Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Cannock South, Cannock Chase

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Cannock South, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Cannock South

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 Cannock South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Cannock Chase.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Cannock Chase 012D 37.5 5048/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012A 32.591 6841/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012B 29.989 8026/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012C 25.347 10544/32,844 4
Cannock Chase 012E 19.77 14564/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Cannock South

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 Cannock South. 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
Cannock Chase 012D 0.235 4749/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012A 0.21 6106/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012B 0.185 7676/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012C 0.163 9409/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012E 0.139 11619/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Cannock South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cannock South 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
Cannock Chase 012D 0.172 4821/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012C 0.15 6597/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012B 0.133 8142/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012A 0.133 8146/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012E 0.118 9874/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cannock South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cannock South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7349/32,844) in Cannock South is more than the adult average rank (4702/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Cannock Chase 012D 49.692 3297/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012A 41.82 4926/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012C 37.972 5915/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012E 35.758 6527/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012B 33.674 7211/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cannock South

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 Cannock South. 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
Cannock Chase 012A 0.796 5943/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012D 0.735 6522/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012B 0.551 8506/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012C 0.239 12531/32,844 4
Cannock Chase 012E -0.141 18253/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Cannock South

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 Cannock South. 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
Cannock Chase 012B 0.875 4632/32,844 2
Cannock Chase 012D 0.607 7649/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012A 0.007 16567/32,844 6
Cannock Chase 012E -0.273 20661/32,844 7
Cannock Chase 012C -0.394 22368/32,844 7

There were 271 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cannock South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cannock South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cannock South. 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
Cannock Chase 012D 23.387 12778/32,844 4
Cannock Chase 012A 15.087 22890/32,844 7
Cannock Chase 012C 10.339 28287/32,844 9
Cannock Chase 012B 9.382 29178/32,844 9
Cannock Chase 012E 6.855 31061/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cannock South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cannock South. 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
Cannock Chase 012B 0.523 8877/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012A 0.329 11492/32,844 4
Cannock Chase 012C 0.237 12771/32,844 4
Cannock Chase 012D -0.006 16564/32,844 6
Cannock Chase 012E -0.777 27107/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cannock South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cannock South. 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
Cannock Chase 012A 1.694 1028/32,844 1
Cannock Chase 012B 0.526 8126/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012D 0.499 8430/32,844 3
Cannock Chase 012C 0.225 11774/32,844 4
Cannock Chase 012E 0.214 11937/32,844 4

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.