Relative deprivation in Trafford

Key findings

Trafford is ranked 191 on the 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) out of 317 local authority districts in England where 1 is the most deprived and 317 is the least deprived. Trafford ranked 199 in 2015.
The increase in relative deprivation in Trafford between 2015 and 2019 is consistent with other Greater Manchester local authorities with the exception of Manchester.
The proportion of Trafford’s Lower-layer Super Output areas in the most deprived 10% nationally was 5.1% on the 2019 IMD. This represents an increase of 2.2% since the 2015 IMD. All other local authorities in Greater Manchester reported relative increases with the exception of Bury and Stockport which remained unchanged between IoD releases.
Trafford was ranked the least deprived of all Greater Manchester local authorities across the 2019 IoD Income, Employment, Education, Health, and Crime domains and the Income Deprivation Affecting Children sub-domain.
Trafford was the 7th most deprived local authority on the 2019 IoD Housing and Living Environment domains in Greater Manchester and 9th on the Income Deprivation Affecting Older People sub-domain.
Trafford 017E in Bucklow-St Martins ward is the most deprived LSOA in Trafford ranking 490 out of 32,844 LSOAs in England. It sits within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally for Income, Employment, Education, Health and Income Deprivation Affecting Children.
Trafford 017E in Bucklow-St Martins ward ranks 805 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally on the Income Deprivation Affecting Children sub-domain with 44.1% of children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families.
Trafford 001A in Clifford ward ranks 572 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally on the Employment domain with 28.9% of working-age residents involuntarily excluded from the labour market.
Trafford 001D in Clifford ward ranks 298 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally on the Income Deprivation Affecting Older People sub-domain with 56.8% of all those aged 60 or over experiencing income deprivation.

Background

The English Indices of Deprivation 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 - the proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index - 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.
Local authority summaries for 2015 have been reaggregated to 2019 Local Authority District boundaries to enable direct comparisons to be made. The methodology followed is available in Appendix A of the IoD2019 research report.

Further resources

Ward level summaries of the 2019 Indices of Deprivation for Trafford are available to view interactively in linked charts and maps here.
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.

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Trafford is ranked 191 out of 317 local authority districts in England on the average 2019 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score, where a rank of 1 is the most deprived. Trafford’s relative position has fallen from 199 in 2015. This reflects a general trend in relative deprivation rankings across Greater Manchester where all but 1 local authority districts reported an increase in relative deprivation since 2015. However, Trafford remains the least deprived local authority in Greater Manchester.

Relative change in rank of average IMD score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	5	6	1
Rochdale	16	15	-1
Salford	22	18	-4
Oldham	34	19	-15
Tameside	41	28	-13
Bolton	51	34	-17
Wigan	84	75	-9
Bury	118	95	-23
Stockport	146	130	-16
Trafford	199	191	-8

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 5.1% (7 out of 138) in 2019. This represents a relative increase on 2015 when 2.9% (4 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile. However, the proportion of LSOAs in Trafford in the bottom decile is much lower than other Greater Manchester local authorities.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of IMD

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

2 LSOAs in Bucklow-St Martins, 1 in Clifford, 2 in St Mary’s, 1 in Stretford and 1 in Village ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs in England in 2019.

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	490
Trafford 001A	Clifford	1	1,726
Trafford 019E	St Mary’s	1	1,782
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	2,097
Trafford 011C	Stretford	1	2,202
Trafford 022C	Village	1	3,193
Trafford 019D	St Mary’s	1	3,203

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Income

The Income domain measures the proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income, including those people-out-of-work, and those who have low earnings.

Trafford is ranked 166 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Income domain score. This represents an increase in relative deprivation (-3) from 169 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Income score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	7	8	1
Rochdale	21	15	-6
Oldham	30	21	-9
Salford	24	24	0
Bolton	43	29	-14
Tameside	48	37	-11
Wigan	84	77	-7
Bury	102	83	-19
Stockport	145	135	-10
Trafford	169	166	-3

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 7.2% (10 out of 138) in 2019. This represents no change on 2015 when 7.2% (10 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Income domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

2 LSOAs in Bucklow-St Martins, 2 in St Mary’s, 3 in Clifford, 1 in Stretford, 1 in Village and 1 in Sale Moor ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Income domain in England in 2019. 5 LSOAs sit within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Trafford 017E in Bucklow-St Martins ward 487 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally with 39.1% of residents experiencing deprivation relating to low income, including those people-out-of-work, and those who have low earnings.

Income domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank	Score
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	487	39.1%
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	1,221	33.9%
Trafford 019E	St Mary’s	1	1,224	33.9%
Trafford 001A	Clifford	1	1,408	33.1%
Trafford 001C	Clifford	1	1,538	32.5%
Trafford 001D	Clifford	1	1,857	31.3%
Trafford 011C	Stretford	1	2,172	30.1%
Trafford 022C	Village	1	2,934	27.8%
Trafford 018C	Sale Moor	1	3,068	27.4%
Trafford 019D	St Mary’s	1	3,133	27.3%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Employment

The Employment domain measures the proportion of the working age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market.

