Deprivation Statistics for Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 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 4 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 Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole 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 Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

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 Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 31.954 7101/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 29.938 8052/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 29.883 8075/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 22.826 12162/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

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 Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 0.175 8375/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 0.144 11082/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 0.138 11626/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 0.082 19162/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 0.142 7279/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 0.109 11201/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 0.107 11400/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 0.084 15525/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6396/32,844) in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole is less than the adult average rank (8028/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 37.828 5955/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 36.36 6339/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 33.585 7245/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 31.012 8176/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

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 Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 0.935 4742/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 0.658 7309/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 0.588 8089/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 0.369 10733/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 0.57 8135/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 0.178 13876/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 0.12 14817/32,844 5
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C -0.711 26334/32,844 9

There were 242 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 47.659 608/32,844 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B 34.651 4239/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 34.101 4521/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 20.577 15965/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 1.126 2934/32,844 1
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C 0.798 5704/32,844 2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 0.669 7117/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B -0.066 17504/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole. 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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013E 0.409 9386/32,844 3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013D 0.233 11671/32,844 4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013B -0.169 18128/32,844 6
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 013C -0.446 22721/32,844 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.