Deprivation Statistics for Westbourne & West Cliff, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Westbourne & West Cliff. 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 024A 33.816 6331/32,844 2
Poole 009A 26.79 9710/32,844 3
Bournemouth 023A 25.657 10396/32,844 4
Bournemouth 023B 20.981 13567/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024C 14.304 19638/32,844 6
Bournemouth 024B 12.085 22065/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024D 11.368 22895/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Westbourne & West Cliff. 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
Poole 009A 0.175 8440/32,844 3
Bournemouth 023A 0.159 9711/32,844 3
Bournemouth 024A 0.147 10757/32,844 4
Bournemouth 023B 0.147 10780/32,844 4
Bournemouth 024C 0.09 17844/32,844 6
Bournemouth 024B 0.065 22544/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024D 0.053 25500/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Westbourne & West Cliff 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 023A 0.137 7737/32,844 3
Bournemouth 024A 0.123 9295/32,844 3
Poole 009A 0.107 11402/32,844 4
Bournemouth 024C 0.098 12961/32,844 4
Bournemouth 023B 0.093 13788/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024B 0.056 22904/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024D 0.047 25537/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Westbourne & West Cliff population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12818/32,844) in Westbourne & West Cliff is less than the adult average rank (25609/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bournemouth 024A 27.115 9766/32,844 3
Poole 009A 26.722 9960/32,844 4
Bournemouth 023A 13.338 18732/32,844 6
Bournemouth 023B 12.903 19124/32,844 6
Bournemouth 024B 11.293 20620/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024C 8.952 22911/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024D 4.96 27347/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Westbourne & West Cliff

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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 Westbourne & West Cliff. 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 023A 1.081 3671/32,844 2
Bournemouth 023B 0.975 4411/32,844 2
Bournemouth 024A 0.295 11702/32,844 4
Poole 009A 0.127 14073/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024C -0.211 19287/32,844 6
Bournemouth 024D -0.453 22804/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024B -0.512 23589/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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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 Westbourne & West Cliff. 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 024A 1.848 357/32,844 1
Poole 009A 0.501 9071/32,844 3
Bournemouth 024B 0.409 10311/32,844 4
Bournemouth 023B -0.166 19146/32,844 6
Bournemouth 024C -0.347 21709/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024D -0.376 22105/32,844 7
Bournemouth 023A -0.392 22356/32,844 7

There were 305 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Westbourne & West Cliff in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Westbourne & West Cliff. 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 024D 41.519 1768/32,844 1
Poole 009A 35.363 3911/32,844 2
Bournemouth 024A 22.431 13821/32,844 5
Bournemouth 023A 21.662 14708/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024C 21.213 15250/32,844 5
Bournemouth 023B 15.719 22052/32,844 7
Bournemouth 024B 15.431 22444/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Westbourne & West Cliff. 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 024A 1.273 2018/32,844 1
Bournemouth 024B 0.734 6439/32,844 2
Bournemouth 023A 0.195 13376/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024C 0.155 14057/32,844 5
Poole 009A 0.041 15795/32,844 5
Bournemouth 023B -0.15 18850/32,844 6
Bournemouth 024D -0.929 28462/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Westbourne & West Cliff

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Westbourne & West Cliff. 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 023B 0.365 9928/32,844 4
Bournemouth 024A 0.1 13647/32,844 5
Poole 009A 0.099 13692/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024D 0.002 15268/32,844 5
Bournemouth 023A 0 15297/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024B -0.055 16199/32,844 5
Bournemouth 024C -0.247 19433/32,844 6

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.