Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Whitefield, Knowsley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Whitefield, Knowsley, Merseyside

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Whitefield, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Knowsley. 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 10 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 Whitefield 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 Whitefield. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Whitefield

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 Whitefield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Knowsley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Knowsley 004A 70.978 238/32,844 1
Knowsley 004C 64.601 551/32,844 1
Knowsley 004E 62.488 704/32,844 1
Knowsley 003D 60.307 889/32,844 1
Knowsley 002D 54.167 1566/32,844 1
Knowsley 003A 41.885 3757/32,844 2
Knowsley 004D 39.164 4519/32,844 2
Knowsley 002B 33.737 6358/32,844 2
Knowsley 002C 26.366 9956/32,844 4
Knowsley 002A 26.169 10077/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Whitefield

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 Whitefield. 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
Knowsley 004A 0.431 200/32,844 1
Knowsley 004C 0.394 456/32,844 1
Knowsley 004E 0.381 582/32,844 1
Knowsley 003D 0.326 1512/32,844 1
Knowsley 002D 0.298 2276/32,844 1
Knowsley 003A 0.247 4205/32,844 2
Knowsley 004D 0.207 6270/32,844 2
Knowsley 002B 0.19 7296/32,844 3
Knowsley 002A 0.143 11166/32,844 4
Knowsley 002C 0.14 11473/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Whitefield

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Whitefield 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
Knowsley 004A 0.322 277/32,844 1
Knowsley 004C 0.308 377/32,844 1
Knowsley 003D 0.304 412/32,844 1
Knowsley 004E 0.275 789/32,844 1
Knowsley 002D 0.265 978/32,844 1
Knowsley 003A 0.204 2944/32,844 1
Knowsley 004D 0.187 3884/32,844 2
Knowsley 002C 0.153 6264/32,844 2
Knowsley 002B 0.153 6286/32,844 2
Knowsley 002A 0.119 9797/32,844 3

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Whitefield

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 Whitefield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8851/32,844) in Whitefield is more than the adult average rank (3047/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Knowsley 004A 66.214 1073/32,844 1
Knowsley 003D 61.738 1545/32,844 1
Knowsley 004C 61.386 1585/32,844 1
Knowsley 002D 57.476 2041/32,844 1
Knowsley 004E 54.066 2553/32,844 1
Knowsley 003A 41.28 5051/32,844 2
Knowsley 004D 31.25 8090/32,844 3
Knowsley 002B 29.892 8622/32,844 3
Knowsley 002A 27.972 9407/32,844 3
Knowsley 002C 26.287 10161/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Whitefield

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 Whitefield. 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
Knowsley 004E 2.269 150/32,844 1
Knowsley 004C 2.081 270/32,844 1
Knowsley 004A 2.063 287/32,844 1
Knowsley 003D 1.877 504/32,844 1
Knowsley 002D 1.798 662/32,844 1
Knowsley 004D 1.413 1815/32,844 1
Knowsley 003A 1.406 1854/32,844 1
Knowsley 002B 1.291 2395/32,844 1
Knowsley 002A 1.069 3737/32,844 2
Knowsley 002C 0.944 4657/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Whitefield

6
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 Whitefield. 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
Knowsley 004A 0.948 3945/32,844 2
Knowsley 004E 0.831 5104/32,844 2
Knowsley 004D 0.724 6238/32,844 2
Knowsley 003D 0.455 9691/32,844 3
Knowsley 003A 0.432 10000/32,844 4
Knowsley 004C 0.415 10234/32,844 4
Knowsley 002B 0.194 13620/32,844 5
Knowsley 002D 0.123 14762/32,844 5
Knowsley 002A -0.42 22696/32,844 7
Knowsley 002C -0.5 23798/32,844 8

There were 204 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Whitefield in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Whitefield

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Whitefield. 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
Knowsley 002B 26.848 9422/32,844 3
Knowsley 002D 25.705 10453/32,844 4
Knowsley 004D 23.8 12344/32,844 4
Knowsley 002A 23.532 12629/32,844 4
Knowsley 004E 18.266 18776/32,844 6
Knowsley 003A 17.235 20133/32,844 7
Knowsley 003D 17.194 20188/32,844 7
Knowsley 004A 16.617 20901/32,844 7
Knowsley 002C 15.943 21746/32,844 7
Knowsley 004C 13.675 24611/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Whitefield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Whitefield. 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
Knowsley 004A 0.776 5943/32,844 2
Knowsley 003D 0.682 6966/32,844 3
Knowsley 004C 0.534 8751/32,844 3
Knowsley 003A 0.411 10375/32,844 4
Knowsley 004D 0.389 10684/32,844 4
Knowsley 004E 0.356 11120/32,844 4
Knowsley 002D 0.347 11245/32,844 4
Knowsley 002B 0.253 12543/32,844 4
Knowsley 002C 0.187 13511/32,844 5
Knowsley 002A 0.033 15924/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Whitefield

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Whitefield. 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
Knowsley 004A 0.623 7199/32,844 3
Knowsley 004C 0.592 7498/32,844 3
Knowsley 003A 0.487 8544/32,844 3
Knowsley 003D 0.463 8788/32,844 3
Knowsley 004E 0.416 9304/32,844 3
Knowsley 002A 0.373 9850/32,844 3
Knowsley 004D 0.345 10179/32,844 4
Knowsley 002C 0.337 10278/32,844 4
Knowsley 002D 0.277 11055/32,844 4
Knowsley 002B 0.142 12985/32,844 4

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.