Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bedwardine, Worcester

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bedwardine, Worcester, Worcestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Bedwardine

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bedwardine. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Worcester.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Worcester 012C 15.95 17994/32,844 6
Worcester 012A 13.362 20672/32,844 7
Worcester 012B 9.722 24859/32,844 8
Worcester 012E 9.614 24993/32,844 8
Worcester 012D 8.046 27020/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Bedwardine

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bedwardine. 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
Worcester 012A 0.093 17452/32,844 6
Worcester 012C 0.089 18025/32,844 6
Worcester 012E 0.053 25373/32,844 8
Worcester 012D 0.049 26346/32,844 9
Worcester 012B 0.043 27811/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Bedwardine

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bedwardine 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
Worcester 012C 0.077 16968/32,844 6
Worcester 012A 0.066 19892/32,844 7
Worcester 012D 0.059 21909/32,844 7
Worcester 012E 0.056 22891/32,844 7
Worcester 012B 0.04 27952/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bedwardine

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bedwardine population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (23638/32,844) in Bedwardine is more than the adult average rank (20712/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Worcester 012C 14.589 17686/32,844 6
Worcester 012E 9.999 21825/32,844 7
Worcester 012A 8.302 23634/32,844 8
Worcester 012B 8.109 23833/32,844 8
Worcester 012D 4.843 27493/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bedwardine

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Bedwardine. 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
Worcester 012A -0.343 21339/32,844 7
Worcester 012E -0.355 21524/32,844 7
Worcester 012D -0.384 21911/32,844 7
Worcester 012B -0.385 21932/32,844 7
Worcester 012C -0.537 23893/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Bedwardine

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bedwardine. 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
Worcester 012C 0.432 10004/32,844 4
Worcester 012B -0.161 19061/32,844 6
Worcester 012A -0.351 21763/32,844 7
Worcester 012D -1.058 29530/32,844 9
Worcester 012E -1.192 30425/32,844 10

There were 452 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bedwardine in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bedwardine

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bedwardine. 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
Worcester 012E 29.661 7204/32,844 3
Worcester 012A 25.022 11087/32,844 4
Worcester 012D 23.34 12833/32,844 4
Worcester 012C 11.685 26912/32,844 9
Worcester 012B 10.428 28194/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bedwardine

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bedwardine. 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
Worcester 012B 1.129 2909/32,844 1
Worcester 012C 0.901 4702/32,844 2
Worcester 012A 0.649 7341/32,844 3
Worcester 012D -0.118 18321/32,844 6
Worcester 012E -0.55 24527/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bedwardine

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bedwardine. 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
Worcester 012C 0.332 10330/32,844 4
Worcester 012B 0.023 14923/32,844 5
Worcester 012E -0.089 16790/32,844 6
Worcester 012D -0.293 20246/32,844 7
Worcester 012A -0.479 23177/32,844 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.