Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bolehall, Tamworth

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bolehall, Tamworth, Staffordshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Bolehall, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Tamworth. 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 5 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 Bolehall 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 Bolehall. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Bolehall

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bolehall. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Tamworth.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Tamworth 004D 26.408 9931/32,844 4
Tamworth 006E 26.204 10050/32,844 4
Tamworth 004B 25.788 10318/32,844 4
Tamworth 004C 15.248 18685/32,844 6
Tamworth 005A 10.338 24096/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Bolehall

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bolehall. 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
Tamworth 006E 0.177 8242/32,844 3
Tamworth 004D 0.16 9606/32,844 3
Tamworth 004B 0.158 9751/32,844 3
Tamworth 004C 0.106 15473/32,844 5
Tamworth 005A 0.058 24211/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Bolehall

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bolehall 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
Tamworth 004B 0.133 8128/32,844 3
Tamworth 004D 0.129 8572/32,844 3
Tamworth 006E 0.12 9666/32,844 3
Tamworth 004C 0.071 18581/32,844 6
Tamworth 005A 0.057 22518/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bolehall

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bolehall population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10246/32,844) in Bolehall is more than the adult average rank (7531/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Tamworth 004D 46.607 3837/32,844 2
Tamworth 004B 38.881 5666/32,844 2
Tamworth 006E 30.305 8435/32,844 3
Tamworth 004C 26.793 9920/32,844 4
Tamworth 005A 16.789 15970/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bolehall

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Bolehall. 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
Tamworth 006E 0.783 6065/32,844 2
Tamworth 004D 0.495 9157/32,844 3
Tamworth 004B 0.448 9737/32,844 3
Tamworth 005A 0.012 15822/32,844 5
Tamworth 004C -0.104 17632/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Bolehall

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 Bolehall. 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
Tamworth 004D 0.273 12340/32,844 4
Tamworth 006E 0.255 12645/32,844 4
Tamworth 004B 0.192 13647/32,844 5
Tamworth 004C 0.048 15909/32,844 5
Tamworth 005A -0.025 17067/32,844 6

There were 175 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bolehall in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bolehall

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bolehall. 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
Tamworth 004C 14.249 23935/32,844 8
Tamworth 004B 13.622 24667/32,844 8
Tamworth 005A 13.613 24677/32,844 8
Tamworth 004D 11.805 26770/32,844 9
Tamworth 006E 11.656 26953/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bolehall

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bolehall. 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
Tamworth 006E 0.362 11039/32,844 4
Tamworth 004B 0.24 12730/32,844 4
Tamworth 004C -0.003 16505/32,844 6
Tamworth 004D -0.066 17507/32,844 6
Tamworth 005A -0.299 21126/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bolehall

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bolehall. 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
Tamworth 006E -0.533 23944/32,844 8
Tamworth 004B -0.625 25245/32,844 8
Tamworth 004C -0.807 27477/32,844 9
Tamworth 004D -0.857 28071/32,844 9
Tamworth 005A -0.866 28174/32,844 9

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.