Deprivation Statistics for Abbey Hulton and Townsend, Stoke-on-Trent

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Abbey Hulton and Townsend, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Abbey Hulton and Townsend, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Stoke-on-Trent. 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 9 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 Abbey Hulton and Townsend 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 Abbey Hulton and Townsend. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Abbey Hulton and Townsend. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Stoke-on-Trent.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 55.965 1355/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 55.796 1373/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 55.752 1380/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 51.412 1968/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 50.079 2167/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 49.329 2283/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 36.366 5409/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 21.779 12930/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 16.63 17335/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

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 Abbey Hulton and Townsend. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 0.346 1083/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 0.328 1479/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 0.31 1954/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 0.291 2492/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 0.289 2563/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 0.286 2692/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.171 8673/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 0.119 13814/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 0.077 20121/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Abbey Hulton and Townsend 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
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 0.262 1021/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 0.261 1048/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 0.26 1067/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 0.246 1397/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 0.224 2118/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 0.206 2856/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.159 5808/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 0.111 10974/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 0.083 15554/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

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 Abbey Hulton and Townsend population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6482/32,844) in Abbey Hulton and Townsend is more than the adult average rank (3159/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 77.344 394/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 73.428 579/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 62.841 1413/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 62.205 1491/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 59.378 1807/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 53.022 2725/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 50.07 3239/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 22.953 11934/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 21.988 12550/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Abbey Hulton and Townsend. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 1.648 982/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 1.646 986/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 1.612 1089/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 1.401 1878/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 1.373 1988/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 1.313 2272/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.883 5198/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 0.769 6190/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 0.383 10551/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Abbey Hulton and Townsend. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 1.098 2815/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 1.089 2874/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 0.927 4158/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 0.888 4502/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 0.842 4986/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 0.795 5476/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 0.464 9572/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 0.357 11067/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 0.122 14777/32,844 5

There were 303 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Abbey Hulton and Townsend in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Abbey Hulton and Townsend. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 21.226 15230/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 19.215 17602/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 18.554 18423/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 18.433 18570/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 014B 14.597 23534/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 14.021 24203/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 13.689 24600/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 13.511 24807/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 7.23 30841/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Abbey Hulton and Townsend. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 014C 0.654 7270/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 012E 0.55 8537/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 0.513 9013/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.425 10184/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 0.169 13831/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 012B 0.141 14270/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014A 0.069 15390/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 012C 0.038 15846/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014B -0.379 22271/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Abbey Hulton and Townsend

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Abbey Hulton and Townsend. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.425 9184/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 012D 0.357 10041/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 012A 0.107 13543/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014B -0.037 15893/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014A -0.126 17444/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 012B -0.437 22604/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 014C -0.45 22768/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 012E -0.521 23777/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 012C -0.596 24856/32,844 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.