Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Blurton East, Stoke-on-Trent

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Blurton East, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Blurton East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Stoke-on-Trent. 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 7 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 Blurton 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 Blurton East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Blurton 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 Blurton East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Stoke-on-Trent.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 41.903 3750/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 40.751 4042/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 36.758 5284/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 31.258 7417/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 29.71 8163/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 027A 19.114 15144/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 026A 18.272 15899/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Blurton 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 Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 0.262 3529/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 0.224 5306/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 0.215 5813/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 0.211 6045/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 0.173 8581/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 026A 0.092 17549/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 027A 0.09 17963/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Blurton East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 0.201 3055/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 0.197 3319/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 0.191 3614/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 0.166 5239/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 0.149 6691/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 027A 0.125 9076/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 026A 0.111 10940/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blurton 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 Blurton East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11313/32,844) in Blurton East is more than the adult average rank (4865/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 56.569 2167/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 36.101 6408/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 35.008 6757/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 34.844 6816/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 31.812 7884/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 027A 27.765 9498/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 026A 23.511 11608/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blurton 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 Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 1.266 2522/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 1.232 2696/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 1.093 3573/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 0.867 5311/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 0.793 5970/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 027A 0.538 8645/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 026A 0.507 9008/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Blurton 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 Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 1.518 999/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 0.763 5791/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 0.233 12973/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 0.186 13734/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 0.055 15817/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 027A -0.213 19811/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 026A -0.377 22121/32,844 7

There were 290 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blurton East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blurton East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 032B 17.499 19792/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 16.743 20761/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 026A 15.881 21828/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 14.836 23258/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 13.77 24494/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 11.549 27082/32,844 9
Stoke-on-Trent 027A 9.719 28874/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blurton East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 0.62 7697/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 027C 0.397 10572/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 026B 0.223 12978/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 032A 0.132 14396/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 026A -0.13 18516/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 032B -0.235 20164/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 027A -0.587 25000/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blurton East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blurton 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
Stoke-on-Trent 026D 0.079 14013/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 026B -0.129 17490/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 027A -0.332 20891/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 027C -0.411 22208/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 026A -0.504 23530/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 032B -0.519 23748/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 032A -0.569 24448/32,844 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.