Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wigan West, Wigan

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wigan West, Wigan, Greater Manchester

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

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Overall Deprivation in Wigan West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wigan West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wigan.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wigan 010E 53.758 1636/32,844 1
Wigan 008C 51.259 1991/32,844 1
Wigan 005B 41.997 3721/32,844 2
Wigan 005A 33.95 6286/32,844 2
Wigan 005E 32.975 6683/32,844 3
Wigan 008D 20.631 13821/32,844 5
Wigan 005D 20.539 13906/32,844 5
Wigan 008B 19.231 15060/32,844 5
Wigan 008A 14.797 19129/32,844 6
Wigan 005C 14.172 19768/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Wigan West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wigan West. 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
Wigan 010E 0.312 1875/32,844 1
Wigan 008C 0.273 3137/32,844 1
Wigan 005B 0.256 3780/32,844 2
Wigan 005E 0.237 4636/32,844 2
Wigan 005A 0.184 7760/32,844 3
Wigan 008B 0.112 14657/32,844 5
Wigan 005D 0.105 15616/32,844 5
Wigan 008D 0.093 17414/32,844 6
Wigan 005C 0.069 21673/32,844 7
Wigan 008A 0.069 21791/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Wigan West

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wigan West 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
Wigan 010E 0.254 1185/32,844 1
Wigan 008C 0.245 1457/32,844 1
Wigan 005B 0.201 3083/32,844 1
Wigan 005E 0.166 5279/32,844 2
Wigan 005A 0.161 5673/32,844 2
Wigan 008B 0.11 11037/32,844 4
Wigan 008D 0.096 13304/32,844 5
Wigan 005D 0.094 13514/32,844 5
Wigan 005C 0.088 14635/32,844 5
Wigan 008A 0.068 19438/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wigan West

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 Wigan West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10857/32,844) in Wigan West is more than the adult average rank (9185/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wigan 010E 75.047 506/32,844 1
Wigan 005B 50.63 3138/32,844 1
Wigan 005A 44.155 4372/32,844 2
Wigan 005E 38.568 5747/32,844 2
Wigan 008C 33.51 7269/32,844 3
Wigan 005D 29.4 8825/32,844 3
Wigan 008D 18.279 14940/32,844 5
Wigan 008B 15.039 17327/32,844 6
Wigan 005C 12.981 19061/32,844 6
Wigan 008A 12.796 19215/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wigan West

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 Wigan West. 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
Wigan 008C 1.591 1153/32,844 1
Wigan 010E 1.553 1290/32,844 1
Wigan 005B 1.084 3651/32,844 2
Wigan 005E 0.987 4321/32,844 2
Wigan 005A 0.914 4928/32,844 2
Wigan 008B 0.611 7808/32,844 3
Wigan 005D 0.418 10091/32,844 4
Wigan 008D 0.414 10141/32,844 4
Wigan 008A 0.346 11021/32,844 4
Wigan 005C 0.145 13800/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Wigan West

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wigan West. 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
Wigan 008C 1.38 1424/32,844 1
Wigan 005B 1.203 2221/32,844 1
Wigan 005A 1.145 2550/32,844 1
Wigan 005D 0.668 6867/32,844 3
Wigan 008D 0.666 6898/32,844 3
Wigan 010E 0.618 7478/32,844 3
Wigan 005C 0.426 10078/32,844 4
Wigan 005E 0.26 12567/32,844 4
Wigan 008B 0.186 13749/32,844 5
Wigan 008A 0.099 15141/32,844 5

There were 4 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wigan West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wigan West

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wigan West. 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
Wigan 005A 13.865 24398/32,844 8
Wigan 005B 13.539 24768/32,844 8
Wigan 010E 13.512 24804/32,844 8
Wigan 008C 11.941 26627/32,844 9
Wigan 005D 10.698 27959/32,844 9
Wigan 005E 9.193 29345/32,844 9
Wigan 008D 6.062 31504/32,844 10
Wigan 008B 4.54 32201/32,844 10
Wigan 008A 4.302 32284/32,844 10
Wigan 005C 2.224 32733/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wigan West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wigan West. 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
Wigan 008C 1.074 3315/32,844 2
Wigan 008A 1.052 3467/32,844 2
Wigan 008D 1.043 3540/32,844 2
Wigan 008B 0.41 10389/32,844 4
Wigan 005C 0.227 12922/32,844 4
Wigan 005D 0.094 14982/32,844 5
Wigan 005A -0.413 22709/32,844 7
Wigan 005E -0.586 24989/32,844 8
Wigan 010E -0.604 25217/32,844 8
Wigan 005B -0.729 26619/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wigan West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wigan West. 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
Wigan 008C 0.117 13362/32,844 5
Wigan 005E -0.08 16623/32,844 6
Wigan 005D -0.365 21459/32,844 7
Wigan 008D -0.375 21638/32,844 7
Wigan 010E -0.575 24546/32,844 8
Wigan 005A -0.6 24919/32,844 8
Wigan 008A -0.607 25012/32,844 8
Wigan 005C -0.72 26455/32,844 9
Wigan 008B -0.774 27098/32,844 9
Wigan 005B -0.806 27456/32,844 9

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.