Deprivation Statistics for Westhoughton North and Chew Moor, Bolton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor, Bolton, Greater Manchester

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bolton. 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 12 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 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor 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 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bolton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bolton 031B 34.501 6061/32,844 2
Bolton 031A 22.479 12402/32,844 4
Bolton 030C 20.617 13838/32,844 5
Bolton 028C 18.327 15843/32,844 5
Bolton 014A 12.812 21251/32,844 7
Bolton 030A 12.298 21836/32,844 7
Bolton 028A 11.798 22406/32,844 7
Bolton 020E 10.536 23847/32,844 8
Bolton 028F 9.732 24841/32,844 8
Bolton 028G 8.556 26351/32,844 9
Bolton 028B 6.014 29453/32,844 9
Bolton 028E 4.315 31202/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 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
Bolton 031B 0.214 5850/32,844 2
Bolton 031A 0.129 12631/32,844 4
Bolton 030C 0.112 14619/32,844 5
Bolton 028C 0.105 15586/32,844 5
Bolton 028A 0.067 22112/32,844 7
Bolton 028F 0.061 23377/32,844 8
Bolton 030A 0.051 25863/32,844 8
Bolton 014A 0.05 26222/32,844 8
Bolton 020E 0.047 26790/32,844 9
Bolton 028B 0.04 28565/32,844 9
Bolton 028G 0.035 29867/32,844 10
Bolton 028E 0.033 30135/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor 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
Bolton 031B 0.183 4139/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 0.115 10276/32,844 4
Bolton 031A 0.113 10571/32,844 4
Bolton 028C 0.075 17430/32,844 6
Bolton 028A 0.068 19274/32,844 6
Bolton 030A 0.061 21090/32,844 7
Bolton 014A 0.055 22937/32,844 7
Bolton 028E 0.046 25915/32,844 8
Bolton 028F 0.044 26698/32,844 9
Bolton 028B 0.042 27276/32,844 9
Bolton 020E 0.032 30220/32,844 10
Bolton 028G 0.026 31486/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Westhoughton North and Chew Moor population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (22595/32,844) in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor is more than the adult average rank (20923/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolton 031B 25.72 10453/32,844 4
Bolton 031A 19.994 13766/32,844 5
Bolton 028C 16.602 16114/32,844 5
Bolton 030C 11.553 20371/32,844 7
Bolton 030A 9.616 22245/32,844 7
Bolton 028A 9.305 22570/32,844 7
Bolton 014A 8.32 23617/32,844 8
Bolton 020E 7.653 24303/32,844 8
Bolton 028F 4.846 27490/32,844 9
Bolton 028G 4.71 27653/32,844 9
Bolton 028B 3.887 28662/32,844 9
Bolton 028E 2.708 30085/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

5
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 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 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
Bolton 031B 1.336 2171/32,844 1
Bolton 031A 0.649 7399/32,844 3
Bolton 030C 0.168 13494/32,844 5
Bolton 014A 0.138 13916/32,844 5
Bolton 028A 0.059 15089/32,844 5
Bolton 030A 0.05 15223/32,844 5
Bolton 020E 0.029 15557/32,844 5
Bolton 028F -0.13 18072/32,844 6
Bolton 028C -0.164 18596/32,844 6
Bolton 028B -0.21 19268/32,844 6
Bolton 028G -0.333 21161/32,844 7
Bolton 028E -0.524 23728/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

5
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 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 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
Bolton 030A 0.942 4001/32,844 2
Bolton 028C 0.881 4577/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 0.411 10279/32,844 4
Bolton 031B 0.244 12823/32,844 4
Bolton 028G -0.008 16816/32,844 6
Bolton 028B -0.046 17367/32,844 6
Bolton 028F -0.106 18223/32,844 6
Bolton 020E -0.116 18378/32,844 6
Bolton 014A -0.219 19890/32,844 7
Bolton 031A -0.449 23096/32,844 8
Bolton 028E -0.554 24504/32,844 8
Bolton 028A -0.635 25482/32,844 8

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Westhoughton North and Chew Moor in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 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
Bolton 028G 33.25 4960/32,844 2
Bolton 020E 31.23 6136/32,844 2
Bolton 014A 31.222 6145/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 27.802 8615/32,844 3
Bolton 028F 22.263 14009/32,844 5
Bolton 031A 14.67 23440/32,844 8
Bolton 031B 14.502 23661/32,844 8
Bolton 028A 13.553 24748/32,844 8
Bolton 028B 13.002 25403/32,844 8
Bolton 028E 9.725 28868/32,844 9
Bolton 028C 9.512 29066/32,844 9
Bolton 030A 5.979 31554/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 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
Bolton 031A 0.998 3883/32,844 2
Bolton 028C 0.761 6100/32,844 2
Bolton 014A 0.383 10772/32,844 4
Bolton 028F 0.276 12202/32,844 4
Bolton 028A 0.258 12462/32,844 4
Bolton 031B 0.242 12707/32,844 4
Bolton 020E 0.071 15344/32,844 5
Bolton 030A -0.182 19341/32,844 6
Bolton 028G -0.245 20323/32,844 7
Bolton 030C -0.289 20970/32,844 7
Bolton 028B -0.642 25673/32,844 8
Bolton 028E -0.935 28519/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 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
Bolton 028A 0.787 5746/32,844 2
Bolton 030C 0.451 8904/32,844 3
Bolton 028C 0.231 11704/32,844 4
Bolton 028E 0.066 14243/32,844 5
Bolton 031B -0.066 16379/32,844 5
Bolton 028F -0.145 17747/32,844 6
Bolton 030A -0.159 17971/32,844 6
Bolton 020E -0.212 18841/32,844 6
Bolton 014A -0.218 18961/32,844 6
Bolton 028B -0.286 20104/32,844 7
Bolton 028G -0.385 21795/32,844 7
Bolton 031A -0.44 22644/32,844 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.