This report explores the 2019 English Indices of Deprivation for the small areas (Lower-Layer Super Output Areas or LSOAs) within Ashton upon Mersey. 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 /> Ashton upon Mersey ward boundary and best-fit LSOAs

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
Ashton upon Mersey ward boundary and best-fit LSOAs

Key findings

  • Ashton upon Mersey ranks 14th (with Broadheath) 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.
  • Income deprivation affecting older people is more varied amongst the 7 LSOAs than for children, with an LSOA represented in each of the deciles from 4 (40% most deprived nationally) to 9 (20% least deprived nationally) inclusive.
  • Trafford 012B has 18.7% of older people affected by income deprivation compared to 3.6% of children.
  • The LSOA which includes Ashton upon Mersey village, Trafford 013C, is affected by crime deprivation to a greater degree than the other areas.

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 Ashton upon Mersey encompasses the following 7 LSOAs:

LSOA code LSOA name
E01006147 Trafford 012A
E01006148 Trafford 016A
E01006149 Trafford 012B
E01006150 Trafford 012C
E01006154 Trafford 012D
E01006169 Trafford 013B
E01006170 Trafford 013C

Interactive map

You can use the interactive map below to explore Ashton upon Mersey 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 Ashton upon Mersey lie relative to all the LSOAs in Trafford, and in which decile.

LSOAs in Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on IMD

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 013B 7 21,810
Trafford 012B 7 22,746
Trafford 013C 8 23,152
Trafford 012C 8 25,475
Trafford 016A 8 26,203
Trafford 012D 9 27,526
Trafford 012A 10 30,222

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Income

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 013B 6 17,849 9.0%
Trafford 012B 6 17,955 9.0%
Trafford 013C 6 18,391 8.7%
Trafford 012C 8 23,206 6.2%
Trafford 016A 8 25,383 5.3%
Trafford 012D 9 28,965 3.8%
Trafford 012A 10 30,419 3.2%

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Employment

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 013B 5 15,018 8.6%
Trafford 012B 6 16,949 7.7%
Trafford 016A 7 20,271 6.4%
Trafford 012C 7 21,988 5.8%
Trafford 013C 8 23,627 5.3%
Trafford 012D 8 25,373 4.8%
Trafford 012A 10 30,387 3.1%

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Education

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 013B 8 23,685
Trafford 013C 9 27,728
Trafford 012C 10 31,092
Trafford 012A 10 31,214
Trafford 012B 10 31,614
Trafford 016A 10 31,631
Trafford 012D 10 31,823

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Health

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 013B 6 16,444
Trafford 013C 6 17,868
Trafford 012B 6 18,338
Trafford 012A 7 21,455
Trafford 016A 7 22,313
Trafford 012D 7 22,377
Trafford 012C 8 23,810

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Crime

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 013C 4 10,439
Trafford 012C 5 16,172
Trafford 012A 6 17,657
Trafford 013B 6 19,204
Trafford 016A 7 19,973
Trafford 012D 7 20,796
Trafford 012B 7 21,915

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Barriers to Housing & Services

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 016A 8 24,167
Trafford 012B 9 29,017
Trafford 012C 9 29,481
Trafford 012D 10 30,125
Trafford 013B 10 31,204
Trafford 012A 10 31,331
Trafford 013C 10 31,869

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on Living Environment

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank
Trafford 012D 3 6,869
Trafford 012C 3 9,616
Trafford 012B 4 12,318
Trafford 016A 5 13,194
Trafford 013C 5 14,604
Trafford 012A 5 14,964
Trafford 013B 7 21,401

Income Deprivation Affecting Children

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

LSOAs in Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on IDACI

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 013C 7 20,451 9.2%
Trafford 013B 7 20,839 9.0%
Trafford 016A 9 26,903 5.2%
Trafford 012B 10 29,728 3.6%
Trafford 012C 10 30,513 3.1%
Trafford 012D 10 31,726 2.2%
Trafford 012A 10 31,984 1.9%

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 Ashton upon Mersey relative to Trafford on IDAOPI

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG

Source: 2019 Indices of Deprivation, MHCLG



LSOA Decile Rank Score
Trafford 012B 4 10,918 18.7%
Trafford 013C 5 15,612 13.5%
Trafford 012C 6 18,060 11.4%
Trafford 013B 6 18,180 11.3%
Trafford 012D 7 19,939 10.1%
Trafford 012A 8 25,728 6.7%
Trafford 016A 9 27,406 5.9%

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