Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Amblecote, Dudley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Amblecote, Dudley, West Midlands

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Amblecote, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dudley. 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 13 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 Amblecote 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 Amblecote. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Amblecote

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Amblecote. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dudley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dudley 031B 41.752 3796/32,844 2
Dudley 027E 21.972 12798/32,844 4
Dudley 031A 21.239 13372/32,844 5
Dudley 023A 18.475 15718/32,844 5
Dudley 031C 13.469 20529/32,844 7
Dudley 027B 11.606 22637/32,844 7
Dudley 028D 10.66 23705/32,844 8
Dudley 027D 10.567 23811/32,844 8
Dudley 024D 10.493 23889/32,844 8
Dudley 027C 8.397 26561/32,844 9
Dudley 028C 5.966 29512/32,844 9
Dudley 028A 5.745 29752/32,844 10
Dudley 028B 5.036 30469/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Amblecote

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Amblecote. 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
Dudley 031B 0.289 2543/32,844 1
Dudley 031A 0.151 10410/32,844 4
Dudley 027E 0.133 12242/32,844 4
Dudley 023A 0.096 16994/32,844 6
Dudley 031C 0.064 22721/32,844 7
Dudley 027B 0.061 23560/32,844 8
Dudley 028D 0.057 24345/32,844 8
Dudley 024D 0.057 24494/32,844 8
Dudley 027C 0.049 26381/32,844 9
Dudley 028C 0.041 28379/32,844 9
Dudley 027D 0.04 28710/32,844 9
Dudley 028A 0.038 29138/32,844 9
Dudley 028B 0.036 29540/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Amblecote

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Amblecote 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
Dudley 031B 0.211 2651/32,844 1
Dudley 031A 0.108 11305/32,844 4
Dudley 027E 0.096 13280/32,844 5
Dudley 023A 0.079 16613/32,844 6
Dudley 031C 0.064 20422/32,844 7
Dudley 027B 0.061 21208/32,844 7
Dudley 027D 0.057 22388/32,844 7
Dudley 027C 0.056 22874/32,844 7
Dudley 028D 0.054 23362/32,844 8
Dudley 024D 0.051 24439/32,844 8
Dudley 028C 0.047 25574/32,844 8
Dudley 028B 0.047 25683/32,844 8
Dudley 028A 0.032 30098/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Amblecote

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Amblecote population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17477/32,844) in Amblecote is more than the adult average rank (15568/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dudley 031B 49.016 3424/32,844 2
Dudley 027E 34.588 6911/32,844 3
Dudley 027D 21.042 13109/32,844 4
Dudley 031C 20.967 13160/32,844 5
Dudley 031A 19.484 14096/32,844 5
Dudley 027B 17.496 15467/32,844 5
Dudley 027C 13.588 18515/32,844 6
Dudley 024D 13.552 18546/32,844 6
Dudley 023A 10.395 21460/32,844 7
Dudley 028C 9.164 22691/32,844 7
Dudley 028A 8.872 23001/32,844 8
Dudley 028B 8.238 23699/32,844 8
Dudley 028D 6.395 25728/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Amblecote

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Amblecote. 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
Dudley 031B 1.136 3268/32,844 1
Dudley 031A 0.568 8301/32,844 3
Dudley 023A 0.394 10419/32,844 4
Dudley 027E 0.189 13206/32,844 5
Dudley 028D 0.099 14530/32,844 5
Dudley 024D -0.016 16242/32,844 5
Dudley 031C -0.097 17525/32,844 6
Dudley 027B -0.144 18300/32,844 6
Dudley 027D -0.145 18310/32,844 6
Dudley 027C -0.253 19921/32,844 7
Dudley 028B -0.292 20526/32,844 7
Dudley 028C -0.354 21497/32,844 7
Dudley 028A -0.388 21967/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Amblecote

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Amblecote. 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
Dudley 031C 0.149 14327/32,844 5
Dudley 031A 0.139 14489/32,844 5
Dudley 031B 0.078 15449/32,844 5
Dudley 027E 0.073 15531/32,844 5
Dudley 024D -0.019 16979/32,844 6
Dudley 027D -0.024 17054/32,844 6
Dudley 023A -0.055 17497/32,844 6
Dudley 027C -0.159 19016/32,844 6
Dudley 028D -0.274 20673/32,844 7
Dudley 028A -0.347 21703/32,844 7
Dudley 027B -0.743 26711/32,844 9
Dudley 028B -1.034 29376/32,844 9
Dudley 028C -1.199 30454/32,844 10

There were 234 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Amblecote in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Amblecote

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Amblecote. 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
Dudley 028D 26.085 10103/32,844 4
Dudley 031C 20.31 16279/32,844 5
Dudley 023A 20.302 16289/32,844 5
Dudley 031B 20.227 16388/32,844 5
Dudley 028A 18.3 18728/32,844 6
Dudley 027E 18.254 18790/32,844 6
Dudley 027B 16.791 20698/32,844 7
Dudley 028C 16.703 20810/32,844 7
Dudley 024D 16.134 21501/32,844 7
Dudley 027D 11.448 27176/32,844 9
Dudley 028B 11.195 27417/32,844 9
Dudley 027C 10.615 28028/32,844 9
Dudley 031A 9.503 29073/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Amblecote

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Amblecote. 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
Dudley 023A 1.117 2999/32,844 1
Dudley 027E 0.6 7942/32,844 3
Dudley 027B 0.547 8578/32,844 3
Dudley 027D 0.316 11677/32,844 4
Dudley 031A 0.224 12971/32,844 4
Dudley 024D 0.205 13236/32,844 5
Dudley 031C 0.143 14242/32,844 5
Dudley 028D -0.144 18741/32,844 6
Dudley 027C -0.425 22892/32,844 7
Dudley 028C -0.55 24513/32,844 8
Dudley 031B -0.794 27294/32,844 9
Dudley 028A -0.885 28075/32,844 9
Dudley 028B -1.081 29616/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Amblecote

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Amblecote. 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
Dudley 027B -0.034 15848/32,844 5
Dudley 027C -0.123 17389/32,844 6
Dudley 023A -0.169 18123/32,844 6
Dudley 027D -0.205 18733/32,844 6
Dudley 027E -0.22 18985/32,844 6
Dudley 031B -0.234 19231/32,844 6
Dudley 031C -0.252 19501/32,844 6
Dudley 028A -0.288 20154/32,844 7
Dudley 024D -0.324 20753/32,844 7
Dudley 031A -0.339 21016/32,844 7
Dudley 028B -0.456 22860/32,844 7
Dudley 028C -0.47 23081/32,844 8
Dudley 028D -0.537 23988/32,844 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.