Deprivation Statistics for Dawley & Aqueduct, Telford and Wrekin

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Dawley & Aqueduct, 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 6 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 Dawley & Aqueduct 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 Dawley & Aqueduct. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

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 Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 017A 50.273 2137/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019B 46.506 2750/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019C 24.085 11331/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019D 22.509 12385/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019A 17.037 16952/32,844 6
Telford and Wrekin 019E 9.76 24810/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

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 Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 017A 0.284 2734/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019B 0.274 3066/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019C 0.139 11561/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019D 0.137 11752/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019A 0.12 13626/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019E 0.078 19881/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Dawley & Aqueduct 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 017A 0.239 1626/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019B 0.232 1839/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019C 0.12 9742/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 019D 0.101 12395/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019A 0.082 15826/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019E 0.054 23572/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

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 Dawley & Aqueduct population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10834/32,844) in Dawley & Aqueduct is more than the adult average rank (9876/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Telford and Wrekin 017A 54.641 2457/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019B 47.832 3605/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 019C 28.955 8990/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 019D 26.714 9965/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019A 14.796 17512/32,844 6
Telford and Wrekin 019E 13.111 18939/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Dawley & Aqueduct

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 Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 019B 1.451 1659/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 017A 1.401 1876/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 019C 0.855 5413/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 019D 0.351 10965/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019A 0.245 12414/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019E -0.229 19559/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 017A 0.948 3943/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 019B 0.922 4206/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 019D 0.751 5932/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 019E 0.112 14957/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019A 0.053 15846/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019C -0.289 20886/32,844 7

There were 293 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Dawley & Aqueduct in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Dawley & Aqueduct

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 017A 27.24 9036/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 019A 25.88 10292/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 019D 22.064 14246/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019C 21.38 15045/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019B 20.003 16647/32,844 6
Telford and Wrekin 019E 13.215 25155/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 019C 0.045 15735/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 017A 0.044 15754/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 019B -0.648 25748/32,844 8
Telford and Wrekin 019D -0.717 26479/32,844 9
Telford and Wrekin 019A -1.047 29378/32,844 9
Telford and Wrekin 019E -1.067 29513/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Dawley & Aqueduct

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Dawley & Aqueduct. 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 019D -1.291 31378/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 017A -1.423 31958/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 019A -1.581 32394/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 019B -1.585 32406/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 019E -1.771 32673/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 019C -1.853 32749/32,844 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.