This report explores the 2019 English Indices of Deprivation for the small areas (Lower-Layer Super Output Areas or LSOAs) within Gorse Hill. It compares these small areas relative to Trafford using the rank and score and highlights the indicators and data sources behind these measures.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2019<br /> Gorse Hill ward boundary and best-fit LSOAs

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
Gorse Hill ward boundary and best-fit LSOAs

Key findings

  • Gorse Hill ranks 4th out of 21 wards in Trafford where 1 is the most deprived and 21 is the least deprived on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.
  • Gorse Hill is also in the bottom 4 most deprived wards for each of the domains of deprivation with the exception of Crime and Barriers to Housing and Services.
  • Trafford 003C is the 2nd most deprived LSOA within Trafford on the Living Environment domain and sits within the 10% most deprived nationally.
  • The range in the percentage of older people living in income deprived households between the LSOAs within the ward covers 5 deciles, from 27.8% in Trafford 003B which sits within the 20% most deprived nationally compared to 8.5% in Trafford 006B which sits within the 40% least deprived nationally.
  • Due to alignment issues between LSOAs and wards (see explanation below) the Trafford Park area is not included within this report. See the report for Davyhulme East for data regarding this area.

Background

The English Indices of Deprivation (IoD) were published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government in September 2019. The Indices measure relative levels of deprivation in 32,844 Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in England. Each LSOA contains approximately 1,500 residents or 650 households. They are ranked from 1 (most deprived) to 32,844 (least deprived) and assigned to a decile ranging from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived 10%). Local authorities in England are also ranked from 1 to 317 based on a population weighted average rank or score of the LSOA data.

Relative deprivation is measured using 39 indicators which are grouped across seven different domains:

  • Income - the proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income, including those people-out-of-work, and those who have low earnings
  • Employment - the proportion of the working age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market
  • Education, Skills and Training - the lack of attainment and skills in the local population
  • Health and Disability - the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health
  • Crime - the risk of personal and material victimisation at a local level
  • Barriers to Housing and Services - the physical and financial accessibility of housing and local services
  • Living Environment - the quality of the local environment

Each domain is combined and weighted to create the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), an overall measure of relative deprivation.

A further 2 supplementary indices of income deprivation are also provided:

  • Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - the proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families
  • Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - the proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation

Please note

  • The Indices of Deprivation measure relative deprivation so a change in rank between 2019 and 2015 releases does not necessarily indicate a change in absolute levels of deprivation.
  • The Indices of Deprivation cannot be used to quantify how deprived or affluent an area is, identify deprived people or to measure an absolute change in deprivation over time. However, it can be used to look at changes in relative deprivation between iterations of the data and to identify the most deprived small areas.
  • The 39 indicators are based on data from the most recent time point available. This means that there is not one consistent time point for all the data. Although published in 2019, the latest Indices of Deprivation data are based largely on administrative data from 2015 and 2016. Similarly the 2015 publication is mainly based on data from 2012. Therefore there may be recent developments which are not yet reflected in the information published.
  • The score for the Income and Employment domains as well as the two sub-domains for Income (IDACI AND IDAOPI) directly relates to the percentage of the relevant population experiencing that type of deprivation. See The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 Research Report for more information.

Further resources

  • Ward level summaries of the 2019 Indices of Deprivation for Trafford are available to view interactively in linked charts and maps here.
  • Relative deprivation in Trafford compared to other Local Authorities within Greater Manchester report.
  • A web application which interactively visualises the proportion of LSOAs in the most deprived decile and the spatial distribution of relative deprivation for every local authority district in England is available here.
  • A simple interactive visualisation which compares Trafford’s rank of average score against its CIPFA nearest neighbours is available here.

