Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Washington East, Sunderland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Washington East, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Washington East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Sunderland. 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 12 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 Washington 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 Washington East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Washington East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Washington East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sunderland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sunderland 017B 51.72 1915/32,844 1
Sunderland 017C 44.716 3112/32,844 1
Sunderland 017E 30.82 7642/32,844 3
Sunderland 032G 27.538 9278/32,844 3
Sunderland 025F 26.951 9621/32,844 3
Sunderland 025G 26.047 10167/32,844 4
Sunderland 025B 21.264 13353/32,844 5
Sunderland 017A 12.875 21188/32,844 7
Sunderland 017D 10.092 24400/32,844 8
Sunderland 025A 10.036 24472/32,844 8
Sunderland 025C 9.175 25574/32,844 8
Sunderland 025D 8.289 26706/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Washington East

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 Washington 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
Sunderland 017B 0.354 958/32,844 1
Sunderland 017C 0.287 2660/32,844 1
Sunderland 017E 0.197 6860/32,844 3
Sunderland 032G 0.166 9142/32,844 3
Sunderland 025G 0.164 9323/32,844 3
Sunderland 025F 0.162 9481/32,844 3
Sunderland 025B 0.135 12000/32,844 4
Sunderland 025A 0.073 20910/32,844 7
Sunderland 017A 0.072 21016/32,844 7
Sunderland 025D 0.057 24471/32,844 8
Sunderland 017D 0.053 25311/32,844 8
Sunderland 025C 0.046 27064/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Washington East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Washington 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
Sunderland 017B 0.237 1681/32,844 1
Sunderland 017C 0.209 2747/32,844 1
Sunderland 017E 0.185 4027/32,844 2
Sunderland 025G 0.151 6478/32,844 2
Sunderland 025F 0.15 6565/32,844 2
Sunderland 025B 0.136 7852/32,844 3
Sunderland 032G 0.127 8805/32,844 3
Sunderland 017A 0.091 14099/32,844 5
Sunderland 025C 0.065 20025/32,844 7
Sunderland 025D 0.062 20919/32,844 7
Sunderland 025A 0.06 21433/32,844 7
Sunderland 017D 0.055 22961/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Washington East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Washington East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15252/32,844) in Washington East is more than the adult average rank (12891/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sunderland 017C 60.524 1682/32,844 1
Sunderland 017B 60.396 1694/32,844 1
Sunderland 025F 42.433 4775/32,844 2
Sunderland 025G 30.778 8275/32,844 3
Sunderland 017E 29.887 8630/32,844 3
Sunderland 032G 27.061 9798/32,844 3
Sunderland 025B 22.935 11950/32,844 4
Sunderland 017D 11.11 20798/32,844 7
Sunderland 025D 7.704 24243/32,844 8
Sunderland 017A 6.678 25405/32,844 8
Sunderland 025A 6.276 25870/32,844 8
Sunderland 025C 4.274 28202/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Washington East

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 Washington 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
Sunderland 017C 1.394 1907/32,844 1
Sunderland 017B 1.372 1993/32,844 1
Sunderland 017E 1.159 3112/32,844 1
Sunderland 025F 0.786 6040/32,844 2
Sunderland 025G 0.739 6486/32,844 2
Sunderland 032G 0.707 6812/32,844 3
Sunderland 017A 0.53 8738/32,844 3
Sunderland 025B 0.352 10947/32,844 4
Sunderland 025A 0.059 15099/32,844 5
Sunderland 025C 0.001 15999/32,844 5
Sunderland 017D -0.119 17881/32,844 6
Sunderland 025D -0.139 18205/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Washington 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 Washington 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
Sunderland 032G 0.994 3574/32,844 2
Sunderland 017B 0.534 8615/32,844 3
Sunderland 017C -0.038 17269/32,844 6
Sunderland 025A -0.078 17824/32,844 6
Sunderland 017A -0.127 18535/32,844 6
Sunderland 017E -0.184 19390/32,844 6
Sunderland 025G -0.225 19987/32,844 7
Sunderland 025F -0.298 21013/32,844 7
Sunderland 025B -0.468 23348/32,844 8
Sunderland 025D -0.487 23594/32,844 8
Sunderland 025C -0.765 26952/32,844 9
Sunderland 017D -1.182 30368/32,844 10

There were 107 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Washington East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Washington East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Washington 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
Sunderland 017D 31.437 6000/32,844 2
Sunderland 025C 26.776 9481/32,844 3
Sunderland 017C 23.847 12301/32,844 4
Sunderland 025B 22.584 13657/32,844 5
Sunderland 017B 20.506 16057/32,844 5
Sunderland 025G 20.196 16423/32,844 6
Sunderland 025A 18.221 18839/32,844 6
Sunderland 032G 17.502 19788/32,844 7
Sunderland 025D 17.485 19816/32,844 7
Sunderland 025F 14.783 23313/32,844 8
Sunderland 017E 11.181 27430/32,844 9
Sunderland 017A 9.249 29299/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Washington East

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Washington 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
Sunderland 032G -0.542 24434/32,844 8
Sunderland 017E -1.097 29718/32,844 10
Sunderland 017C -1.471 31434/32,844 10
Sunderland 025F -1.552 31706/32,844 10
Sunderland 025A -1.826 32301/32,844 10
Sunderland 017D -1.878 32387/32,844 10
Sunderland 017A -1.945 32492/32,844 10
Sunderland 017B -2.007 32559/32,844 10
Sunderland 025D -2.165 32680/32,844 10
Sunderland 025B -2.226 32711/32,844 10
Sunderland 025G -2.454 32787/32,844 10
Sunderland 025C -3.067 32840/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Washington East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Washington 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
Sunderland 032G -0.34 21025/32,844 7
Sunderland 025F -0.534 23948/32,844 8
Sunderland 017A -0.541 24056/32,844 8
Sunderland 017B -0.774 27099/32,844 9
Sunderland 017C -0.876 28268/32,844 9
Sunderland 025G -0.902 28515/32,844 9
Sunderland 017E -0.982 29288/32,844 9
Sunderland 025B -1.006 29497/32,844 9
Sunderland 025A -1.05 29846/32,844 10
Sunderland 025C -1.187 30824/32,844 10
Sunderland 017D -1.205 30935/32,844 10
Sunderland 025D -1.238 31118/32,844 10

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.