Deprivation Statistics for Wigston Fields, Oadby and Wigston

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wigston Fields, Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wigston Fields, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Oadby and Wigston. 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 4 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 Wigston Fields 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 Wigston Fields. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wigston Fields. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Oadby and Wigston.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005C 32.894 6709/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 005B 28.624 8696/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 008A 15.328 18617/32,844 6
Oadby and Wigston 008D 10.868 23481/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wigston Fields. 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 Name Income Score Income Rank (England) Income Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005C 0.171 8736/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 005B 0.168 8923/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 008A 0.12 13628/32,844 5
Oadby and Wigston 008D 0.059 23885/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wigston Fields 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 Name Employment Score Employment Rank (England) Employment Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005C 0.147 6808/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 005B 0.144 7128/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 008A 0.071 18379/32,844 6
Oadby and Wigston 008D 0.063 20602/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wigston Fields population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8627/32,844) in Wigston Fields is less than the adult average rank (10105/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005C 58.127 1955/32,844 1
Oadby and Wigston 005B 46.782 3803/32,844 2
Oadby and Wigston 008A 19.107 14318/32,844 5
Oadby and Wigston 008D 16.733 16016/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wigston Fields

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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 Wigston Fields. 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 Name Health Score Health Rank (England) Health Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005C 0.979 4378/32,844 2
Oadby and Wigston 005B 0.574 8248/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 008D -0.032 16485/32,844 6
Oadby and Wigston 008A -0.152 18425/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wigston Fields. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA Name Crime Score Crime Rank (England) Crime Decile
Oadby and Wigston 008A 0.288 12124/32,844 4
Oadby and Wigston 005C 0.001 16665/32,844 6
Oadby and Wigston 005B -0.295 20969/32,844 7
Oadby and Wigston 008D -0.296 20980/32,844 7

There were 182 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wigston Fields in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wigston Fields

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wigston Fields. 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 Name Barriers Score Barriers Rank (England) Barriers Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005C 20.847 15666/32,844 5
Oadby and Wigston 008A 14.655 23469/32,844 8
Oadby and Wigston 005B 13.728 24561/32,844 8
Oadby and Wigston 008D 12.63 25851/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wigston Fields. 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 Name Inside Score Inside Rank (England) Inside Decile
Oadby and Wigston 005B 0.714 6634/32,844 3
Oadby and Wigston 005C 0.058 15537/32,844 5
Oadby and Wigston 008D 0.031 15974/32,844 5
Oadby and Wigston 008A -0.171 19161/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wigston Fields

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wigston Fields. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA Name Outside Score Outside (England) Outside Decile
Oadby and Wigston 008D -0.21 18823/32,844 6
Oadby and Wigston 005C -0.23 19152/32,844 6
Oadby and Wigston 008A -0.28 19982/32,844 7
Oadby and Wigston 005B -0.575 24550/32,844 8

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.