Deprivation Statistics for Brewood and Coven, South Staffordshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Brewood and Coven, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Brewood and Coven, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Staffordshire. 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 4 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 Brewood and Coven 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 Brewood and Coven. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Brewood and Coven. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Staffordshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Staffordshire 003B 11.251 23054/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 006A 10.609 23766/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 003A 10.506 23878/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 006B 7.377 27837/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Brewood and Coven. 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
South Staffordshire 003B 0.099 16529/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 006A 0.065 22522/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 003A 0.059 23935/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 006B 0.057 24422/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Brewood and Coven 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
South Staffordshire 003B 0.065 20235/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 006A 0.059 21852/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 003A 0.051 24489/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 006B 0.05 24872/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Brewood and Coven population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16873/32,844) in Brewood and Coven is less than the adult average rank (19271/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Staffordshire 006A 17.369 15558/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 006B 14.64 17644/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 003B 14.554 17720/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 003A 10.015 21803/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Brewood and Coven

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Brewood and Coven. 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
South Staffordshire 003B -0.136 18153/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 006B -0.491 23308/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 006A -0.623 24999/32,844 8
South Staffordshire 003A -0.904 28014/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Brewood and Coven. 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
South Staffordshire 003A 0.166 14067/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 006A -0.8 27299/32,844 9
South Staffordshire 003B -0.879 28051/32,844 9
South Staffordshire 006B -1.268 30825/32,844 10

There were 5 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Brewood and Coven in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Brewood and Coven

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Brewood and Coven. 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
South Staffordshire 003A 20.017 16633/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 006A 19.009 17852/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 003B 7.94 30371/32,844 10
South Staffordshire 006B 3.735 32445/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Brewood and Coven. 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
South Staffordshire 003A 0.508 9080/32,844 3
South Staffordshire 006B 0.214 13099/32,844 4
South Staffordshire 006A 0.154 14062/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 003B 0.052 15628/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Brewood and Coven

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Brewood and Coven. 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
South Staffordshire 006A 0.42 9249/32,844 3
South Staffordshire 003A 0.311 10598/32,844 4
South Staffordshire 003B -0.295 20274/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 006B -0.305 20431/32,844 7

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.