Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Waterhead, Oldham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Waterhead, Oldham, Greater Manchester

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Waterhead, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Oldham. 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 9 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 Waterhead 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 Waterhead. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Waterhead

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 Waterhead. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Oldham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Oldham 012A 69.837 283/32,844 1
Oldham 012E 62.369 716/32,844 1
Oldham 019A 53.274 1682/32,844 1
Oldham 012B 42.107 3689/32,844 2
Oldham 019C 41.528 3852/32,844 2
Oldham 019D 24.079 11338/32,844 4
Oldham 012D 19.947 14395/32,844 5
Oldham 012C 18.374 15814/32,844 5
Oldham 007D 9.82 24733/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Waterhead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Waterhead. 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
Oldham 012A 0.368 741/32,844 1
Oldham 012E 0.333 1370/32,844 1
Oldham 019A 0.328 1476/32,844 1
Oldham 012B 0.253 3882/32,844 2
Oldham 019C 0.228 5074/32,844 2
Oldham 019D 0.146 10892/32,844 4
Oldham 012D 0.11 14955/32,844 5
Oldham 012C 0.102 15999/32,844 5
Oldham 007D 0.052 25592/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Waterhead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Waterhead 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
Oldham 012A 0.309 369/32,844 1
Oldham 012E 0.281 677/32,844 1
Oldham 012B 0.201 3054/32,844 1
Oldham 019A 0.177 4453/32,844 2
Oldham 019C 0.135 7996/32,844 3
Oldham 019D 0.098 12919/32,844 4
Oldham 012D 0.086 15037/32,844 5
Oldham 012C 0.081 16166/32,844 5
Oldham 007D 0.05 24693/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Waterhead

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Waterhead population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8870/32,844) in Waterhead is more than the adult average rank (7071/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Oldham 012A 69.974 778/32,844 1
Oldham 019A 66.388 1050/32,844 1
Oldham 012E 65.499 1144/32,844 1
Oldham 019C 57.42 2052/32,844 1
Oldham 012B 51.361 2989/32,844 1
Oldham 019D 25.297 10672/32,844 4
Oldham 012C 22.181 12421/32,844 4
Oldham 012D 20.938 13177/32,844 5
Oldham 007D 7.321 24688/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Waterhead

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 Waterhead. 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
Oldham 012A 1.903 459/32,844 1
Oldham 012E 1.355 2069/32,844 1
Oldham 012B 1.117 3412/32,844 2
Oldham 019A 1.026 4040/32,844 2
Oldham 019C 0.372 10702/32,844 4
Oldham 019D 0.306 11545/32,844 4
Oldham 012D 0.286 11820/32,844 4
Oldham 007D 0.046 15299/32,844 5
Oldham 012C -0.018 16279/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Waterhead

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 Waterhead. 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
Oldham 012A 2.086 147/32,844 1
Oldham 012E 2.062 164/32,844 1
Oldham 019C 1.762 470/32,844 1
Oldham 019A 1.335 1604/32,844 1
Oldham 019D 1.097 2826/32,844 1
Oldham 012B 0.893 4463/32,844 2
Oldham 012C 0.834 5072/32,844 2
Oldham 012D 0.619 7471/32,844 3
Oldham 007D 0.346 11222/32,844 4

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Waterhead in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Waterhead

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Waterhead. 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
Oldham 012B 16.12 21518/32,844 7
Oldham 012A 13.5 24822/32,844 8
Oldham 019A 13.424 24909/32,844 8
Oldham 012C 13.141 25229/32,844 8
Oldham 019C 11.709 26880/32,844 9
Oldham 012E 9.41 29157/32,844 9
Oldham 019D 9.29 29259/32,844 9
Oldham 012D 4.52 32211/32,844 10
Oldham 007D 3.556 32491/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Waterhead

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Waterhead. 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
Oldham 019C 1.317 1807/32,844 1
Oldham 019A 1.304 1872/32,844 1
Oldham 012D 0.842 5230/32,844 2
Oldham 012E 0.799 5698/32,844 2
Oldham 012C 0.412 10357/32,844 4
Oldham 007D 0.395 10600/32,844 4
Oldham 012A 0.391 10662/32,844 4
Oldham 019D 0.282 12113/32,844 4
Oldham 012B -0.061 17434/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Waterhead

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Waterhead. 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
Oldham 019A 0.644 7010/32,844 3
Oldham 012A 0.522 8168/32,844 3
Oldham 019D 0.318 10507/32,844 4
Oldham 012E 0.251 11404/32,844 4
Oldham 019C 0.195 12221/32,844 4
Oldham 012B -0.084 16687/32,844 6
Oldham 012D -0.131 17533/32,844 6
Oldham 007D -0.357 21311/32,844 7
Oldham 012C -0.424 22393/32,844 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.