Trafford is ranked 155 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Employment domain score. This represents a rise (+5) from 150 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Employment score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Rochdale	15	16	1
Salford	26	30	4
Oldham	28	32	4
Bolton	43	36	-7
Tameside	38	37	-1
Manchester	35	39	4
Wigan	46	50	4
Bury	71	57	-14
Stockport	122	100	-22
Trafford	150	155	5

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 5.8% (8 out of 138) in 2019. This represents no change on 2015 when 5.8% (8 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Employment domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

1 LSOA in Clifford, 2 in Bucklow-St Martins, 2 in St Mary’s, 1 in Village, 1 in Stretford, and 1 in Sale Moor Ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Employment domain in England in 2019. 3 LSOAs sit within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Trafford 001A in Clifford ward ranks 572 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally with 28.9% of working-age residents involuntarily excluded from the labour market.

Employment domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank	Score
Trafford 001A	Clifford	1	572	28.9%
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	821	27.2%
Trafford 019E	St Mary’s	1	1,238	25.2%
Trafford 019D	St Mary’s	1	1,541	24.2%
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	1,693	23.7%
Trafford 022C	Village	1	1,716	23.6%
Trafford 011C	Stretford	1	1,774	23.4%
Trafford 018C	Sale Moor	1	2,836	20.6%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Education, Skills and Training

The Education, Skills and Training domain measures the lack of attainment and skills in the local population.

Trafford is ranked 275 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Education, Skills and Training domain score. This represents a rise (+1) from 274 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Education, Skills and Training score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Oldham	33	23	-10
Rochdale	39	43	4
Salford	59	44	-15
Tameside	70	61	-9
Manchester	38	67	29
Wigan	82	86	4
Bolton	99	90	-9
Bury	195	164	-31
Stockport	187	183	-4
Trafford	274	275	1

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 1.5% (2 out of 138) in 2019. This represents a decline in relative deprivation since 2015 when 2.2% (3 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Education, Skills and Training domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

2 LSOAs in Bucklow-St Martins ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Education, Skills and Training domain in England in 2019. 1 LSOA sits within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Education, Skills and Training domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	586
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	3,277

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Health and Disability

The Health and Disability domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health.

Trafford is ranked 147 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Health and Disability domain score. This represents a rise (+20) from 127 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Health and Disability score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	2	5	3
Salford	7	12	5
Tameside	16	19	3
Rochdale	17	21	4
Oldham	31	40	9
Wigan	38	46	8
Bolton	35	50	15
Stockport	78	78	0
Bury	74	84	10
Trafford	127	147	20

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 5.1% (7 out of 138) in 2019. This represents a decline in relative deprivation since 2015 when 5.8% (8 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Health and Disability domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

3 LSOAs in Bucklow-St Martins, 2 in St Mary’s, 1 in Stretford and 1 in Clifford ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Health and Disability domain in England in 2019. 2 LSOAs sit within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Health and Disability domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	831
Trafford 019E	St Mary’s	1	1,503
Trafford 019D	St Mary’s	1	1,622
Trafford 011C	Stretford	1	1,687
Trafford 017D	Bucklow-St Martins	1	2,401
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	3,151
Trafford 001A	Clifford	1	3,233

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Crime

The Crime domain measures the risk of personal and material victimisation at a local level.

Trafford is ranked 138 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Crime domain score. This represents an increase in relative deprivation (-66) from 204 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Crime score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	10	1	-9
Rochdale	29	2	-27
Oldham	51	5	-46
Tameside	54	12	-42
Bolton	80	13	-67
Salford	72	16	-56
Bury	118	50	-68
Wigan	127	59	-68
Stockport	94	65	-29
Trafford	204	138	-66

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 2.2% (3 out of 138) in 2019. This represents a relative increase on 2015 when 0% (0 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Crime domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

1 LSOA in Stretford and 2 in Bucklow-St Martins ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Crime domain in England in 2019. 1 LSOA sits within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Crime domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank
Trafford 011C	Stretford	1	1,561
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	2,190
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	3,177

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Barriers to Housing and Services

The Barriers to Housing and Services domain measures the physical and financial accessibility of housing and local services.

Trafford is ranked 289 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Barriers to Housing and Services domain score. This represents an increase in relative deprivation (-3) from 292 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Barriers to Housing and Services score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	54	63	9
Salford	217	218	1
Rochdale	178	231	53
Tameside	298	270	-28
Bury	289	277	-12
Bolton	237	285	48
Trafford	292	289	-3
Stockport	307	290	-17
Wigan	288	300	12
Oldham	306	307	1

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 0.7% (1 out of 138) in 2019. This represents no change on 2015 when 0.7% (1 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Barriers to Housing and Services domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

1 LSOA in Bowdon ward was amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Barriers to Housing and Services domain in England in 2019.

