Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Worsley, Rossendale

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Worsley, Rossendale, Lancashire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Worsley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Worsley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Rossendale.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Rossendale 002E 49.607 2245/32,844 1
Rossendale 002F 33.361 6524/32,844 2
Rossendale 002G 29.78 8130/32,844 3
Rossendale 002D 20.902 13625/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Worsley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Worsley. 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
Rossendale 002E 0.308 1998/32,844 1
Rossendale 002F 0.223 5373/32,844 2
Rossendale 002G 0.197 6821/32,844 3
Rossendale 002D 0.1 16353/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Worsley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Worsley 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
Rossendale 002E 0.241 1569/32,844 1
Rossendale 002F 0.152 6393/32,844 2
Rossendale 002G 0.135 7989/32,844 3
Rossendale 002D 0.084 15443/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Worsley

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 Worsley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12536/32,844) in Worsley is more than the adult average rank (8687/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Rossendale 002E 47.155 3734/32,844 2
Rossendale 002G 28.597 9144/32,844 3
Rossendale 002F 25.471 10585/32,844 4
Rossendale 002D 14.094 18082/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Worsley

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 Worsley. 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
Rossendale 002E 1.162 3092/32,844 1
Rossendale 002G 0.841 5524/32,844 2
Rossendale 002F 0.764 6232/32,844 2
Rossendale 002D 0.33 11210/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Worsley

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 Worsley. 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
Rossendale 002E 1.011 3440/32,844 2
Rossendale 002G 0.522 8756/32,844 3
Rossendale 002D 0.469 9485/32,844 3
Rossendale 002F 0.372 10849/32,844 4

There were 75 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Worsley in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Worsley

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Worsley. 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
Rossendale 002D 19.539 17221/32,844 6
Rossendale 002E 11.76 26821/32,844 9
Rossendale 002F 9.078 29440/32,844 9
Rossendale 002G 6.954 30999/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Worsley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Worsley. 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
Rossendale 002F 1.35 1665/32,844 1
Rossendale 002D 1.267 2054/32,844 1
Rossendale 002G 0.83 5371/32,844 2
Rossendale 002E 0.708 6701/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Worsley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Worsley. 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
Rossendale 002E 0.332 10336/32,844 4
Rossendale 002F -0.233 19213/32,844 6
Rossendale 002G -0.424 22391/32,844 7
Rossendale 002D -0.548 24158/32,844 8

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.