Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Westfield, York

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Westfield, York, North Yorkshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Westfield, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of York. 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 9 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 Westfield 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 Westfield. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Westfield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Westfield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of York.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
York 018B 44.519 3155/32,844 1
York 018F 37.19 5151/32,844 2
York 018C 33.506 6469/32,844 2
York 018E 29.8 8117/32,844 3
York 016F 28.292 8881/32,844 3
York 018D 20.348 14044/32,844 5
York 016E 16.318 17631/32,844 6
York 022F 15.329 18615/32,844 6
York 018A 15.211 18713/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Westfield

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 Westfield. 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
York 018B 0.238 4583/32,844 2
York 018F 0.222 5392/32,844 2
York 018C 0.205 6374/32,844 2
York 016F 0.172 8648/32,844 3
York 018E 0.167 9055/32,844 3
York 018D 0.112 14732/32,844 5
York 022F 0.09 17960/32,844 6
York 018A 0.08 19612/32,844 6
York 016E 0.065 22651/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Westfield

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Westfield 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
York 018B 0.201 3091/32,844 1
York 018C 0.147 6857/32,844 3
York 016F 0.146 6906/32,844 3
York 018F 0.146 6918/32,844 3
York 018E 0.133 8208/32,844 3
York 018D 0.088 14661/32,844 5
York 022F 0.075 17521/32,844 6
York 018A 0.068 19325/32,844 6
York 016E 0.061 21166/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Westfield

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Westfield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (3170/32,844) in Westfield is less than the adult average rank (10637/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
York 018C 67.864 936/32,844 1
York 018B 59.334 1810/32,844 1
York 018F 56.752 2139/32,844 1
York 018E 56.296 2215/32,844 1
York 018D 42.143 4837/32,844 2
York 016F 39.695 5441/32,844 2
York 022F 26.849 9892/32,844 4
York 016E 25.614 10510/32,844 4
York 018A 21.942 12568/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Westfield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Westfield. 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
York 018B 1.168 3057/32,844 1
York 018F 0.949 4626/32,844 2
York 016F 0.733 6554/32,844 2
York 018C 0.552 8492/32,844 3
York 018E 0.443 9794/32,844 3
York 018D 0.219 12795/32,844 4
York 018A -0.177 18781/32,844 6
York 016E -0.252 19894/32,844 7
York 022F -0.359 21572/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Westfield

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 Westfield. 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
York 018B 0.847 4912/32,844 2
York 018A 0.802 5395/32,844 2
York 018E 0.362 10983/32,844 4
York 016E 0.295 12005/32,844 4
York 018C 0.201 13473/32,844 5
York 016F 0.077 15462/32,844 5
York 022F 0.058 15777/32,844 5
York 018D -0.124 18503/32,844 6
York 018F -0.186 19430/32,844 6

There were 183 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Westfield in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Westfield

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Westfield. 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
York 018F 36.165 3553/32,844 2
York 018B 29.995 6977/32,844 3
York 022F 25.109 10998/32,844 4
York 018D 23.001 13208/32,844 5
York 018E 18.288 18743/32,844 6
York 018C 15.069 22916/32,844 7
York 016F 12.123 26433/32,844 9
York 016E 8.16 30197/32,844 10
York 018A 7.9 30405/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Westfield

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Westfield. 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
York 016E 1.22 2323/32,844 1
York 016F 0.098 14929/32,844 5
York 018A 0.091 15022/32,844 5
York 018E 0.043 15766/32,844 5
York 018F -0.149 18840/32,844 6
York 018C -0.15 18844/32,844 6
York 018B -0.437 23066/32,844 8
York 018D -0.49 23784/32,844 8
York 022F -0.726 26580/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Westfield

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Westfield. 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
York 016F 0.125 13237/32,844 5
York 016E 0.117 13358/32,844 5
York 018E 0.051 14455/32,844 5
York 018A 0.019 14985/32,844 5
York 018F -0.202 18675/32,844 6
York 018B -0.255 19551/32,844 6
York 018D -0.367 21485/32,844 7
York 018C -0.371 21539/32,844 7
York 022F -0.416 22284/32,844 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.