Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Donnington, Telford and Wrekin

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Donnington, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Donnington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Telford and Wrekin. 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 5 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 Donnington 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 Donnington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Donnington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Donnington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Telford and Wrekin.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Telford and Wrekin 005C 44.291 3209/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005A 40.951 3989/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 005B 30.646 7714/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005E 22.708 12254/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 005D 21.715 12981/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Donnington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Donnington. 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
Telford and Wrekin 005C 0.281 2854/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005A 0.241 4432/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 005E 0.171 8735/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005D 0.157 9900/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 005B 0.147 10771/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Donnington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Donnington 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
Telford and Wrekin 005C 0.199 3166/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005A 0.189 3751/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 005B 0.14 7514/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005E 0.112 10805/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 005D 0.109 11206/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Donnington

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Donnington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (3210/32,844) in Donnington is less than the adult average rank (6595/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Telford and Wrekin 005C 64.518 1230/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005A 60.587 1676/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005B 54.932 2412/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005E 31.151 8123/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005D 29.611 8733/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Donnington

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Donnington. 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
Telford and Wrekin 005A 1.183 2967/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 005C 0.974 4415/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 005B 0.738 6495/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 005D 0.61 7818/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005E 0.159 13617/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Donnington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Donnington. 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
Telford and Wrekin 005C 0.841 5004/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 005B 0.615 7518/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005A 0.492 9177/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005E 0.368 10911/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 005D -0.731 26593/32,844 9

There were 23 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Donnington in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Donnington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Donnington. 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
Telford and Wrekin 005E 17.66 19577/32,844 6
Telford and Wrekin 005C 14.142 24057/32,844 8
Telford and Wrekin 005D 14.071 24147/32,844 8
Telford and Wrekin 005B 8.831 29655/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 005A 7.647 30578/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Donnington

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Donnington. 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
Telford and Wrekin 005B 0.63 7586/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005A 0.619 7707/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 005C 0.172 13787/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 005D 0.068 15407/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 005E -0.71 26412/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Donnington

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Donnington. 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
Telford and Wrekin 005C -1.35 31647/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 005A -1.355 31667/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 005B -1.519 32240/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 005D -1.696 32588/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 005E -1.749 32651/32,844 10

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.