 1388/32,844 1
Swindon 016B 60.195 1718/32,844 1
Swindon 020D 58.612 1893/32,844 1
Swindon 020C 57 2102/32,844 1
Swindon 020A 56.63 2161/32,844 1
Swindon 016C 47.904 3594/32,844 2
Swindon 017C 21.728 12725/32,844 4
Swindon 017D 12.148 19812/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Walcot and Park North

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 Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 016C 1.245 2620/32,844 1
Swindon 016A 1.187 2942/32,844 1
Swindon 020D 1.165 3073/32,844 1
Swindon 016D 1.005 4197/32,844 2
Swindon 020C 0.877 5244/32,844 2
Swindon 020A 0.836 5570/32,844 2
Swindon 020B 0.789 6001/32,844 2
Swindon 016B 0.678 7088/32,844 3
Swindon 017C -0.151 18417/32,844 6
Swindon 017D -0.275 20282/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

9
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 Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 020C 1.709 554/32,844 1
Swindon 016C 1.617 751/32,844 1
Swindon 016B 1.493 1088/32,844 1
Swindon 016D 1.302 1747/32,844 1
Swindon 020D 1.082 2926/32,844 1
Swindon 016A 0.945 3980/32,844 2
Swindon 017D 0.777 5663/32,844 2
Swindon 017C 0.745 5993/32,844 2
Swindon 020A 0.744 6006/32,844 2
Swindon 020B 0.395 10524/32,844 4

There were 261 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Walcot and Park North in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Walcot and Park North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 016B 24.124 12014/32,844 4
Swindon 016A 21.816 14537/32,844 5
Swindon 016C 20.383 16200/32,844 5
Swindon 020A 19.943 16721/32,844 6
Swindon 016D 18.481 18516/32,844 6
Swindon 020D 16.72 20789/32,844 7
Swindon 020C 16.24 21372/32,844 7
Swindon 017D 14.772 23327/32,844 8
Swindon 020B 14.631 23494/32,844 8
Swindon 017C 13.618 24673/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 016B 0.572 8282/32,844 3
Swindon 020A 0.451 9851/32,844 3
Swindon 020B 0.409 10400/32,844 4
Swindon 020C 0.347 11239/32,844 4
Swindon 016D 0.267 12327/32,844 4
Swindon 016C 0.254 12531/32,844 4
Swindon 020D 0.205 13235/32,844 5
Swindon 016A -0.078 17696/32,844 6
Swindon 017C -0.242 20276/32,844 7
Swindon 017D -0.417 22780/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Walcot and Park North

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Walcot and Park 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
Swindon 016C 0.5 8414/32,844 3
Swindon 016D 0.402 9474/32,844 3
Swindon 017C 0.325 10430/32,844 4
Swindon 020C 0.045 14550/32,844 5
Swindon 017D 0.033 14754/32,844 5
Swindon 016A -0.008 15433/32,844 5
Swindon 020B -0.01 15466/32,844 5
Swindon 016B -0.103 17028/32,844 6
Swindon 020A -0.142 17684/32,844 6
Swindon 020D -0.153 17873/32,844 6

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.