Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Whitby West Cliff, Scarborough

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Whitby West Cliff, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Whitby West Cliff, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Scarborough. 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 5 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 West Cliff 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 West Cliff. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

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 Whitby West Cliff. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Scarborough.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Scarborough 001C 47.465 2581/32,844 1
Scarborough 001A 34.706 5992/32,844 2
Scarborough 001D 25.621 10410/32,844 4
Scarborough 001E 17.889 16229/32,844 5
Scarborough 001B 9.905 24645/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Whitby West Cliff. 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
Scarborough 001A 0.235 4760/32,844 2
Scarborough 001C 0.208 6219/32,844 2
Scarborough 001D 0.135 11943/32,844 4
Scarborough 001E 0.107 15274/32,844 5
Scarborough 001B 0.054 25134/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Whitby West Cliff 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
Scarborough 001C 0.219 2316/32,844 1
Scarborough 001A 0.172 4827/32,844 2
Scarborough 001D 0.125 9113/32,844 3
Scarborough 001E 0.121 9586/32,844 3
Scarborough 001B 0.058 21998/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

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 Whitby West Cliff population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10802/32,844) in Whitby West Cliff is less than the adult average rank (11150/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Scarborough 001A 50.154 3222/32,844 1
Scarborough 001C 34.279 7015/32,844 3
Scarborough 001E 19.69 13951/32,844 5
Scarborough 001B 17.885 15215/32,844 5
Scarborough 001D 17.151 15698/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Whitby West Cliff

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 Whitby West Cliff. 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
Scarborough 001C 1.562 1258/32,844 1
Scarborough 001A 1.175 3026/32,844 1
Scarborough 001D 0.528 8757/32,844 3
Scarborough 001E 0.391 10459/32,844 4
Scarborough 001B -0.001 16032/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Whitby West Cliff. 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
Scarborough 001C 0.702 6485/32,844 2
Scarborough 001D 0.407 10331/32,844 4
Scarborough 001A -0.838 27679/32,844 9
Scarborough 001E -0.94 28597/32,844 9
Scarborough 001B -1.089 29746/32,844 10

There were 63 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Whitby West Cliff in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Whitby West Cliff

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Whitby West Cliff. 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
Scarborough 001C 18.021 19105/32,844 6
Scarborough 001A 15.973 21712/32,844 7
Scarborough 001D 14.564 23585/32,844 8
Scarborough 001B 14.252 23931/32,844 8
Scarborough 001E 11.435 27186/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Whitby West Cliff. 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
Scarborough 001C 2.11 136/32,844 1
Scarborough 001D 1.362 1626/32,844 1
Scarborough 001B 0.225 12958/32,844 4
Scarborough 001E 0.191 13448/32,844 5
Scarborough 001A -0.278 20789/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Whitby West Cliff

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Whitby West Cliff. 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
Scarborough 001D -1.015 29566/32,844 10
Scarborough 001B -1.064 29960/32,844 10
Scarborough 001C -1.152 30607/32,844 10
Scarborough 001E -1.164 30686/32,844 10
Scarborough 001A -1.271 31284/32,844 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.