Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Mitton, Wyre Forest

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Mitton, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Mitton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wyre Forest. 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 8 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 Mitton 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 Mitton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Mitton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Mitton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wyre Forest.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wyre Forest 013B 32.033 7071/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 012B 27.49 9301/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 17.388 16653/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013C 15.78 18155/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C 15.16 18751/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012E 14.371 19578/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013D 9.644 24955/32,844 8
Wyre Forest 012D 8.673 26200/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Mitton

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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 Mitton. 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
Wyre Forest 013B 0.185 7707/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 012B 0.171 8737/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 012C 0.119 13850/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013A 0.111 14841/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 012E 0.096 17017/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013C 0.094 17247/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013D 0.068 22006/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012D 0.051 25996/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Mitton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Mitton 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
Wyre Forest 013B 0.144 7110/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 012B 0.137 7719/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 0.099 12802/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 012C 0.088 14728/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013C 0.075 17458/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012E 0.067 19677/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012D 0.063 20740/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 013D 0.055 23014/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Mitton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Mitton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17748/32,844) in Mitton is more than the adult average rank (12697/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wyre Forest 012B 41.351 5028/32,844 2
Wyre Forest 013B 24.156 11265/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 012E 21.589 12806/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 013A 18.576 14716/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013C 13.679 18438/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 013D 12.347 19612/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C 11.754 20190/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012D 11.143 20756/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Mitton

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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 Mitton. 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
Wyre Forest 013B 0.484 9275/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 012B 0.075 14870/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013A -0.129 18040/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C -0.304 20707/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012E -0.357 21550/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012D -0.473 23051/32,844 8
Wyre Forest 013C -0.479 23119/32,844 8
Wyre Forest 013D -0.669 25574/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Mitton

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 Mitton. 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
Wyre Forest 013B 0.463 9583/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013D 0.395 10527/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 012E 0.293 12021/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 012B 0.252 12699/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 013C 0.13 14649/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013A -0.2 19611/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012D -0.356 21840/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012C -0.772 27031/32,844 9

There were 63 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Mitton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Mitton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Mitton. 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
Wyre Forest 013B 40.697 1995/32,844 1
Wyre Forest 013C 33.247 4963/32,844 2
Wyre Forest 012C 30.303 6752/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 21.515 14886/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 012D 17.369 19963/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 012B 15.93 21772/32,844 7
Wyre Forest 013D 11.513 27116/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 012E 11.248 27361/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Mitton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Mitton. 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
Wyre Forest 012B 0.901 4706/32,844 2
Wyre Forest 013B 0.596 7977/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 012E 0.569 8327/32,844 3
Wyre Forest 013A 0.417 10293/32,844 4
Wyre Forest 013C 0.048 15683/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 012D 0.009 16316/32,844 5
Wyre Forest 013D -0.062 17447/32,844 6
Wyre Forest 012C -0.745 26785/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Mitton

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Mitton. 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
Wyre Forest 013A -0.552 24227/32,844 8
Wyre Forest 012E -0.833 27796/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 013C -0.855 28040/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 013B -0.934 28858/32,844 9
Wyre Forest 012B -1.065 29966/32,844 10
Wyre Forest 013D -1.086 30138/32,844 10
Wyre Forest 012D -1.195 30880/32,844 10
Wyre Forest 012C -1.403 31872/32,844 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.