Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bilston East, Wolverhampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bilston East, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bilston East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wolverhampton. 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 Bilston 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 Bilston East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bilston East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bilston East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wolverhampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wolverhampton 027C 64.145 581/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027A 57.952 1121/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029B 55.326 1422/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033D 49.847 2207/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033A 45.111 3038/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027B 44.012 3251/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033C 36.713 5297/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029C 29.038 8476/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033B 27.677 9209/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 19.952 14390/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Bilston East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 027C 0.406 348/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027A 0.34 1202/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029B 0.335 1307/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033D 0.322 1609/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027B 0.3 2193/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033A 0.26 3612/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033C 0.231 4925/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033B 0.177 8236/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029C 0.175 8408/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 0.105 15605/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Bilston East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 027C 0.291 547/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027A 0.252 1236/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033D 0.231 1886/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029B 0.227 1982/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027B 0.202 3023/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033A 0.189 3775/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033C 0.157 5949/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029C 0.131 8372/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033B 0.13 8560/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 0.088 14707/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bilston East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bilston East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10563/32,844) in Bilston East is more than the adult average rank (2696/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wolverhampton 033A 57.934 1983/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027C 57.142 2085/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033D 54.501 2483/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027B 54.409 2500/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027A 53.858 2587/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029B 51.028 3062/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033C 44.236 4347/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033B 34.809 6829/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 24.651 11015/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 029C 18.928 14450/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bilston East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 027C 1.355 2063/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027A 1.348 2105/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033D 1.119 3396/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029B 0.978 4384/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033A 0.807 5840/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 027B 0.798 5927/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033C 0.603 7887/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029C 0.391 10465/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 033B 0.324 11289/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 022A -0.025 16382/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Bilston East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 029B 1.71 549/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 027A 1.462 1167/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033A 1.345 1560/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 033C 1.001 3516/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033D 0.753 5903/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 027C 0.642 7179/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029C 0.618 7474/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 027B 0.577 8031/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033B 0.506 8991/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 0.267 12451/32,844 4

There were 351 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bilston East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bilston East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 029C 32.768 5224/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029B 25.116 10995/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 027A 23.859 12287/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 022A 22.194 14098/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 033B 22.146 14160/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 027B 22.123 14189/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 033D 20.767 15751/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 027C 20.675 15859/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 033A 19.624 17104/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 033C 17.697 19526/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bilston East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 027C 1.21 2385/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029B 0.672 7064/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 0.66 7197/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033C 0.55 8530/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033D 0.464 9685/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033A 0.461 9719/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029C 0.417 10294/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 033B 0.152 14100/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 027A 0.144 14207/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 027B 0.064 15463/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bilston East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bilston 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
Wolverhampton 027A 1.257 2661/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029B 0.84 5321/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 027C 0.721 6304/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 033A 0.696 6523/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029C 0.526 8132/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 027B 0.507 8337/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 033C 0.454 8877/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 022A 0.296 10797/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 033D 0.208 12018/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 033B 0.075 14091/32,844 5

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.