"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity,
to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope
for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources,
of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life.
But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education,
on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained
by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke,
Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.
Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty
Poverty index
This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity
by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1.
A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.
In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that
we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those
places, however.
How we calculate the index
The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall
somewhere in between.
We create an average index across 6 metrics
economic inactivity
unemployment
mean weekly wage
median weekly wage
claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64
proportion of households that are fuel poor
This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.
Key indicators
The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Cheshire West and Chester.
This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different
areas in Cheshire West and Chester.
In Cheshire West and Chester 18705
of 158412 households are in fuel poverty.
Blacon
13.5% of households are fuel poorCentral & Grange
19.6% of households are fuel poorChester City & the Garden Quarter
16.2% of households are fuel poorChristleton & Huntington
13.0% of households are fuel poorDavenham, Moulton & Kingsmead
7.9% of households are fuel poorFarndon
14.3% of households are fuel poorFrodsham
9.9% of households are fuel poorGowy Rural
9.0% of households are fuel poorGreat Boughton
10.4% of households are fuel poorHandbridge Park
12.0% of households are fuel poorHartford & Greenbank
8.4% of households are fuel poorHelsby
9.0% of households are fuel poorLache
12.6% of households are fuel poorLedsham & Manor
5.6% of households are fuel poorLittle Neston
10.4% of households are fuel poorMalpas
16.2% of households are fuel poorMarbury
11.5% of households are fuel poorNeston
14.0% of households are fuel poorNetherpool
10.1% of households are fuel poorNewton & Hoole
12.1% of households are fuel poorNorthwich Leftwich
12.1% of households are fuel poorNorthwich Winnington & Castle
16.1% of households are fuel poorNorthwich Witton
18.8% of households are fuel poorParkgate
9.1% of households are fuel poorRudheath
12.7% of households are fuel poorSandstone
12.1% of households are fuel poorSaughall & Mollington
12.0% of households are fuel poorShakerley
12.5% of households are fuel poorStrawberry
5.2% of households are fuel poorSutton Villages
13.0% of households are fuel poorTarporley
12.2% of households are fuel poorTarvin & Kelsall
13.5% of households are fuel poorTattenhall
15.8% of households are fuel poorUpton
10.1% of households are fuel poorWeaver & Cuddington
11.6% of households are fuel poorWhitby Groves
6.4% of households are fuel poorWhitby Park
9.7% of households are fuel poorWillaston & Thornton
10.9% of households are fuel poorWinsford Dene
14.4% of households are fuel poorWinsford Gravel
11.6% of households are fuel poorWinsford Over & Verdin
11.6% of households are fuel poorWinsford Swanlow
9.1% of households are fuel poorWinsford Wharton
13.4% of households are fuel poorWolverham
12.7% of households are fuel poor
Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Cheshire West and Chester.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household
income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Cheshire West and Chester.
Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".
This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Cheshire West and Chester.
Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on
average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.
-12-3-6-901215369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%)
All: 14.1Median gap (%)
Full-Time: 14.8Median gap (%)
Part-Time: -9.4Mean gap (%)
All: 13.7Mean gap (%)
Full-Time: 11.6Mean gap (%)
Part-Time: -4.9Go to the start of bar chart
People in low income households by ethnic group
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Cheshire West and Chester.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.
This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size
and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are
unlikely to be reliable.
This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Cheshire West and Chester.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.