Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wallasey, Wirral

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside

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

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Overall Deprivation in Wallasey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wallasey. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wirral.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wirral 003D 23.81 11496/32,844 4
Wirral 004E 22.931 12103/32,844 4
Wirral 003C 22.216 12609/32,844 4
Wirral 003A 14.791 19133/32,844 6
Wirral 004F 14.01 19939/32,844 7
Wirral 004C 13.808 20143/32,844 7
Wirral 003E 13.638 20326/32,844 7
Wirral 006D 10.804 23540/32,844 8
Wirral 004D 9.94 24609/32,844 8
Wirral 003B 9.32 25353/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Wallasey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wallasey. 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
Wirral 003D 0.169 8887/32,844 3
Wirral 003C 0.142 11303/32,844 4
Wirral 004E 0.11 14998/32,844 5
Wirral 003E 0.083 19060/32,844 6
Wirral 004C 0.071 21231/32,844 7
Wirral 004F 0.069 21771/32,844 7
Wirral 003A 0.065 22549/32,844 7
Wirral 004D 0.063 22993/32,844 8
Wirral 006D 0.062 23191/32,844 8
Wirral 003B 0.058 24155/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Wallasey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wallasey 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
Wirral 004E 0.129 8607/32,844 3
Wirral 003D 0.122 9392/32,844 3
Wirral 003C 0.107 11409/32,844 4
Wirral 003A 0.092 13993/32,844 5
Wirral 004C 0.086 15000/32,844 5
Wirral 003E 0.083 15631/32,844 5
Wirral 004F 0.078 16777/32,844 6
Wirral 003B 0.066 19706/32,844 6
Wirral 006D 0.064 20247/32,844 7
Wirral 004D 0.062 21023/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wallasey

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wallasey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26307/32,844) in Wallasey is more than the adult average rank (21662/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wirral 003D 15.43 17030/32,844 6
Wirral 003C 12.138 19820/32,844 7
Wirral 004E 10.103 21727/32,844 7
Wirral 003E 7.387 24605/32,844 8
Wirral 004F 7.333 24675/32,844 8
Wirral 003A 5.945 26225/32,844 8
Wirral 006D 5.912 26258/32,844 8
Wirral 004D 4.449 27977/32,844 9
Wirral 003B 4.359 28084/32,844 9
Wirral 004C 2.828 29950/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wallasey

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Wallasey. 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
Wirral 003C 0.843 5509/32,844 2
Wirral 003D 0.833 5598/32,844 2
Wirral 004E 0.699 6892/32,844 3
Wirral 004C 0.549 8519/32,844 3
Wirral 003E 0.434 9895/32,844 4
Wirral 004F 0.432 9915/32,844 4
Wirral 003A 0.39 10486/32,844 4
Wirral 004D 0.258 12210/32,844 4
Wirral 003B 0.058 15108/32,844 5
Wirral 006D -0.072 17123/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Wallasey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wallasey. 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
Wirral 004E 0.316 11699/32,844 4
Wirral 006D 0.272 12350/32,844 4
Wirral 003C 0.164 14103/32,844 5
Wirral 004F -0.155 18968/32,844 6
Wirral 003B -0.304 21107/32,844 7
Wirral 003E -0.313 21227/32,844 7
Wirral 003D -0.315 21254/32,844 7
Wirral 004D -0.367 21988/32,844 7
Wirral 004C -0.547 24405/32,844 8
Wirral 003A -0.662 25782/32,844 8

There were 215 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wallasey in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wallasey

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wallasey. 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
Wirral 003E 9.179 29361/32,844 9
Wirral 003A 7.645 30580/32,844 10
Wirral 006D 6.236 31408/32,844 10
Wirral 003B 5.461 31827/32,844 10
Wirral 004C 5.319 31885/32,844 10
Wirral 004E 4.956 32048/32,844 10
Wirral 003C 4.912 32065/32,844 10
Wirral 003D 4.645 32162/32,844 10
Wirral 004D 4.045 32356/32,844 10
Wirral 004F 1.344 32812/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wallasey

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wallasey. 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
Wirral 003A 1.075 3297/32,844 2
Wirral 004E 1.044 3538/32,844 2
Wirral 004F 0.803 5656/32,844 2
Wirral 003C 0.697 6815/32,844 3
Wirral 003D 0.662 7179/32,844 3
Wirral 004C 0.653 7281/32,844 3
Wirral 006D 0.374 10885/32,844 4
Wirral 003E 0.277 12184/32,844 4
Wirral 004D 0.177 13688/32,844 5
Wirral 003B 0.093 15004/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wallasey

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wallasey. 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
Wirral 003C 0.115 13405/32,844 5
Wirral 003D 0.102 13613/32,844 5
Wirral 004E 0.078 14030/32,844 5
Wirral 004C 0.049 14484/32,844 5
Wirral 004D -0.019 15623/32,844 5
Wirral 003B -0.066 16385/32,844 5
Wirral 006D -0.105 17065/32,844 6
Wirral 004F -0.131 17521/32,844 6
Wirral 003A -0.32 20689/32,844 7
Wirral 003E -0.344 21090/32,844 7

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.