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

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for West Shoebury. 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 017C 50.028 2171/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 017D 42.215 3667/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 017E 20.823 13682/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017F 15.131 18789/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 017B 10.08 24412/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017G 9.645 24954/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017A 3.336 32015/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in West Shoebury. 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 017C 0.369 737/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 017D 0.26 3614/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 017E 0.134 12084/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 017F 0.109 15061/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017G 0.068 21953/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017B 0.051 26015/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017A 0.024 31769/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Shoebury 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 017C 0.247 1372/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 017D 0.201 3062/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 017E 0.095 13363/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017F 0.081 16014/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017G 0.062 20862/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017B 0.047 25772/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017A 0.035 29486/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Shoebury population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17054/32,844) in West Shoebury is more than the adult average rank (10165/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southend-on-Sea 017C 64.675 1220/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 017D 58.383 1923/32,844 1
Southend-on-Sea 017F 24.559 11059/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 017E 23.646 11533/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 017G 11.637 20295/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017B 10.202 21633/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017A 6.334 25798/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Shoebury. 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 017D 0.776 6131/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 017C 0.546 8554/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 017E 0.056 15151/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017G -0.052 16816/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 017B -0.269 20177/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017F -0.322 20998/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017A -0.944 28352/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in West Shoebury. 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 017D 0.83 5121/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 017B 0.567 8167/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 017E 0.5 9076/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 017C 0.267 12435/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 017G -0.447 23080/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017F -0.829 27577/32,844 9
Southend-on-Sea 017A -0.919 28421/32,844 9

There were 41 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers West Shoebury in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Shoebury

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West Shoebury. 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 017F 24.068 12065/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 017C 23.584 12563/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 017D 22.455 13798/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017B 22.057 14260/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 017A 17.542 19731/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017G 16.148 21485/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017E 9.631 28954/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Shoebury. 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 017E 0.864 5045/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 017D -0.213 19809/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017F -0.485 23710/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017B -1.186 30222/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 017G -1.318 30868/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 017C -1.47 31429/32,844 10
Southend-on-Sea 017A -1.838 32324/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Shoebury

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Shoebury. 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 017B -0.265 19728/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017C -0.381 21718/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017D -0.383 21751/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 017G -0.507 23579/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017E -0.57 24467/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017F -0.598 24888/32,844 8
Southend-on-Sea 017A -0.719 26432/32,844 9

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.