Deprivation Statistics for West Kirby and Thurstaston, Wirral

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in West Kirby and Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside

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

Overall Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for West Kirby and Thurstaston. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wirral.
LSOA NameIMD ScoreIMD Rank (England)IMD Decile
Wirral 026D38.4094764/32,8442
Wirral 026A15.68118257/32,8446
Wirral 026C12.65121434/32,8447
Wirral 014A11.78322425/32,8447
Wirral 026E11.70822511/32,8447
Wirral 033C11.17923125/32,8448
Wirral 026B10.01924503/32,8448
Wirral 028E9.96724574/32,8448
Wirral 028B9.8524696/32,8448
Wirral 033B7.63927497/32,8449
Wirral 028A7.42227774/32,8449
Wirral 028D5.7729713/32,84410
Wirral 028C4.95630547/32,84410

Income Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

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 West Kirby and Thurstaston. 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 NameIncome ScoreIncome Rank (England)Income Decile
Wirral 026D0.2633472/32,8442
Wirral 026A0.09816647/32,8446
Wirral 026E0.07819838/32,8447
Wirral 033C0.07720065/32,8447
Wirral 026C0.06622365/32,8447
Wirral 014A0.06123494/32,8448
Wirral 028A0.05624677/32,8448
Wirral 028B0.05524980/32,8448
Wirral 026B0.05125937/32,8448
Wirral 028D0.03829165/32,8449
Wirral 033B0.03230327/32,84410
Wirral 028C0.0330858/32,84410
Wirral 028E0.01432641/32,84410

Employment Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Kirby and Thurstaston 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 NameEmployment ScoreEmployment Rank (England)Employment Decile
Wirral 026D0.2192326/32,8441
Wirral 026A0.09213888/32,8445
Wirral 014A0.08515200/32,8445
Wirral 026E0.07816804/32,8446
Wirral 028B0.07517587/32,8446
Wirral 033C0.06919168/32,8446
Wirral 026C0.06420290/32,8447
Wirral 026B0.06220982/32,8447
Wirral 033B0.05622880/32,8447
Wirral 028A0.04825260/32,8448
Wirral 028D0.04127608/32,8449
Wirral 028C0.03728721/32,8449
Wirral 028E0.03130356/32,84410

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Kirby and Thurstaston population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26951/32,844) in West Kirby and Thurstaston is less than the adult average rank (28416/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA NameEducation ScoreEducation Rank (England)Education Decile
Wirral 026D28.1569334/32,8443
Wirral 033C7.62624345/32,8448
Wirral 028A5.69826501/32,8449
Wirral 026A4.59427793/32,8449
Wirral 014A4.38228057/32,8449
Wirral 026C2.28230548/32,84410
Wirral 033B2.21530639/32,84410
Wirral 028B2.09430793/32,84410
Wirral 026E1.83631066/32,84410
Wirral 028E1.12931867/32,84410
Wirral 026B0.94632082/32,84410
Wirral 028C0.59532447/32,84410
Wirral 028D0.39232616/32,84410

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Kirby and Thurstaston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 West Kirby and Thurstaston. 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 NameHealth ScoreHealth Rank (England)Health Decile
Wirral 026D1.2512591/32,8441
Wirral 026A0.4469769/32,8443
Wirral 033C0.27811933/32,8444
Wirral 028B0.22512712/32,8444
Wirral 026E0.20912936/32,8444
Wirral 028A0.18413281/32,8445
Wirral 014A0.16113602/32,8445
Wirral 028E0.12514113/32,8445
Wirral 028D0.01415775/32,8445
Wirral 026C0.0115842/32,8445
Wirral 026B-0.00616105/32,8445
Wirral 033B-0.18718937/32,8446
Wirral 028C-0.23819685/32,8446

Crime Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in West Kirby and Thurstaston. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA NameCrime ScoreCrime Rank (England)Crime Decile
Wirral 026C0.28612157/32,8444
Wirral 026B-0.03917274/32,8446
Wirral 028E-0.20819744/32,8447
Wirral 026E-0.37222055/32,8447
Wirral 026A-0.37622107/32,8447
Wirral 014A-0.43422888/32,8447
Wirral 026D-0.54924449/32,8448
Wirral 033B-0.74726760/32,8449
Wirral 028D-0.76626963/32,8449
Wirral 028A-1.06329568/32,84410
Wirral 033C-1.20530501/32,84410
Wirral 028B-1.31731057/32,84410
Wirral 028C-1.45231616/32,84410

There were 35 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers West Kirby and Thurstaston in October 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Kirby and Thurstaston

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West Kirby and Thurstaston. 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 NameBarriers ScoreBarriers Rank (England)Barriers Decile
Wirral 028E39.3782381/32,8441
Wirral 033B21.41514994/32,8445
Wirral 028C19.43517344/32,8446
Wirral 026D18.77818137/32,8446
Wirral 028D18.11418975/32,8446
Wirral 028B17.20220175/32,8447
Wirral 014A15.73222033/32,8447
Wirral 033C12.77925661/32,8448
Wirral 028A11.23727375/32,8449
Wirral 026B9.71828875/32,8449
Wirral 026E7.52530663/32,84410
Wirral 026A5.01832035/32,84410
Wirral 026C3.78832431/32,84410

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Kirby and Thurstaston. 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 NameInside ScoreInside Rank (England)Inside Decile
Wirral 026C1.1083062/32,8441
Wirral 026A0.9344388/32,8442
Wirral 026B0.8655036/32,8442
Wirral 026E0.5338757/32,8443
Wirral 014A0.39910548/32,8444
Wirral 033B0.39510608/32,8444
Wirral 026D0.28612059/32,8444
Wirral 033C0.2712285/32,8444
Wirral 028B0.13514360/32,8445
Wirral 028C0.0715353/32,8445
Wirral 028A-0.18819450/32,8446
Wirral 028E-0.28620925/32,8447
Wirral 028D-0.36722106/32,8447

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Kirby and Thurstaston

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Kirby and Thurstaston. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA NameOutside ScoreOutside (England)Outside Decile
Wirral 026C-0.58524691/32,8448
Wirral 028B-0.66825773/32,8448
Wirral 026D-0.67225824/32,8448
Wirral 026B-0.69326083/32,8448
Wirral 033C-0.69426095/32,8448
Wirral 028D-0.69926158/32,8448
Wirral 026E-0.70626259/32,8448
Wirral 028E-0.7326575/32,8449
Wirral 028A-0.73126585/32,8449
Wirral 028C-0.76126947/32,8449
Wirral 033B-0.84727953/32,8449
Wirral 014A-0.95229014/32,8449
Wirral 026A-1.02629666/32,84410

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.