Deprivation Statistics for Weston-super-Mare Central, North Somerset

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Weston-super-Mare Central, North Somerset, Somerset

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Weston-super-Mare Central, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of North Somerset. 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 8 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 Weston-super-Mare Central 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 Weston-super-Mare Central. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Weston-super-Mare Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of North Somerset.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
North Somerset 020B 64.685 545/32,844 1
North Somerset 020C 58.442 1069/32,844 1
North Somerset 018D 52.425 1813/32,844 1
North Somerset 020A 42.938 3493/32,844 2
North Somerset 022B 39.805 4317/32,844 2
North Somerset 020D 38.715 4656/32,844 2
North Somerset 022C 31.839 7147/32,844 3
North Somerset 022A 18.541 15641/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Weston-super-Mare Central. 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
North Somerset 020B 0.345 1111/32,844 1
North Somerset 018D 0.312 1903/32,844 1
North Somerset 020C 0.267 3325/32,844 2
North Somerset 020A 0.244 4325/32,844 2
North Somerset 022B 0.217 5700/32,844 2
North Somerset 022C 0.215 5807/32,844 2
North Somerset 020D 0.203 6475/32,844 2
North Somerset 022A 0.112 14675/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Weston-super-Mare Central 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
North Somerset 020C 0.331 216/32,844 1
North Somerset 020B 0.327 242/32,844 1
North Somerset 018D 0.28 689/32,844 1
North Somerset 020A 0.227 1985/32,844 1
North Somerset 022B 0.226 2046/32,844 1
North Somerset 020D 0.215 2472/32,844 1
North Somerset 022C 0.19 3681/32,844 2
North Somerset 022A 0.123 9280/32,844 3

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

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 Weston-super-Mare Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9380/32,844) in Weston-super-Mare Central is less than the adult average rank (11149/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
North Somerset 020B 56.708 2146/32,844 1
North Somerset 020C 42.593 4725/32,844 2
North Somerset 020D 31.413 8028/32,844 3
North Somerset 018D 28.273 9282/32,844 3
North Somerset 020A 26.145 10237/32,844 4
North Somerset 022B 23.063 11862/32,844 4
North Somerset 022C 20.844 13237/32,844 5
North Somerset 022A 10.177 21654/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Weston-super-Mare Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Weston-super-Mare Central. 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
North Somerset 022B 1.677 921/32,844 1
North Somerset 020C 1.648 981/32,844 1
North Somerset 020B 1.618 1073/32,844 1
North Somerset 018D 1.473 1586/32,844 1
North Somerset 020A 1.059 3805/32,844 2
North Somerset 020D 0.903 5025/32,844 2
North Somerset 022C 0.563 8363/32,844 3
North Somerset 022A 0.402 10300/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Weston-super-Mare Central. 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
North Somerset 020C 2 207/32,844 1
North Somerset 020B 1.814 399/32,844 1
North Somerset 020A 1.31 1708/32,844 1
North Somerset 018D 1.063 3046/32,844 1
North Somerset 020D 0.814 5275/32,844 2
North Somerset 022C 0.563 8219/32,844 3
North Somerset 022B 0.554 8332/32,844 3
North Somerset 022A 0.532 8652/32,844 3

There were 414 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Weston-super-Mare Central in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Weston-super-Mare Central

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Weston-super-Mare Central. 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
North Somerset 018D 17.547 19726/32,844 7
North Somerset 020D 16.676 20831/32,844 7
North Somerset 022C 16.298 21293/32,844 7
North Somerset 020C 15.981 21701/32,844 7
North Somerset 020B 15.474 22391/32,844 7
North Somerset 020A 15.324 22594/32,844 7
North Somerset 022B 14.137 24065/32,844 8
North Somerset 022A 8.87 29618/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Weston-super-Mare Central. 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
North Somerset 020D 1.018 3738/32,844 2
North Somerset 018D 0.876 4948/32,844 2
North Somerset 020A 0.781 5877/32,844 2
North Somerset 020B 0.771 5983/32,844 2
North Somerset 020C 0.604 7897/32,844 3
North Somerset 022C 0.451 9855/32,844 4
North Somerset 022B 0.175 13734/32,844 5
North Somerset 022A -0.599 25162/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare Central

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Weston-super-Mare Central. 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
North Somerset 020A -0.21 18813/32,844 6
North Somerset 020D -0.493 23382/32,844 8
North Somerset 022C -0.5 23484/32,844 8
North Somerset 022A -0.69 26038/32,844 8
North Somerset 018D -0.737 26651/32,844 9
North Somerset 020B -0.824 27692/32,844 9
North Somerset 022B -0.873 28233/32,844 9
North Somerset 020C -1.047 29830/32,844 10

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.