Deprivation Statistics for Areley Kings & Riverside, Wyre Forest

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Areley Kings & Riverside, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Areley Kings & Riverside, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wyre Forest. 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 8 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 Areley Kings & Riverside 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 Areley Kings & Riverside. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Areley Kings & Riverside. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wyre Forest.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wyre Forest 014B 50.027 2172/32,844 1
Wyre Forest 013B 32.033 7071/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014A 27.07 9548/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014D 18.783 15429/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013A 17.388 16653/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C 15.16 18751/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 014C 13.484 20511/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 013D 9.644 24955/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Areley Kings & Riverside. 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
Wyre Forest 014B 0.337 1270/32,844 1
Wyre Forest 013B 0.185 7707/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014A 0.154 10161/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 012C 0.119 13850/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013A 0.111 14841/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014D 0.106 15482/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014C 0.09 17888/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013D 0.068 22006/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Areley Kings & Riverside 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
Wyre Forest 014B 0.238 1655/32,844 1
Wyre Forest 013B 0.144 7110/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014A 0.133 8204/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 0.099 12802/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 014D 0.092 13987/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014C 0.09 14239/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 012C 0.088 14728/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013D 0.055 23014/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Areley Kings & Riverside population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15742/32,844) in Areley Kings & Riverside is more than the adult average rank (10506/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wyre Forest 014B 56.875 2126/32,844 1
Wyre Forest 014A 34.971 6771/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013B 24.156 11265/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 014D 22.694 12105/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 013A 18.576 14716/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014C 15.196 17209/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013D 12.347 19612/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C 11.754 20190/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Areley Kings & Riverside

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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 Areley Kings & Riverside. 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
Wyre Forest 014B 0.757 6318/32,844 2
Wyre Forest 013B 0.484 9275/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014D 0.099 14534/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014A -0.016 16241/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013A -0.129 18040/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C -0.304 20707/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 014C -0.329 21105/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 013D -0.669 25574/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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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 Areley Kings & Riverside. 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
Wyre Forest 014B 0.618 7476/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014D 0.56 8264/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013B 0.463 9583/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013D 0.395 10527/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 014A 0.269 12410/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 013A -0.2 19611/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 014C -0.341 21610/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012C -0.772 27031/32,844 9

There were 109 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Areley Kings & Riverside in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Areley Kings & Riverside. 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
Wyre Forest 013B 40.697 1995/32,844 1
Wyre Forest 014A 30.56 6562/32,844 2
Wyre Forest 012C 30.303 6752/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 014B 30.273 6775/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 21.515 14886/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014D 21.257 15195/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 014C 20.411 16170/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013D 11.513 27116/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Areley Kings & Riverside. 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
Wyre Forest 014A 0.633 7550/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013B 0.596 7977/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 0.417 10293/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 014B 0.168 13856/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013D -0.062 17447/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 014D -0.075 17655/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 014C -0.213 19811/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012C -0.745 26785/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Areley Kings & Riverside

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iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Areley Kings & Riverside. 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
Wyre Forest 013A -0.552 24227/32,844 8
Wyre Forest 013B -0.934 28858/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 014B -0.934 28865/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 014A -0.999 29430/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 013D -1.086 30138/32,844 10
Wyre Forest 014D -1.233 31091/32,844 10
Wyre Forest 014C -1.384 31787/32,844 10
Wyre Forest 012C -1.403 31872/32,844 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.