Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Droitwich South West, Wychavon

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Droitwich South West, Wychavon, Worcestershire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Droitwich South West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Droitwich South West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wychavon.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wychavon 004C 27.285 9419/32,844 3
Wychavon 005D 9.479 25151/32,844 8
Wychavon 004D 5.05 30461/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Droitwich South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Droitwich South West. 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
Wychavon 004C 0.175 8394/32,844 3
Wychavon 005D 0.07 21603/32,844 7
Wychavon 004D 0.054 25131/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Droitwich South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Droitwich South West 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
Wychavon 004C 0.136 7839/32,844 3
Wychavon 005D 0.063 20792/32,844 7
Wychavon 004D 0.056 22918/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Droitwich South West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Droitwich South West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20056/32,844) in Droitwich South West is more than the adult average rank (19244/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wychavon 004C 33.332 7338/32,844 3
Wychavon 005D 7.928 24028/32,844 8
Wychavon 004D 3.333 29343/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Droitwich South West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Droitwich South West. 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
Wychavon 004C 0.556 8442/32,844 3
Wychavon 005D -0.73 26243/32,844 8
Wychavon 004D -1.203 30297/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Droitwich South West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Droitwich South West. 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
Wychavon 004C 0.467 9509/32,844 3
Wychavon 005D -0.351 21757/32,844 7
Wychavon 004D -0.692 26137/32,844 8

There were 106 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Droitwich South West in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Droitwich South West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Droitwich South West. 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
Wychavon 005D 24.182 11953/32,844 4
Wychavon 004C 20.868 15647/32,844 5
Wychavon 004D 6.501 31260/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Droitwich South West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Droitwich South West. 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
Wychavon 004D -0.321 21473/32,844 7
Wychavon 004C -0.625 25470/32,844 8
Wychavon 005D -0.815 27479/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Droitwich South West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Droitwich South West. 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
Wychavon 005D -0.192 18512/32,844 6
Wychavon 004C -0.271 19824/32,844 7
Wychavon 004D -0.276 19927/32,844 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.