Deprivation Statistics Comparison for College, Telford and Wrekin

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in College, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in College, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Telford and Wrekin. 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 3 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 College 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 College. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in College

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 College. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Telford and Wrekin.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Telford and Wrekin 011C 49.811 2211/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 011B 33.82 6330/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 011D 13.773 20184/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in College

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 College. 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
Telford and Wrekin 011C 0.288 2591/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 011B 0.21 6068/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 011D 0.079 19657/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in College

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in College 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
Telford and Wrekin 011C 0.213 2551/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 011B 0.138 7617/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 011D 0.083 15738/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in College

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 College population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10679/32,844) in College is more than the adult average rank (9536/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Telford and Wrekin 011C 57.26 2070/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 011B 40.697 5199/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 011D 8.576 23334/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in College

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 College. 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
Telford and Wrekin 011C 1.428 1748/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 011B 0.748 6381/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 011D 0.105 14430/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in College

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in College. 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
Telford and Wrekin 011C 1.177 2367/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 011B 0.739 6067/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 011D 0.411 10291/32,844 4

There were 163 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers College in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in College

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in College. 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
Telford and Wrekin 011B 27.977 8459/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 011C 27.421 8894/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 011D 17.611 19646/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in College

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in College. 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
Telford and Wrekin 011B 0.299 11881/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 011D -0.364 22048/32,844 7
Telford and Wrekin 011C -0.434 23037/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in College

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in College. 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
Telford and Wrekin 011C -0.741 26703/32,844 9
Telford and Wrekin 011B -0.853 28016/32,844 9
Telford and Wrekin 011D -1.039 29769/32,844 10

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.