Deprivation Statistics for Walton-le-Dale East, South Ribble

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Walton-le-Dale East, South Ribble, Lancashire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Walton-le-Dale East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Ribble. 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 Walton-le-Dale East 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 Walton-le-Dale East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Walton-le-Dale East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Ribble.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Ribble 008D 22.78 12195/32,844 4
South Ribble 004C 12.529 21575/32,844 7
South Ribble 007A 7.509 27677/32,844 9
South Ribble 004A 5.904 29567/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Walton-le-Dale East. 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
South Ribble 008D 0.138 11650/32,844 4
South Ribble 004C 0.06 23728/32,844 8
South Ribble 004A 0.035 29854/32,844 10
South Ribble 007A 0.034 29889/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Walton-le-Dale East 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
South Ribble 008D 0.089 14521/32,844 5
South Ribble 004C 0.063 20736/32,844 7
South Ribble 007A 0.046 25942/32,844 8
South Ribble 004A 0.036 29091/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Walton-le-Dale East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22483/32,844) in Walton-le-Dale East is less than the adult average rank (22603/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Ribble 008D 13.389 18688/32,844 6
South Ribble 004C 9.668 22194/32,844 7
South Ribble 007A 8.722 23165/32,844 8
South Ribble 004A 3.636 28959/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Walton-le-Dale East

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Walton-le-Dale East. 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
South Ribble 008D 0.472 9434/32,844 3
South Ribble 004C 0.233 12623/32,844 4
South Ribble 007A 0.008 15889/32,844 5
South Ribble 004A -0.32 20965/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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 Walton-le-Dale East. 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
South Ribble 008D 0.405 10363/32,844 4
South Ribble 004A -0.019 16989/32,844 6
South Ribble 004C -0.64 25535/32,844 8
South Ribble 007A -0.736 26644/32,844 9

There were 144 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Walton-le-Dale East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Walton-le-Dale East

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Walton-le-Dale East. 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
South Ribble 004A 18.478 18521/32,844 6
South Ribble 004C 17.779 19436/32,844 6
South Ribble 008D 8.39 30028/32,844 10
South Ribble 007A 5.629 31747/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Walton-le-Dale East. 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
South Ribble 008D 1.266 2068/32,844 1
South Ribble 004C 0.726 6513/32,844 2
South Ribble 007A 0.432 10083/32,844 4
South Ribble 004A -0.991 28986/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Walton-le-Dale East

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Walton-le-Dale East. 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
South Ribble 008D 0.231 11700/32,844 4
South Ribble 004C 0.075 14081/32,844 5
South Ribble 007A 0.069 14189/32,844 5
South Ribble 004A 0.007 15188/32,844 5

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.