Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Widewater, Adur

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Widewater, Adur, West Sussex

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Widewater, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Adur. 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 4 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 Widewater 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 Widewater. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Widewater

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Widewater. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Adur.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Adur 008D 23.819 11491/32,844 4
Adur 007D 17.146 16866/32,844 6
Adur 007C 16.619 17346/32,844 6
Adur 008E 11.853 22337/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Widewater

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Widewater. 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
Adur 008D 0.138 11681/32,844 4
Adur 007D 0.099 16450/32,844 6
Adur 007C 0.09 17942/32,844 6
Adur 008E 0.067 22056/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Widewater

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Widewater 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
Adur 008D 0.108 11334/32,844 4
Adur 007C 0.078 16802/32,844 6
Adur 008E 0.063 20562/32,844 7
Adur 007D 0.063 20697/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Widewater

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 Widewater population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9029/32,844) in Widewater is less than the adult average rank (9744/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Adur 008D 35.456 6618/32,844 3
Adur 007D 34.448 6964/32,844 3
Adur 008E 23.961 11376/32,844 4
Adur 007C 22.42 12288/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Widewater

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Widewater. 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
Adur 008D 0.579 8181/32,844 3
Adur 007D 0.117 14258/32,844 5
Adur 007C -0.083 17309/32,844 6
Adur 008E -0.39 21991/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Widewater

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 Widewater. 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
Adur 007D -0.044 17344/32,844 6
Adur 008D -0.079 17843/32,844 6
Adur 008E -0.535 24261/32,844 8
Adur 007C -0.572 24760/32,844 8

There were 112 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Widewater in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Widewater

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Widewater. 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
Adur 007C 26.088 10099/32,844 4
Adur 008D 17.557 19713/32,844 7
Adur 007D 16.714 20801/32,844 7
Adur 008E 14.541 23614/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Widewater

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Widewater. 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
Adur 007C 0.329 11489/32,844 4
Adur 007D 0.321 11603/32,844 4
Adur 008D 0.316 11666/32,844 4
Adur 008E 0.114 14696/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Widewater

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Widewater. 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
Adur 007C 0.398 9528/32,844 3
Adur 008E 0.311 10591/32,844 4
Adur 008D 0.117 13368/32,844 5
Adur 007D 0.033 14757/32,844 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.