Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wickford Castledon, Basildon

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wickford Castledon, Basildon, Essex

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

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Overall Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wickford Castledon. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Basildon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Basildon 006B 19.583 14733/32,844 5
Basildon 008A 15.271 18665/32,844 6
Basildon 006C 13.027 21027/32,844 7
Basildon 006D 9.582 25025/32,844 8
Basildon 006E 8.737 26126/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wickford Castledon. 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
Basildon 006B 0.138 11653/32,844 4
Basildon 008A 0.069 21729/32,844 7
Basildon 006C 0.058 24165/32,844 8
Basildon 006E 0.046 27217/32,844 9
Basildon 006D 0.044 27594/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wickford Castledon 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
Basildon 006B 0.075 17464/32,844 6
Basildon 008A 0.067 19563/32,844 6
Basildon 006D 0.063 20750/32,844 7
Basildon 006E 0.052 24115/32,844 8
Basildon 006C 0.051 24402/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

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 Wickford Castledon population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13370/32,844) in Wickford Castledon is more than the adult average rank (9121/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Basildon 006B 30.748 8285/32,844 3
Basildon 008A 29.358 8838/32,844 3
Basildon 006C 24.88 10895/32,844 4
Basildon 006D 20.84 13243/32,844 5
Basildon 006E 19.551 14051/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wickford Castledon

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Wickford Castledon. 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
Basildon 008A -0.093 17462/32,844 6
Basildon 006B -0.153 18438/32,844 6
Basildon 006C -0.422 22401/32,844 7
Basildon 006D -0.636 25159/32,844 8
Basildon 006E -0.785 26839/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

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 Wickford Castledon. 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
Basildon 008A 0.682 6702/32,844 3
Basildon 006B 0.567 8176/32,844 3
Basildon 006C 0.188 13701/32,844 5
Basildon 006D -0.164 19101/32,844 6
Basildon 006E -0.666 25828/32,844 8

There were 109 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wickford Castledon in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wickford Castledon

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wickford Castledon. 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
Basildon 006C 26.305 9887/32,844 4
Basildon 006E 23.492 12683/32,844 4
Basildon 006B 20.003 16648/32,844 6
Basildon 006D 17.329 20013/32,844 7
Basildon 008A 11.851 26718/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wickford Castledon. 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
Basildon 008A -0.614 25343/32,844 8
Basildon 006E -0.856 27831/32,844 9
Basildon 006B -0.895 28157/32,844 9
Basildon 006D -1.045 29364/32,844 9
Basildon 006C -1.085 29639/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wickford Castledon

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wickford Castledon. 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
Basildon 006C 0.807 5590/32,844 2
Basildon 006B 0.5 8417/32,844 3
Basildon 008A 0.341 10224/32,844 4
Basildon 006D 0.218 11863/32,844 4
Basildon 006E 0.006 15209/32,844 5

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.