Deprivation Statistics Comparison for West Leigh, Southend-on-Sea

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in West Leigh, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in West Leigh, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Southend-on-Sea. 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 6 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 West Leigh 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 West Leigh. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in West Leigh

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for West Leigh. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southend-on-Sea.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southend-on-Sea 008F 7.191 28077/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008B 4.895 30604/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008E 3.944 31555/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008D 3.466 31938/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008A 1.946 32680/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008C 1.853 32713/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in West Leigh

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in West Leigh. 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
Southend-on-Sea 008F 0.073 20931/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008B 0.058 24230/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008E 0.045 27470/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008D 0.028 31147/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008A 0.02 32205/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008C 0.019 32300/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in West Leigh

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Leigh 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
Southend-on-Sea 008F 0.054 23510/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008E 0.032 30023/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008D 0.032 30158/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008B 0.025 31662/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008C 0.024 31802/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008A 0.018 32442/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Leigh

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Leigh population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (29886/32,844) in West Leigh is more than the adult average rank (24452/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southend-on-Sea 008F 7.125 24908/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008B 5.494 26724/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008E 4.705 27658/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008D 4.494 27919/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008C 2.925 29825/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008A 2.132 30752/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Leigh

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 West Leigh. 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
Southend-on-Sea 008F -0.57 24328/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008B -0.711 26039/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008D -0.808 27089/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008E -0.879 27795/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008A -1.06 29294/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008C -1.364 31184/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in West Leigh

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in West Leigh. 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
Southend-on-Sea 008E -0.67 25870/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008A -0.735 26641/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008F -0.793 27239/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008B -0.825 27552/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008D -1.037 29399/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008C -1.038 29403/32,844 9

There were 11 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers West Leigh in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Leigh

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West Leigh. 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
Southend-on-Sea 008D 16.599 20922/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008E 12.843 25589/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008C 12.102 26458/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008F 9.743 28848/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 008A 7.648 30577/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 008B 7.546 30647/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Leigh

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Leigh. 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
Southend-on-Sea 008B 0.116 14662/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 008A -0.332 21614/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008F -0.386 22359/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008D -0.457 23320/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008C -0.495 23860/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 008E -0.498 23888/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Leigh

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Leigh. 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
Southend-on-Sea 008F -0.057 16229/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 008B -0.131 17517/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 008E -0.313 20563/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008A -0.321 20706/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008C -0.411 22207/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 008D -0.412 22211/32,844 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.