Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Whitwell, Bolsover

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Whitwell, Bolsover, Derbyshire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Whitwell, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bolsover. 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 3 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 Whitwell 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 Whitwell. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Whitwell

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Whitwell. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bolsover.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bolsover 003D 39.634 4376/32,844 2
Bolsover 002D 21.138 13450/32,844 5
Bolsover 002C 14.722 19206/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Whitwell

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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 Whitwell. 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
Bolsover 003D 0.226 5181/32,844 2
Bolsover 002D 0.127 12925/32,844 4
Bolsover 002C 0.076 20361/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Whitwell

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Whitwell 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
Bolsover 003D 0.239 1634/32,844 1
Bolsover 002D 0.13 8534/32,844 3
Bolsover 002C 0.09 14328/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Whitwell

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 Whitwell population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10345/32,844) in Whitwell is more than the adult average rank (8994/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bolsover 003D 49.599 3318/32,844 2
Bolsover 002D 25.138 10758/32,844 4
Bolsover 002C 18.094 15071/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Whitwell

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 Whitwell. 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
Bolsover 003D 1.274 2491/32,844 1
Bolsover 002D 0.702 6857/32,844 3
Bolsover 002C 0.27 12057/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Whitwell

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 Whitwell. 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
Bolsover 002C 0.064 15690/32,844 5
Bolsover 003D -0.222 19942/32,844 7
Bolsover 002D -0.614 25251/32,844 8

There were 63 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Whitwell in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Whitwell

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Whitwell. 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
Bolsover 002D 11.286 27334/32,844 9
Bolsover 003D 7.427 30720/32,844 10
Bolsover 002C 6.48 31274/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Whitwell

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Whitwell. 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
Bolsover 002C -0.274 20736/32,844 7
Bolsover 002D -0.643 25687/32,844 8
Bolsover 003D -0.736 26692/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Whitwell

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Whitwell. 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
Bolsover 002C 0.13 13161/32,844 5
Bolsover 002D -0.033 15843/32,844 5
Bolsover 003D -0.069 16450/32,844 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.