Deprivation Statistics for West Southbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in West Southbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole,

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in West Southbourne, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 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 Southbourne 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 Southbourne. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in West Southbourne

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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 Southbourne. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bournemouth 014D 33.702 6371/32,844 2
Bournemouth 018D 20.588 13860/32,844 5
Bournemouth 018E 17.225 16795/32,844 6
Bournemouth 014C 16.866 17118/32,844 6
Bournemouth 014E 16.353 17601/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018B 9.514 25105/32,844 8
Bournemouth 018C 8.276 26726/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in West Southbourne

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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 Southbourne. 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
Bournemouth 014D 0.189 7409/32,844 3
Bournemouth 018E 0.137 11805/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018D 0.121 13582/32,844 5
Bournemouth 014C 0.109 15009/32,844 5
Bournemouth 014E 0.096 16891/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018B 0.07 21584/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018C 0.065 22501/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in West Southbourne

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Southbourne 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
Bournemouth 014D 0.149 6694/32,844 3
Bournemouth 018D 0.102 12280/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018E 0.1 12462/32,844 4
Bournemouth 014E 0.098 12912/32,844 4
Bournemouth 014C 0.096 13207/32,844 5
Bournemouth 018C 0.058 22197/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018B 0.054 23520/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Southbourne

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Southbourne population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16173/32,844) in West Southbourne is less than the adult average rank (21785/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bournemouth 014D 41.327 5038/32,844 2
Bournemouth 014C 18.447 14802/32,844 5
Bournemouth 018D 13.533 18563/32,844 6
Bournemouth 014E 11.664 20267/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018E 9.128 22728/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018B 7.19 24823/32,844 8
Bournemouth 018C 4.381 28058/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Southbourne

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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 Southbourne. 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
Bournemouth 014D 0.715 6733/32,844 3
Bournemouth 018E 0.24 12496/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018D 0.166 13536/32,844 5
Bournemouth 014C 0.021 15680/32,844 5
Bournemouth 018B -0.011 16170/32,844 5
Bournemouth 014E -0.143 18272/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018C -0.623 24992/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in West Southbourne

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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 Southbourne. 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
Bournemouth 014D 0.801 5406/32,844 2
Bournemouth 018D 0.261 12536/32,844 4
Bournemouth 014E 0.042 16015/32,844 5
Bournemouth 014C -0.003 16720/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018C -0.069 17675/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018E -0.604 25128/32,844 8
Bournemouth 018B -0.664 25804/32,844 8

There were 138 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers West Southbourne in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Southbourne

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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 Southbourne. 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
Bournemouth 014D 29.542 7275/32,844 3
Bournemouth 018E 22.743 13488/32,844 5
Bournemouth 018D 19.643 17075/32,844 6
Bournemouth 018B 17.82 19377/32,844 6
Bournemouth 014E 16.017 21657/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018C 15.642 22168/32,844 7
Bournemouth 014C 13.648 24640/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Southbourne

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Southbourne. 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
Bournemouth 018D 0.718 6594/32,844 3
Bournemouth 014E 0.63 7585/32,844 3
Bournemouth 014C 0.125 14512/32,844 5
Bournemouth 018B -0.264 20578/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018E -0.345 21771/32,844 7
Bournemouth 014D -0.347 21811/32,844 7
Bournemouth 018C -0.402 22585/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Southbourne

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Southbourne. 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
Bournemouth 018D 0.503 8379/32,844 3
Bournemouth 014D 0.22 11848/32,844 4
Bournemouth 014C 0.195 12203/32,844 4
Bournemouth 014E 0.152 12837/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018B 0.152 12839/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018C 0.147 12908/32,844 4
Bournemouth 018E -0.281 20026/32,844 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.