Deprivation Statistics for Whitby Park, Cheshire West and Chester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Whitby Park, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Whitby Park, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cheshire West and Chester. 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 6 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 Whitby Park 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 Whitby Park. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Whitby Park

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Whitby Park. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheshire West and Chester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 37.909 4901/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 35.741 5625/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 14.286 19654/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 13.748 20208/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 014C 10.963 23385/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 9.659 24934/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Whitby Park

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Whitby Park. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 0.248 4107/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 0.175 8404/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 0.081 19341/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 0.059 24001/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 014C 0.055 24890/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 0.04 28489/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Whitby Park

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Whitby Park 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 0.186 3941/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 0.175 4632/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 0.088 14612/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 014C 0.078 16737/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 0.071 18589/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 0.063 20793/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Whitby Park

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Whitby Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15562/32,844) in Whitby Park is more than the adult average rank (12505/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 52.299 2839/32,844 1
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 44.908 4187/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 16.837 15933/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 11.527 20393/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 014C 11.223 20695/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 10.498 21365/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Whitby Park

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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 Whitby Park. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 1.051 3863/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 0.911 4951/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 0.404 10263/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 0.329 11224/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 0.267 12093/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 014C 0.254 12271/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Whitby Park

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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 Whitby Park. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 0.79 5527/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 0.72 6283/32,844 2
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 0.494 9156/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 014A -0.29 20904/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 014C -0.405 22496/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 010D -0.492 23675/32,844 8

There were 24 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Whitby Park in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Whitby Park

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Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Whitby Park. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 14.18 24011/32,844 8
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 11.661 26946/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 10.495 28130/32,844 9
Cheshire West and Chester 014C 8.697 29773/32,844 10
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 6.549 31228/32,844 10
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 5.054 32018/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Whitby Park

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Whitby Park. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010D 0.211 13140/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 0.051 15654/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 014B -0.17 19160/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 014A -0.179 19292/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 010B -0.292 21022/32,844 7
Cheshire West and Chester 014C -0.393 22454/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Whitby Park

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Whitby Park. 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
Cheshire West and Chester 010B 0.467 8741/32,844 3
Cheshire West and Chester 014B 0.27 11141/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 010C 0.139 13043/32,844 4
Cheshire West and Chester 014A 0.124 13254/32,844 5
Cheshire West and Chester 014C -0.104 17058/32,844 6
Cheshire West and Chester 010D -0.191 18493/32,844 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.