Deprivation Statistics for Biddulph East, Staffordshire Moorlands

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Biddulph East, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Biddulph East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Staffordshire Moorlands. 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 4 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 Biddulph East 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 Biddulph East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Biddulph East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Biddulph East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Staffordshire Moorlands.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 36.484 5382/32,844 2
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 32.174 7013/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 25.135 10681/32,844 4
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B 12.396 21717/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Biddulph East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Biddulph East. 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 0.249 4094/32,844 2
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 0.199 6722/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 0.157 9862/32,844 4
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B 0.121 13566/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Biddulph East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Biddulph East 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 0.188 3800/32,844 2
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 0.16 5690/32,844 2
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 0.137 7773/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B 0.083 15553/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Biddulph East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Biddulph East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10101/32,844) in Biddulph East is more than the adult average rank (6789/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 54.591 2472/32,844 1
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 40.205 5313/32,844 2
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 35.568 6592/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B 13.157 18903/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Biddulph East

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 Biddulph East. 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 0.953 4590/32,844 2
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 0.481 9312/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 0.478 9364/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B -0.785 26840/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Biddulph East

6
Average
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 Biddulph East. 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 0.603 7706/32,844 3
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 0.309 11798/32,844 4
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 0.208 13355/32,844 5
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B -0.534 24241/32,844 8

There were 92 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Biddulph East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Biddulph East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Biddulph East. 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 19.841 16840/32,844 6
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B 18.197 18869/32,844 6
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 11.096 27538/32,844 9
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 7.679 30552/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Biddulph East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Biddulph East. 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D 0.111 14732/32,844 5
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C 0.049 15679/32,844 5
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A 0.036 15881/32,844 5
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B -1.453 31375/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Biddulph East

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Biddulph East. 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
Staffordshire Moorlands 003C -1.315 31488/32,844 10
Staffordshire Moorlands 003D -1.34 31608/32,844 10
Staffordshire Moorlands 003A -1.373 31741/32,844 10
Staffordshire Moorlands 003B -1.565 32359/32,844 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.