Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wickford Park, Basildon

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

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wickford Park, 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 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 Wickford Park. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wickford Park

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 Park. 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 008B 27.31 9407/32,844 3
Basildon 008D 15.52 18424/32,844 6
Basildon 008C 13.623 20344/32,844 7
Basildon 008E 6.889 28465/32,844 9
Basildon 007E 4.058 31447/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Wickford Park

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wickford 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
Basildon 008B 0.178 8195/32,844 3
Basildon 008C 0.089 18002/32,844 6
Basildon 008D 0.081 19307/32,844 6
Basildon 008E 0.046 27210/32,844 9
Basildon 007E 0.034 30087/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Wickford Park

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wickford 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
Basildon 008B 0.102 12134/32,844 4
Basildon 008C 0.069 18904/32,844 6
Basildon 008D 0.054 23420/32,844 8
Basildon 008E 0.034 29490/32,844 9
Basildon 007E 0.028 31103/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wickford Park

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wickford Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11859/32,844) in Wickford Park is less than the adult average rank (12793/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Basildon 008B 40.132 5332/32,844 2
Basildon 008C 28.392 9234/32,844 3
Basildon 008D 28.287 9275/32,844 3
Basildon 007E 15.024 17335/32,844 6
Basildon 008E 11.977 19959/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wickford Park

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 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
Basildon 008B 0.119 14218/32,844 5
Basildon 008C -0.249 19864/32,844 7
Basildon 008E -0.742 26377/32,844 9
Basildon 008D -0.988 28729/32,844 9
Basildon 007E -1.089 29513/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Wickford Park

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wickford 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
Basildon 008B 0.584 7935/32,844 3
Basildon 008D 0.567 8169/32,844 3
Basildon 008E -0.497 23743/32,844 8
Basildon 008C -0.597 25044/32,844 8
Basildon 007E -0.63 25422/32,844 8

There were 113 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wickford Park in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wickford Park

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wickford 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
Basildon 008B 32.153 5554/32,844 2
Basildon 008D 30.093 6909/32,844 3
Basildon 008E 23.622 12523/32,844 4
Basildon 008C 19.75 16947/32,844 6
Basildon 007E 9.396 29164/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wickford Park

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wickford 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
Basildon 008B -0.862 27876/32,844 9
Basildon 008D -1.099 29732/32,844 10
Basildon 008C -1.189 30237/32,844 10
Basildon 008E -1.305 30812/32,844 10
Basildon 007E -1.949 32499/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wickford Park

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wickford 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
Basildon 008D 0.4 9484/32,844 3
Basildon 008B 0.218 11873/32,844 4
Basildon 008E 0.158 12741/32,844 4
Basildon 008C 0.043 14603/32,844 5
Basildon 007E -0.072 16490/32,844 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.