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

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Weston-super-Mare South, 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 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 Weston-super-Mare South 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 South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Weston-super-Mare South. 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 021C 72.904 156/32,844 1
North Somerset 021D 67.78 353/32,844 1
North Somerset 021E 58.848 1030/32,844 1
North Somerset 021A 52.821 1748/32,844 1
North Somerset 025D 47.625 2548/32,844 1
North Somerset 025C 43.738 3307/32,844 2
North Somerset 027A 34.626 6019/32,844 2
North Somerset 020E 31.097 7498/32,844 3
North Somerset 021B 29.871 8083/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Weston-super-Mare South. 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 021C 0.474 86/32,844 1
North Somerset 021D 0.414 292/32,844 1
North Somerset 021E 0.364 808/32,844 1
North Somerset 021A 0.336 1300/32,844 1
North Somerset 025C 0.294 2394/32,844 1
North Somerset 025D 0.284 2743/32,844 1
North Somerset 027A 0.222 5416/32,844 2
North Somerset 020E 0.179 8104/32,844 3
North Somerset 021B 0.162 9495/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Weston-super-Mare South 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 021C 0.353 130/32,844 1
North Somerset 021D 0.338 188/32,844 1
North Somerset 021E 0.264 988/32,844 1
North Somerset 025D 0.236 1703/32,844 1
North Somerset 021A 0.223 2140/32,844 1
North Somerset 025C 0.219 2333/32,844 1
North Somerset 021B 0.17 4967/32,844 2
North Somerset 020E 0.153 6254/32,844 2
North Somerset 027A 0.132 8258/32,844 3

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

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Weston-super-Mare South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (2702/32,844) in Weston-super-Mare South is less than the adult average rank (5091/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
North Somerset 021E 80.715 263/32,844 1
North Somerset 021C 75.872 461/32,844 1
North Somerset 021D 73.576 571/32,844 1
North Somerset 021A 56.999 2103/32,844 1
North Somerset 025D 56.73 2141/32,844 1
North Somerset 025C 55.304 2350/32,844 1
North Somerset 027A 45.651 4026/32,844 2
North Somerset 020E 38.949 5648/32,844 2
North Somerset 021B 22.591 12186/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Weston-super-Mare South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 South. 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 021C 1.853 550/32,844 1
North Somerset 021D 1.789 683/32,844 1
North Somerset 021E 1.352 2086/32,844 1
North Somerset 021A 1.062 3786/32,844 2
North Somerset 025C 1.021 4083/32,844 2
North Somerset 025D 0.909 4972/32,844 2
North Somerset 020E 0.506 9020/32,844 3
North Somerset 027A 0.389 10502/32,844 4
North Somerset 021B 0.32 11362/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare South

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 South. 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 021C 1.593 802/32,844 1
North Somerset 021A 1.507 1041/32,844 1
North Somerset 025D 1.32 1669/32,844 1
North Somerset 021D 1.062 3064/32,844 1
North Somerset 020E 1.029 3305/32,844 2
North Somerset 027A 0.892 4466/32,844 2
North Somerset 021E 0.89 4487/32,844 2
North Somerset 021B 0.823 5187/32,844 2
North Somerset 025C 0.805 5356/32,844 2

There were 416 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Weston-super-Mare South in February 2024

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

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Weston-super-Mare South. 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 027A 35.584 3814/32,844 2
North Somerset 021A 27.367 8940/32,844 3
North Somerset 025D 19.363 17436/32,844 6
North Somerset 021B 19.186 17636/32,844 6
North Somerset 021E 16.167 21456/32,844 7
North Somerset 021D 14.064 24158/32,844 8
North Somerset 020E 12.207 26341/32,844 9
North Somerset 021C 12.114 26440/32,844 9
North Somerset 025C 9.988 28619/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Weston-super-Mare South. 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 021B 0.858 5092/32,844 2
North Somerset 020E 0.288 12034/32,844 4
North Somerset 021C -0.297 21107/32,844 7
North Somerset 025D -0.347 21823/32,844 7
North Somerset 021E -0.349 21841/32,844 7
North Somerset 021D -0.375 22204/32,844 7
North Somerset 021A -0.433 23018/32,844 8
North Somerset 027A -0.523 24199/32,844 8
North Somerset 025C -0.784 27189/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Weston-super-Mare South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Weston-super-Mare South. 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 027A -0.348 21153/32,844 7
North Somerset 021B -0.349 21181/32,844 7
North Somerset 020E -0.392 21910/32,844 7
North Somerset 021A -0.499 23466/32,844 8
North Somerset 021E -0.748 26787/32,844 9
North Somerset 021C -0.759 26926/32,844 9
North Somerset 021D -0.789 27281/32,844 9
North Somerset 025D -0.928 28801/32,844 9
North Somerset 025C -1.005 29489/32,844 9

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.