Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bloxwich East, Walsall

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bloxwich East, 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 Bloxwich 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 Bloxwich East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bloxwich 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 Bloxwich East. 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 012D 63.103 654/32,844 1
Walsall 017D 56.657 1263/32,844 1
Walsall 006C 52.756 1756/32,844 1
Walsall 012C 49.864 2204/32,844 1
Walsall 008A 46.629 2727/32,844 1
Walsall 006A 40.903 4001/32,844 2
Walsall 012B 36.326 5423/32,844 2
Walsall 006D 31.071 7513/32,844 3
Walsall 006B 19.125 15138/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Bloxwich East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bloxwich 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
Walsall 012D 0.42 246/32,844 1
Walsall 006C 0.339 1237/32,844 1
Walsall 017D 0.31 1946/32,844 1
Walsall 012C 0.294 2409/32,844 1
Walsall 008A 0.26 3599/32,844 2
Walsall 006A 0.245 4250/32,844 2
Walsall 006D 0.196 6911/32,844 3
Walsall 012B 0.194 7054/32,844 3
Walsall 006B 0.1 16359/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Bloxwich East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bloxwich 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
Walsall 012D 0.267 924/32,844 1
Walsall 017D 0.248 1358/32,844 1
Walsall 008A 0.225 2093/32,844 1
Walsall 006C 0.207 2807/32,844 1
Walsall 006A 0.205 2917/32,844 1
Walsall 012C 0.194 3477/32,844 2
Walsall 006D 0.176 4598/32,844 2
Walsall 012B 0.133 8149/32,844 3
Walsall 006B 0.095 13413/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bloxwich 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 Bloxwich East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5757/32,844) in Bloxwich East is more than the adult average rank (1958/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Walsall 012D 81.191 243/32,844 1
Walsall 006C 78.559 345/32,844 1
Walsall 012C 77.684 378/32,844 1
Walsall 017D 73.469 577/32,844 1
Walsall 008A 58.018 1972/32,844 1
Walsall 006A 44.848 4196/32,844 2
Walsall 012B 42.779 4680/32,844 2
Walsall 006D 36.884 6224/32,844 2
Walsall 006B 28.782 9071/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bloxwich East

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 Bloxwich 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
Walsall 012D 1.518 1399/32,844 1
Walsall 017D 1.386 1936/32,844 1
Walsall 012C 1.237 2662/32,844 1
Walsall 006C 1.202 2855/32,844 1
Walsall 012B 1.11 3466/32,844 2
Walsall 006A 0.968 4473/32,844 2
Walsall 008A 0.963 4521/32,844 2
Walsall 006D 0.642 7472/32,844 3
Walsall 006B 0.089 14676/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Bloxwich East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Bloxwich 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
Walsall 008A 0.996 3546/32,844 2
Walsall 012B 0.996 3552/32,844 2
Walsall 017D 0.945 3987/32,844 2
Walsall 012C 0.814 5268/32,844 2
Walsall 012D 0.562 8240/32,844 3
Walsall 006C 0.548 8426/32,844 3
Walsall 006A 0.291 12062/32,844 4
Walsall 006B 0.194 13618/32,844 5
Walsall 006D 0.027 16273/32,844 5

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bloxwich East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bloxwich 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
Walsall 006A 22.221 14065/32,844 5
Walsall 017D 21.557 14831/32,844 5
Walsall 006C 19.497 17276/32,844 6
Walsall 008A 17.489 19808/32,844 7
Walsall 006B 16.824 20657/32,844 7
Walsall 012C 16.322 21262/32,844 7
Walsall 012D 15.607 22210/32,844 7
Walsall 006D 14.463 23699/32,844 8
Walsall 012B 12.625 25859/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bloxwich East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bloxwich 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
Walsall 012B 0.828 5389/32,844 2
Walsall 006A 0.677 7019/32,844 3
Walsall 006D 0.451 9860/32,844 4
Walsall 017D 0.419 10261/32,844 4
Walsall 006C 0.382 10780/32,844 4
Walsall 008A 0.373 10898/32,844 4
Walsall 012C 0.28 12151/32,844 4
Walsall 012D 0.204 13247/32,844 5
Walsall 006B 0.185 13549/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bloxwich East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bloxwich 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
Walsall 017D 0.804 5620/32,844 2
Walsall 008A 0.786 5752/32,844 2
Walsall 012C 0.751 6044/32,844 2
Walsall 012B 0.743 6119/32,844 2
Walsall 006B 0.407 9403/32,844 3
Walsall 006C 0.305 10669/32,844 4
Walsall 006A 0.305 10677/32,844 4
Walsall 012D -0.001 15334/32,844 5
Walsall 006D -0.185 18403/32,844 6

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.