Preston
Preston is consistently painted in a negative light: ranking first for lowest annual salary in the UK and dubbed the begging capital of Lancashire in a recent study. For the first time, we are able to focus in detail on the levels of deprivation in Preston crunching data with postcodes. The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) officially measures relative deprivation within small areas of England (called Lower Super Output Areas or LSOA). The data is gathered and organised by the Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI). It is calculated by combining weighted scores of ten main criteria: Income, Employment, Education, Health, Environment, Crime, Housing and Services. Each one is composed of sub- domains which influence the overall score of the IMD.
Comparing Neighbourhoods
Preston is a city full of diversity, with a wealth of ethnicities and ages contributing to society. With such multiculturalism comes a place enriched in cultures spreading across the city, meaning no two areas of Preston are the same. As the city continues to grow, with an £18 million project to transform the Friargate area in the centre currently underway to house more students; a golf club in Samlesbury is being built on after it became unsustainable. Elsewhere, many schools in the Barton area of Preston have received outstanding Ofsted reports, where as in Eccleston others came under fire. This shows that while some areas of Preston are showing signs of prospering, others are struggling.
THE AGE OF PRESTON
The true value of Preston does not lie in the statistics; it lies in the people. We decided to capture the atmosphere and colour of the city by focussing on the demographic split of each area by post code, and highlighting pockets of concentration of particular age groups. While the city centre tends to buzz with student life, with many living on the university campus or student housing close by; as you delve further into suburban Preston, you’ll find families living closer to schools and within commuting distance to the city centre.
So there it is, a detailed way for you to see and analyse Preston any time you like. As expected, it’s clear that there is a real disparity between some neighbourhoods in the city when it comes to deprivation. These visualisations were not made to praise or criticise certain areas, but to allow you a complex and indepth way to get to know your neighbourhood even better. Were you surprised by what you saw? How did your neighborhood compare to your friends’? Does this study show that Preston isn’t really that bad after all? Leave a comment with your thoughts.
Marie
AGR, École de l'image
Nantes
Pauline
AGR, École de l'image
Nantes
Laura
SciencesCom
Nantes
Alex
SciencesCom
Nantes
Mikaël
Polytech
Nantes
Edgar
Polytech
Nantes
Kunli
Polytech
Nantes
April
UCLan
Preston
Mark
UCLan
Preston
Andrea
UCLan
Preston
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