Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Belle Vale, Dudley

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Belle Vale, 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 10 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 Belle Vale 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 Belle Vale. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Belle Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Belle Vale. 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 039B 53.738 1640/32,844 1
Dudley 039A 31.279 7401/32,844 3
Dudley 033C 25.168 10664/32,844 4
Dudley 039C 22.439 12429/32,844 4
Dudley 034A 22.281 12547/32,844 4
Dudley 034E 21.792 12919/32,844 4
Dudley 033E 21.755 12951/32,844 4
Dudley 034D 13.264 20776/32,844 7
Dudley 034C 10.009 24519/32,844 8
Dudley 034B 6.194 29217/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Belle Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Belle Vale. 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 039B 0.404 361/32,844 1
Dudley 039A 0.218 5640/32,844 2
Dudley 033C 0.179 8110/32,844 3
Dudley 039C 0.156 9967/32,844 4
Dudley 033E 0.155 10039/32,844 4
Dudley 034E 0.154 10142/32,844 4
Dudley 034A 0.152 10283/32,844 4
Dudley 034D 0.086 18502/32,844 6
Dudley 034C 0.063 23060/32,844 8
Dudley 034B 0.041 28304/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Belle Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Belle Vale 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 039B 0.262 1018/32,844 1
Dudley 039A 0.156 6040/32,844 2
Dudley 034E 0.121 9563/32,844 3
Dudley 033C 0.118 9901/32,844 4
Dudley 039C 0.112 10799/32,844 4
Dudley 033E 0.108 11241/32,844 4
Dudley 034A 0.106 11656/32,844 4
Dudley 034D 0.079 16480/32,844 6
Dudley 034C 0.066 19825/32,844 7
Dudley 034B 0.042 27182/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Belle Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Belle Vale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15245/32,844) in Belle Vale is more than the adult average rank (10467/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dudley 039B 56.735 2140/32,844 1
Dudley 033E 31.209 8106/32,844 3
Dudley 039A 30.606 8325/32,844 3
Dudley 034E 24.03 11326/32,844 4
Dudley 039C 23.924 11394/32,844 4
Dudley 033C 22.637 12149/32,844 4
Dudley 034A 22.556 12211/32,844 4
Dudley 034D 16.23 16380/32,844 5
Dudley 034C 10.168 21661/32,844 7
Dudley 034B 8.018 23915/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Belle Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Belle Vale. 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 039B 1.172 3039/32,844 1
Dudley 039A 0.764 6226/32,844 2
Dudley 033E 0.31 11483/32,844 4
Dudley 033C 0.223 12740/32,844 4
Dudley 034E 0.205 12989/32,844 4
Dudley 039C 0.19 13202/32,844 5
Dudley 034A 0.059 15097/32,844 5
Dudley 034C -0.037 16563/32,844 6
Dudley 034D -0.223 19472/32,844 6
Dudley 034B -0.42 22382/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Belle Vale

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 Belle Vale. 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 039B 0.185 13760/32,844 5
Dudley 034A 0.137 14538/32,844 5
Dudley 033C -0.127 18541/32,844 6
Dudley 034D -0.158 19011/32,844 6
Dudley 033E -0.171 19216/32,844 6
Dudley 039C -0.268 20586/32,844 7
Dudley 039A -0.485 23572/32,844 8
Dudley 034E -0.617 25274/32,844 8
Dudley 034C -0.94 28601/32,844 9
Dudley 034B -1.247 30723/32,844 10

There were 176 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Belle Vale in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Belle Vale

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Belle Vale. 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 034B 22.071 14239/32,844 5
Dudley 033E 15.819 21908/32,844 7
Dudley 039B 13.537 24770/32,844 8
Dudley 034A 13.227 25142/32,844 8
Dudley 039A 12.72 25729/32,844 8
Dudley 034E 12.34 26182/32,844 8
Dudley 034D 12.044 26516/32,844 9
Dudley 039C 8.828 29656/32,844 10
Dudley 033C 5.882 31608/32,844 10
Dudley 034C 4.616 32174/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Belle Vale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Belle Vale. 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 033C 1.279 1998/32,844 1
Dudley 039A 1.071 3331/32,844 2
Dudley 039C 1.03 3649/32,844 2
Dudley 034A 0.983 3988/32,844 2
Dudley 034E 0.799 5696/32,844 2
Dudley 034C 0.409 10404/32,844 4
Dudley 034D 0.263 12390/32,844 4
Dudley 033E -0.075 17650/32,844 6
Dudley 039B -0.172 19184/32,844 6
Dudley 034B -0.602 25192/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Belle Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Belle Vale. 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 034C 0.032 14781/32,844 5
Dudley 034A -0.139 17649/32,844 6
Dudley 033C -0.139 17651/32,844 6
Dudley 034D -0.153 17872/32,844 6
Dudley 039C -0.231 19180/32,844 6
Dudley 033E -0.265 19720/32,844 7
Dudley 034B -0.321 20711/32,844 7
Dudley 039B -0.386 21821/32,844 7
Dudley 039A -0.411 22205/32,844 7
Dudley 034E -0.493 23381/32,844 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.