Relationship between LSOAs and electoral wards

Ward boundaries and LSOA boundaries do not always perfectly align and so it is impossible to aggregate from LSOA to ward exactly. Instead a ‘best-fit’ methodology is used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to assign LSOAs to the most appropriate ward. This may mean that some parts of the LSOAs discussed within this report fall outside of the ward boundary and some areas within the boundary are not covered as they have been assigned to another ward. Using this method, the ward of Gorse Hill encompasses the following 7 LSOAs:

LSOA code LSOA name
E01006156 Trafford 008A
E01006157 Trafford 006B
E01006158 Trafford 008B
E01006159 Trafford 006C
E01006186 Trafford 003B
E01006187 Trafford 003C
E01006189 Trafford 003D

Interactive map

You can use the interactive map below to explore Gorse Hill ward and the areas covered by each of the LSOAs.

Index of Multiple Deprivation

As mentioned above, the 7 domains are combined and weighted to create the Index of Multiple Deprivation which is an overall measure of relative deprivation. The plot below shows where the 7 LSOAs within Gorse Hill lie relative to all the LSOAs in Trafford, and in which decile.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on IMD

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 006C 3 7,977
Trafford 008B 3 8,525
Trafford 003C 4 10,199
Trafford 003B 4 10,666
Trafford 003D 4 11,430
Trafford 008A 5 14,596
Trafford 006B 6 18,061

Income

The definition of low income used includes both those people that are out-of-work, and those that are in work but who have low earnings (and who satisfy the respective means tests). A combined count of income deprived individuals is produced by summing the following non-overlapping indicators:

  • Adults and children in Income Support families
  • Adults and children in income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance families
  • Adults and children in income-based Employment and Support Allowance families
  • Adults and children in Pension Credit (Guarantee) families
  • Adults and children in Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit families not already counted
  • Adults and children in Universal Credit families where no adult is in ‘Working - requirements’ conditionality regime
  • Asylum seekers in England in receipt of subsistence support, accommodation support, or both
This domain has a weighting of 22.5% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Income

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 006C 2 6,485 20.3%
Trafford 008B 3 7,583 18.6%
Trafford 003B 3 8,972 16.8%
Trafford 003D 3 9,580 16.1%
Trafford 003C 4 10,103 15.4%
Trafford 008A 4 12,392 13.1%
Trafford 006B 6 18,618 8.6%

NOTE: the score indicates the percentage of the relevant population experiencing this type of deprivation.

Employment

This domain measures the proportion of working age population who are involuntarily excluded from the labour market, including those who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities. This comprises the following non-overlapping indicators:

  • Claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance (both contribution-based and income-based), women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64
  • Claimants of Employment and Support Allowance, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64
  • Claimants of Incapacity Benefit, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64
  • Claimants of Severe Disablement Allowance, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64
  • Claimants of Carer’s Allowance, women aged 18 to 59 and men aged 18 to 64
  • Claimants of Universal Credit in the ‘Searching for work’ and ‘No work requirements’ conditionality groups
This domain has a weighting of 22.5% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Employment

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 008B 2 5,645 16.1%
Trafford 006C 2 6,230 15.4%
Trafford 003C 3 8,304 13.2%
Trafford 008A 3 8,445 13.0%
Trafford 003D 3 8,567 13.0%
Trafford 003B 4 11,275 10.8%
Trafford 006B 5 15,612 8.3%

NOTE: the score indicates the percentage of the relevant population experiencing this type of deprivation.

Education, Skills and Training

The indicators within this domain fall into two sub-domains: Children and Young People and Adult Skills. The Children and Young People sub-domain comprises:

  • Key Stage 2 attainment
  • Key Stage 4 attainment
  • Secondary school absence
  • Staying on in education post 16
  • Entry to higher education

The Adult Skills sub-domain is a non-overlapping count of the following two indicators:

  • The proportion of working age adults with no or low qualifications (women aged 25 to 59 and men aged 25 to 64)
  • The proportion of working adults who cannot speak English or cannot speak English well (women aged 25 to 59 and men aged 25 to 64)
This domain has a weighting of 13.5% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Education

