Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Blakenall, Walsall

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Blakenall, Walsall, West Midlands

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Blakenall, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Walsall. 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 9 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 Blakenall 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 Blakenall. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Blakenall

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 Blakenall. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Walsall.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Walsall 013E 67.813 352/32,844 1
Walsall 030A 61.194 820/32,844 1
Walsall 018F 59.497 954/32,844 1
Walsall 012A 56.792 1244/32,844 1
Walsall 013D 51.504 1949/32,844 1
Walsall 018D 48.608 2390/32,844 1
Walsall 018E 46.96 2663/32,844 1
Walsall 013B 45.59 2939/32,844 1
Walsall 018B 42.157 3675/32,844 2

Income Deprivation in Blakenall

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 Blakenall. 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
Walsall 013E 0.457 118/32,844 1
Walsall 018F 0.364 817/32,844 1
Walsall 030A 0.351 1008/32,844 1
Walsall 012A 0.326 1519/32,844 1
Walsall 013D 0.324 1563/32,844 1
Walsall 018D 0.298 2265/32,844 1
Walsall 013B 0.279 2919/32,844 1
Walsall 018B 0.274 3091/32,844 1
Walsall 018E 0.263 3495/32,844 2

Employment Deprivation in Blakenall

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blakenall 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
Walsall 030A 0.249 1313/32,844 1
Walsall 013E 0.244 1492/32,844 1
Walsall 018F 0.233 1810/32,844 1
Walsall 012A 0.219 2300/32,844 1
Walsall 013D 0.198 3231/32,844 1
Walsall 013B 0.193 3531/32,844 2
Walsall 018E 0.19 3693/32,844 2
Walsall 018D 0.186 3958/32,844 2
Walsall 018B 0.185 4013/32,844 2

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blakenall

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Blakenall population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (1616/32,844) in Blakenall is more than the adult average rank (1040/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Walsall 013E 95.301 18/32,844 1
Walsall 013D 90.634 54/32,844 1
Walsall 018F 80.687 266/32,844 1
Walsall 012A 74.252 543/32,844 1
Walsall 018D 70.669 739/32,844 1
Walsall 030A 66.069 1086/32,844 1
Walsall 013B 63.337 1359/32,844 1
Walsall 018E 59.179 1826/32,844 1
Walsall 018B 57.364 2059/32,844 1

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blakenall

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Blakenall. 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
Walsall 030A 1.625 1052/32,844 1
Walsall 013E 1.523 1385/32,844 1
Walsall 018E 1.43 1743/32,844 1
Walsall 018F 1.32 2245/32,844 1
Walsall 012A 1.297 2363/32,844 1
Walsall 018D 1.238 2658/32,844 1
Walsall 018B 1.004 4204/32,844 2
Walsall 013D 0.912 4948/32,844 2
Walsall 013B 0.801 5888/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Blakenall

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 Blakenall. 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
Walsall 012A 1.367 1474/32,844 1
Walsall 013E 1.204 2212/32,844 1
Walsall 030A 1.158 2475/32,844 1
Walsall 018F 0.961 3844/32,844 2
Walsall 018E 0.814 5274/32,844 2
Walsall 013D 0.77 5739/32,844 2
Walsall 013B 0.753 5902/32,844 2
Walsall 018B 0.424 10113/32,844 4
Walsall 018D 0.231 13005/32,844 4

There were 351 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blakenall in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blakenall

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blakenall. 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
Walsall 030A 23.987 12154/32,844 4
Walsall 018B 23.901 12241/32,844 4
Walsall 018F 21.842 14513/32,844 5
Walsall 018E 20.59 15949/32,844 5
Walsall 018D 19.146 17681/32,844 6
Walsall 013E 18.665 18283/32,844 6
Walsall 013B 18.384 18629/32,844 6
Walsall 013D 15.226 22715/32,844 7
Walsall 012A 12.537 25961/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blakenall

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blakenall. 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
Walsall 018D 0.936 4372/32,844 2
Walsall 012A 0.786 5835/32,844 2
Walsall 013B 0.738 6387/32,844 2
Walsall 013E 0.737 6401/32,844 2
Walsall 030A 0.518 8927/32,844 3
Walsall 018E 0.517 8947/32,844 3
Walsall 018F 0.508 9088/32,844 3
Walsall 013D 0.428 10154/32,844 4
Walsall 018B -0.075 17643/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blakenall

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blakenall. 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
Walsall 030A 0.827 5416/32,844 2
Walsall 013B 0.755 6013/32,844 2
Walsall 012A 0.737 6164/32,844 2
Walsall 018E 0.727 6248/32,844 2
Walsall 018D 0.441 9010/32,844 3
Walsall 018F 0.441 9011/32,844 3
Walsall 013D 0.385 9695/32,844 3
Walsall 018B 0.343 10202/32,844 4
Walsall 013E -0.006 15395/32,844 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.