Deprivation Statistics for Ironbridge Gorge, Telford and Wrekin

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

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Ironbridge Gorge, 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 Ironbridge Gorge 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 Ironbridge Gorge. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Ironbridge Gorge. 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 010C 26.177 10068/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 022C 25.336 10550/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 010B 12.598 21498/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Ironbridge Gorge. 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 022C 0.166 9114/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 010C 0.116 14152/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 010B 0.07 21509/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Ironbridge Gorge 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 022C 0.161 5634/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 010C 0.132 8307/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 010B 0.045 26505/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Ironbridge Gorge population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19539/32,844) in Ironbridge Gorge is more than the adult average rank (19355/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Telford and Wrekin 022C 27.241 9718/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 010C 9.673 22187/32,844 7
Telford and Wrekin 010B 4.359 28081/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Ironbridge Gorge

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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 Ironbridge Gorge. 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 010C 1.23 2708/32,844 1
Telford and Wrekin 022C 0.509 8994/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 010B 0.004 15938/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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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 Ironbridge Gorge. 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 010C 0.422 10133/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 022C 0.075 15492/32,844 5
Telford and Wrekin 010B -0.275 20687/32,844 7

There were 15 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Ironbridge Gorge in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Ironbridge Gorge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Ironbridge Gorge. 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 010B 27.699 8685/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 010C 27.033 9244/32,844 3
Telford and Wrekin 022C 14.263 23922/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Ironbridge Gorge. 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 010B 0.999 3872/32,844 2
Telford and Wrekin 010C 0.421 10233/32,844 4
Telford and Wrekin 022C -0.525 24223/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Ironbridge Gorge

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Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Ironbridge Gorge. 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 010C -1.675 32561/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 022C -1.76 32663/32,844 10
Telford and Wrekin 010B -1.792 32696/32,844 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.