Barriers to Housing and Services domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank
Trafford 025E	Bowdon	1	3,012

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Living Environment

The Living Environment domain measures the quality of the local environment. This includes an ‘indoors’ (quality of housing) and an ‘outdoors’ (air quality and road traffic accidents) subdomain.

Trafford is ranked 131 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Living Environment domain score. This represents an increase in relative deprivation (-35) from 166 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average Living Environment score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	34	42	8
Oldham	126	61	-65
Bolton	98	80	-18
Tameside	103	93	-10
Salford	106	94	-12
Bury	111	124	13
Trafford	166	131	-35
Stockport	174	141	-33
Rochdale	146	149	3
Wigan	227	248	21

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 2.9% (4 out of 138) in 2019. This represents a relative increase on 2015 when 1.4% (2 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of Living Environment domain

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

1 LSOA in Urmston, 1 in Gorse Hill, in in Broadheath and 1 in Brooklands ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Living Environment domain in England in 2019.

Living Environment domain 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank
Trafford 009E	Urmston	1	1,652
Trafford 003C	Gorse Hill	1	2,088
Trafford 024C	Broadheath	1	2,789
Trafford 014B	Brooklands	1	3,003

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Income Deprivation Affecting Children

The Income Deprivation Affecting Children sub-domain measures the proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families.

Trafford is ranked 214 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index score. This represents an increase (+18) from 196 in 2015. 1 LSOA sits within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Trafford 017E in Bucklow-St Martins ward ranks 805 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally with 44.1% of children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families.

Relative change in rank of average IDACI score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	5	7	2
Salford	30	28	-2
Rochdale	41	34	-7
Oldham	47	35	-12
Tameside	55	44	-11
Bolton	71	52	-19
Wigan	112	110	-2
Bury	134	119	-15
Stockport	177	160	-17
Trafford	196	214	18

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 3.6% (5 out of 138) in 2019. This represents a decline in relative deprivation since 2015 when 5.8% (8 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of IDACI

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

2 LSOAs in Bucklow-St Martins, 1 in St Mary’s, 1 in Sale Moor and 1 in Clifford ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Income Deprivation Affecting Children sub-domain in England in 2019.

IDACI 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank	Score
Trafford 017E	Bucklow-St Martins	1	805	44.1%
Trafford 017B	Bucklow-St Martins	1	1,754	38.5%
Trafford 019E	St Mary’s	1	1,899	37.8%
Trafford 018C	Sale Moor	1	2,421	35.7%
Trafford 001C	Clifford	1	2,730	34.6%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.

Income Deprivation Affecting Older People

The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People sub-domain measures the proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation.

Trafford is ranked 134 out of 317 local authorities in England on the average 2019 Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index score. This represents an increase in relative deprivation (-2) from 136 in 2015.

Relative change in rank of average IDAOPI score

Local authority	2015	2019	Change
Manchester	4	5	1
Salford	25	30	5
Rochdale	38	40	2
Bolton	46	49	3
Oldham	52	52	0
Tameside	58	60	2
Wigan	80	83	3
Bury	112	109	-3
Trafford	136	134	-2
Stockport	137	136	-1

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

The proportion of Trafford’s LSOAs ranked in the 1st decile or 10% most deprived in England was 7.2% (10 out of 138) in 2019. This represents no change on 2015 when 7.2% (10 out of 138) of LSOAs were ranked within the 1st decile.

Change in percentage of LSOAs in 1st decile of IDAOPI

Source: English Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

6 LSOAs in Clifford, 2 in Longford, 1 in St Mary’s and 1 in Stretford ward were amongst the 10% most deprived LSOAs on the Income Deprivation Affecting Older People sub-domain in England in 2019. 4 LSOAs sit within the 5% most deprived LSOAs nationally.

Trafford 001D in Clifford ward ranks 298 out of 32,844 LSOAs nationally with 56.8% of all those aged 60 or over experiencing income deprivation.

IDAOPI 2019, LSOAs in Trafford

LSOA	Ward	Decile	Rank	Score
Trafford 001D	Clifford	1	298	56.8%
Trafford 001C	Clifford	1	477	52.8%
Trafford 001A	Clifford	1	709	49.1%
Trafford 001F	Longford	1	1,198	44.1%
Trafford 001E	Clifford	1	1,685	41.0%
Trafford 019E	St Mary’s	1	2,390	37.6%
Trafford 004B	Longford	1	2,741	36.2%
Trafford 004C	Clifford	1	3,005	35.1%
Trafford 011C	Stretford	1	3,144	34.6%
Trafford 004A	Clifford	1	3,268	34.1%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation (2019), MHCLG.