Lancashire

This page shows how Lancashire is ranked for the following 5 ‘composite’ measures of social mobility:

  • Childhood poverty and disadvantage
  • Precarious situations
  • Promising prospects
  • Research and development
  • Socio-cultural advantage

Each of these measures combines data from 3 indicators into a single ‘composite’ score. This provides a more reliable picture of geographical mobility patterns.

Rankings

For each composite measure, 41 regions in the UK are ranked from the lowest to highest values. They are then divided into 5 equally-sized groups (‘quintiles’), from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

For example, Lancashire ranks in the of regions for .

 

Quintile 1
(lowest 20%) Quintile 5
(highest 20%)

Districts in the Lancashire region

ITL3 areas: Blackburn and Darwen, Blackpool, Chorley and West Lancashire, East Lancashire, Mid Lancashire, Lancaster and Wyre

Local authorities: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Lancaster, Wyre, Fylde, Preston, Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Rossendale, Chorley, West Lancashire

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