Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Westborough, Southend-on-Sea

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

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

How grim is your Postcode?

Overall Deprivation in Westborough

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Westborough. 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 007B 28.093 8978/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007G 26.721 9747/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007F 25.519 10465/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007C 23.189 11934/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007A 21.375 13250/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007E 19.824 14508/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007D 19.39 14923/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Westborough

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 Westborough. 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 007B 0.185 7703/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007F 0.173 8603/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007G 0.168 8944/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007C 0.153 10265/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007A 0.133 12239/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007E 0.132 12318/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007D 0.118 13868/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Westborough

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Westborough 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 007G 0.127 8856/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007B 0.116 10137/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007F 0.111 10897/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007C 0.105 11694/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007D 0.088 14634/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007E 0.082 15809/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007A 0.077 16990/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Westborough

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Westborough population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8947/32,844) in Westborough is less than the adult average rank (13396/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southend-on-Sea 007B 32.152 7761/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007A 32.062 7799/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007G 28.574 9154/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007F 26.333 10138/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007C 21.883 12614/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007E 20.956 13169/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007D 17.242 15637/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Westborough

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Westborough. 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 007F 0.396 10392/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007A 0.351 10964/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007B 0.33 11208/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007C 0.246 12401/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007G 0.193 13164/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007E 0.186 13252/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007D -0.068 17067/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Westborough

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Westborough. 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 007G 0.583 7944/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007B 0.362 10989/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007A 0.338 11356/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007E 0.24 12872/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007F 0.105 15064/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007D 0.046 15954/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007C -0.336 21544/32,844 7

There were 707 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Westborough in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Westborough

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Westborough. 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 007B 24.687 11443/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007F 24.316 11799/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007D 23.78 12365/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007C 21.453 14950/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007A 19.768 16925/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 007G 16.208 21412/32,844 7
Southend-on-Sea 007E 15.288 22640/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Westborough

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Westborough. 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 007C 1.056 3434/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 007D 0.857 5102/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 007G 0.825 5433/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 007E 0.791 5777/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 007B 0.74 6374/32,844 2
Southend-on-Sea 007F 0.621 7683/32,844 3
Southend-on-Sea 007A 0.225 12956/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Westborough

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Westborough. 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 007A 0.198 12166/32,844 4
Southend-on-Sea 007B 0.005 15218/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007G 0.005 15230/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007F -0.054 16171/32,844 5
Southend-on-Sea 007E -0.072 16496/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 007D -0.076 16565/32,844 6
Southend-on-Sea 007C -0.291 20204/32,844 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.