Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Joiner’s Square, Stoke-on-Trent

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Joiner's Square, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Joiner's Square

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Joiner's Square. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Stoke-on-Trent.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 66.196 447/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 46.413 2777/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 36.366 5409/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 35.049 5867/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 30.505 7787/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Joiner's Square

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 Joiner's Square. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 0.338 1246/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 0.246 4235/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 0.205 6355/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.171 8673/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 0.101 16138/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Joiner's Square

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Joiner's Square 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
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 0.294 509/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 0.191 3607/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.159 5808/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 0.143 7187/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 0.069 18916/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Joiner's Square

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Joiner's Square population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5570/32,844) in Joiner's Square is more than the adult average rank (4741/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 59.932 1740/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 50.07 3239/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 42.52 4749/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 36.017 6427/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 33.774 7180/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Joiner's Square

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Joiner's Square. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 2.265 152/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 1.837 577/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 1.376 1981/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 1.106 3489/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.883 5198/32,844 2

Crime Deprivation in Joiner's Square

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Joiner's Square. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 1.754 475/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 1.214 2161/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 1.181 2344/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 1.089 2874/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 0.696 6544/32,844 2

There were 598 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Joiner's Square in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Joiner's Square

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Joiner's Square. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 26.181 10009/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 20.735 15790/32,844 5
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 19.215 17602/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 18.065 19036/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 13.929 24322/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Joiner's Square

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Joiner's Square. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 0.973 4069/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 0.78 5885/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 015D 0.538 8696/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.425 10184/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 0.125 14515/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Joiner's Square

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Joiner's Square. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 016B 0.841 5306/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 014F 0.425 9184/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 016G 0.261 11270/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 016D 0.162 12696/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 015D -0.301 20359/32,844 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.