Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Werneth, Oldham

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

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Werneth, 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 7 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 Werneth 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 Werneth. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Werneth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Werneth. 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 024D 58.548 1057/32,844 1
Oldham 035G 56.555 1275/32,844 1
Oldham 035F 50.26 2140/32,844 1
Oldham 035D 46.269 2806/32,844 1
Oldham 035C 39.939 4278/32,844 2
Oldham 035E 35.44 5739/32,844 2
Oldham 035B 21.628 13062/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Werneth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Werneth. 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 024D 0.377 626/32,844 1
Oldham 035G 0.334 1349/32,844 1
Oldham 035D 0.318 1703/32,844 1
Oldham 035F 0.314 1819/32,844 1
Oldham 035C 0.265 3402/32,844 2
Oldham 035E 0.243 4347/32,844 2
Oldham 035B 0.124 13262/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Werneth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Werneth 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 035G 0.24 1602/32,844 1
Oldham 024D 0.235 1744/32,844 1
Oldham 035F 0.208 2786/32,844 1
Oldham 035E 0.177 4493/32,844 2
Oldham 035D 0.174 4691/32,844 2
Oldham 035C 0.155 6107/32,844 2
Oldham 035B 0.088 14732/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Werneth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Werneth population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12663/32,844) in Werneth is more than the adult average rank (1656/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Oldham 024D 65.624 1127/32,844 1
Oldham 035F 61.981 1523/32,844 1
Oldham 035C 56.342 2204/32,844 1
Oldham 035G 53.566 2635/32,844 1
Oldham 035D 50.398 3177/32,844 1
Oldham 035B 30.333 8419/32,844 3
Oldham 035E 24.185 11242/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Werneth

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 Werneth. 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 035G 1.393 1912/32,844 1
Oldham 035E 0.974 4419/32,844 2
Oldham 035D 0.969 4461/32,844 2
Oldham 024D 0.822 5705/32,844 2
Oldham 035F 0.642 7477/32,844 3
Oldham 035C 0.59 8065/32,844 3
Oldham 035B 0.072 14911/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Werneth

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 Werneth. 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 024D 1.779 436/32,844 1
Oldham 035G 1.585 827/32,844 1
Oldham 035F 1.374 1444/32,844 1
Oldham 035D 1.12 2674/32,844 1
Oldham 035C 0.84 5014/32,844 2
Oldham 035E 0.798 5437/32,844 2
Oldham 035B 0.177 13879/32,844 5

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Werneth

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Werneth. 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 024D 16.57 20958/32,844 7
Oldham 035G 16.269 21326/32,844 7
Oldham 035F 15.599 22221/32,844 7
Oldham 035D 12.841 25593/32,844 8
Oldham 035E 11.838 26734/32,844 9
Oldham 035C 11.714 26871/32,844 9
Oldham 035B 9.811 28780/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Werneth

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Werneth. 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 035B 1.055 3441/32,844 2
Oldham 035C 1.008 3814/32,844 2
Oldham 035D 0.978 4027/32,844 2
Oldham 035F 0.924 4473/32,844 2
Oldham 035G 0.811 5573/32,844 2
Oldham 024D 0.527 8827/32,844 3
Oldham 035E 0.398 10567/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Werneth

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Werneth. 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 024D 0.772 5872/32,844 2
Oldham 035F 0.397 9536/32,844 3
Oldham 035G 0.285 10954/32,844 4
Oldham 035B 0.278 11045/32,844 4
Oldham 035E 0.243 11517/32,844 4
Oldham 035D 0.192 12254/32,844 4
Oldham 035C 0.111 13464/32,844 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.