Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wistaston, Cheshire East

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wistaston, Cheshire East, Cheshire

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wistaston, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Cheshire East. 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 13 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 Wistaston 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 Wistaston. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wistaston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wistaston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cheshire East.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cheshire East 037A 29.14 8442/32,844 3
Cheshire East 044B 26.141 10090/32,844 4
Cheshire East 044C 26.103 10119/32,844 4
Cheshire East 037B 19.967 14376/32,844 5
Cheshire East 044A 10.33 24102/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046C 7.696 27426/32,844 9
Cheshire East 048D 6.998 28331/32,844 9
Cheshire East 044D 6.538 28850/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046B 6.367 29032/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046F 3.454 31944/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046A 3.331 32020/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046D 2.746 32364/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046E 2.254 32586/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Wistaston

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 Wistaston. 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
Cheshire East 044B 0.168 8933/32,844 3
Cheshire East 037A 0.166 9143/32,844 3
Cheshire East 044C 0.144 11018/32,844 4
Cheshire East 037B 0.09 17891/32,844 6
Cheshire East 044A 0.054 25128/32,844 8
Cheshire East 044D 0.05 26132/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046B 0.035 29669/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046C 0.034 29957/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046F 0.028 31112/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046E 0.026 31522/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046A 0.024 31828/32,844 10
Cheshire East 048D 0.022 31988/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046D 0.022 31991/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Wistaston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wistaston 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
Cheshire East 037A 0.14 7463/32,844 3
Cheshire East 044B 0.129 8595/32,844 3
Cheshire East 044C 0.119 9795/32,844 3
Cheshire East 037B 0.106 11575/32,844 4
Cheshire East 044D 0.059 21838/32,844 7
Cheshire East 046C 0.055 23063/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046F 0.049 25111/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046B 0.048 25382/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046A 0.047 25736/32,844 8
Cheshire East 044A 0.043 26935/32,844 9
Cheshire East 048D 0.041 27658/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046E 0.031 30386/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046D 0.029 30763/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wistaston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wistaston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18628/32,844) in Wistaston is less than the adult average rank (21511/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cheshire East 037A 39.686 5443/32,844 2
Cheshire East 044C 37.42 6078/32,844 2
Cheshire East 037B 36.077 6414/32,844 2
Cheshire East 044B 32.48 7623/32,844 3
Cheshire East 044A 18.217 14977/32,844 5
Cheshire East 046C 8.46 23444/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046B 5.746 26448/32,844 9
Cheshire East 044D 5.516 26698/32,844 9
Cheshire East 048D 4.823 27519/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046A 4.397 28046/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046E 2.526 30290/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046F 1.868 31037/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046D 1.462 31501/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wistaston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Wistaston. 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
Cheshire East 044C 0.727 6613/32,844 3
Cheshire East 037A 0.543 8587/32,844 3
Cheshire East 044B 0.416 10111/32,844 4
Cheshire East 037B 0.051 15216/32,844 5
Cheshire East 046C -0.005 16090/32,844 5
Cheshire East 044A -0.106 17669/32,844 6
Cheshire East 048D -0.21 19274/32,844 6
Cheshire East 046B -0.343 21349/32,844 7
Cheshire East 044D -0.366 21671/32,844 7
Cheshire East 046A -0.516 23636/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046D -0.538 23905/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046F -0.653 25376/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046E -0.77 26681/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Wistaston

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wistaston. 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
Cheshire East 044C 0.3 11923/32,844 4
Cheshire East 037A 0.092 15238/32,844 5
Cheshire East 044B -0.06 17547/32,844 6
Cheshire East 044D -0.671 25891/32,844 8
Cheshire East 044A -0.77 27001/32,844 9
Cheshire East 037B -0.807 27371/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046F -0.908 28322/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046D -0.914 28384/32,844 9
Cheshire East 048D -0.983 28936/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046B -1.058 29526/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046E -1.232 30638/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046A -1.261 30794/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046C -1.357 31260/32,844 10

There were 412 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wistaston in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wistaston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wistaston. 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
Cheshire East 037A 30.811 6413/32,844 2
Cheshire East 044A 26.631 9615/32,844 3
Cheshire East 048D 25.383 10763/32,844 4
Cheshire East 037B 23.899 12244/32,844 4
Cheshire East 046C 19.876 16801/32,844 6
Cheshire East 044B 18.733 18193/32,844 6
Cheshire East 046B 16.265 21333/32,844 7
Cheshire East 046E 13.314 25037/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046F 10.874 27768/32,844 9
Cheshire East 044C 7.565 30634/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046A 6.872 31053/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046D 5.719 31694/32,844 10
Cheshire East 044D 4.675 32144/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wistaston

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wistaston. 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
Cheshire East 044C 0.742 6357/32,844 2
Cheshire East 044B 0.72 6565/32,844 2
Cheshire East 037B 0.571 8313/32,844 3
Cheshire East 046B 0.302 11849/32,844 4
Cheshire East 048D 0.115 14674/32,844 5
Cheshire East 037A -0.024 16845/32,844 6
Cheshire East 044D -0.078 17689/32,844 6
Cheshire East 046C -0.128 18479/32,844 6
Cheshire East 044A -0.173 19209/32,844 6
Cheshire East 046D -0.259 20512/32,844 7
Cheshire East 046A -1.032 29289/32,844 9
Cheshire East 046F -1.511 31566/32,844 10
Cheshire East 046E -2.269 32730/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wistaston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wistaston. 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
Cheshire East 046D -0.188 18456/32,844 6
Cheshire East 048D -0.252 19498/32,844 6
Cheshire East 046F -0.313 20567/32,844 7
Cheshire East 046B -0.428 22458/32,844 7
Cheshire East 044D -0.476 23143/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046A -0.52 23771/32,844 8
Cheshire East 044B -0.523 23813/32,844 8
Cheshire East 044A -0.542 24062/32,844 8
Cheshire East 037B -0.551 24197/32,844 8
Cheshire East 044C -0.572 24513/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046C -0.651 25569/32,844 8
Cheshire East 046E -0.698 26150/32,844 8
Cheshire East 037A -0.734 26614/32,844 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.