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 006C 3 8,219
Trafford 008B 4 9,947
Trafford 003D 4 12,949
Trafford 003B 5 14,521
Trafford 006B 5 14,693
Trafford 003C 5 14,849
Trafford 008A 6 17,795

Health and Disability

Measuring the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health through the following four indicators:

  • Years of potential life lost
  • Comparative illness and disability ratio
  • Acute morbidity
  • Mood and anxiety disorders
This domain has a weighting of 13.5% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Health

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 008B 2 4,767
Trafford 006C 2 5,851
Trafford 003B 3 8,828
Trafford 003D 4 9,923
Trafford 003C 4 10,948
Trafford 008A 4 12,546
Trafford 006B 6 18,390

Crime

This domain measures the rate of recorded crimes per 1,000 at risk population for:

  • Violence: number of recorded violent crimes (18 recorded crime types in 2016/17; 20 recorded crime types in 2017/18)
  • Burglary: number of recorded burglaries (4 recorded crime types)
  • Theft: number of recorded thefts (5 recorded crime types)
  • Criminal damage: number of recorded crimes (8 recorded crime types)
This domain has a weighting of 9.3% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Crime

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 006C 4 12,854
Trafford 008A 5 15,463
Trafford 003C 5 15,661
Trafford 008B 6 16,693
Trafford 003D 6 17,764
Trafford 003B 6 17,829
Trafford 006B 7 21,660

Barriers to Housing and Services

The indicators which comprise this domain are split into two sub-domains: Geographical Barriers and Wider Barriers. Geographical Barriers takes into account road distances to a:

  • Post Office
  • Primary School
  • General Store
  • Supermarket

Wider Barriers takes into account the following:

  • Household overcrowding
  • Homelessness
  • Housing affordability
This domain has a weighting of 9.3% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Barriers to Housing & Services

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 003B 5 13,508
Trafford 006B 7 20,803
Trafford 006C 7 22,887
Trafford 003D 8 23,370
Trafford 008A 9 27,272
Trafford 008B 9 28,031
Trafford 003C 9 28,608

Living Environment

This domain is also derived from two sub-domains: Indoors and Outdoors.
Indoors sub-domain:

  • Houses without central heating
  • Housing in poor condition: Social and private homes failing to meet the Decent Homes standard.

Outdoors sub-domain:

  • Air quality: A measure of air quality based on emissions rates for four pollutants
  • Road traffic accidents involving injury to pedestrians and cyclists: A measure of road traffic accidents involving injury to pedestrians and cyclists among the resident and workplace population
This domain has a weighting of 9.3% when combined with the others to form the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on Living Environment

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 003C 1 2,088
Trafford 003B 2 5,704
Trafford 006B 3 7,184
Trafford 003D 4 10,134
Trafford 008B 5 15,110
Trafford 006C 5 15,535
Trafford 008A 6 18,638

Income Deprivation Affecting Children

The proportion of children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived households.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on IDACI

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 006C 3 7,534 23.9%
Trafford 008B 3 8,350 22.6%
Trafford 003D 3 9,759 20.5%
Trafford 003B 4 10,222 19.8%
Trafford 003C 4 10,481 19.4%
Trafford 008A 5 15,090 13.9%
Trafford 006B 6 17,619 11.5%

NOTE: the score indicates the percentage of the relevant population experiencing this type of deprivation.

Income Deprivation Affecting Older People

The proportion of people aged 60 and over living in income deprived households.

LSOAs in Gorse Hill relative to Trafford on IDAOPI

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 003B 2 5,562 27.8%
Trafford 006C 3 7,424 24.1%
Trafford 008B 3 9,031 21.4%
Trafford 003C 5 14,510 14.6%
Trafford 003D 5 15,528 13.6%
Trafford 008A 6 18,017 11.4%
Trafford 006B 7 22,405 8.5%

NOTE: the score indicates the percentage of the relevant population experiencing this type of deprivation.