Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Oswestry East, Shropshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Oswestry East, Shropshire, Shropshire

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Oswestry East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Shropshire. 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 7 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 Oswestry East 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 Oswestry East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Oswestry East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Oswestry East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Shropshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Shropshire 006D 29.16 8429/32,844 3
Shropshire 006F 26.018 10186/32,844 4
Shropshire 012C 23.121 11974/32,844 4
Shropshire 006G 22.077 12720/32,844 4
Shropshire 006E 21.596 13094/32,844 4
Shropshire 006C 16.413 17552/32,844 6
Shropshire 006H 8.932 25872/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Oswestry East

6
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 Oswestry East. 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
Shropshire 006D 0.208 6201/32,844 2
Shropshire 006F 0.167 9072/32,844 3
Shropshire 006G 0.156 9928/32,844 4
Shropshire 006E 0.148 10686/32,844 4
Shropshire 006C 0.086 18498/32,844 6
Shropshire 006H 0.071 21308/32,844 7
Shropshire 012C 0.064 22752/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Oswestry East

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Oswestry East 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
Shropshire 006D 0.168 5103/32,844 2
Shropshire 006F 0.128 8719/32,844 3
Shropshire 006E 0.111 10844/32,844 4
Shropshire 006G 0.11 11030/32,844 4
Shropshire 006C 0.096 13182/32,844 5
Shropshire 012C 0.067 19485/32,844 6
Shropshire 006H 0.06 21443/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Oswestry East

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Oswestry East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7858/32,844) in Oswestry East is less than the adult average rank (11211/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Shropshire 006F 50.617 3143/32,844 1
Shropshire 006D 41.78 4937/32,844 2
Shropshire 006G 41.631 4965/32,844 2
Shropshire 006E 38.094 5879/32,844 2
Shropshire 006C 29.705 8691/32,844 3
Shropshire 006H 20.842 13239/32,844 5
Shropshire 012C 8.131 23809/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Oswestry East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Oswestry East. 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
Shropshire 006D 0.424 10015/32,844 4
Shropshire 006F 0.189 13215/32,844 5
Shropshire 012C -0.096 17507/32,844 6
Shropshire 006E -0.112 17766/32,844 6
Shropshire 006C -0.155 18457/32,844 6
Shropshire 006G -0.217 19397/32,844 6
Shropshire 006H -0.72 26126/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Oswestry East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Oswestry East. 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
Shropshire 006C 0.391 10580/32,844 4
Shropshire 006F 0.208 13358/32,844 5
Shropshire 006E 0.194 13617/32,844 5
Shropshire 006D -0.246 20285/32,844 7
Shropshire 012C -0.247 20305/32,844 7
Shropshire 006G -0.37 22024/32,844 7
Shropshire 006H -0.789 27198/32,844 9

There were 52 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Oswestry East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Oswestry East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Oswestry East. 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
Shropshire 012C 45.946 898/32,844 1
Shropshire 006E 15.867 21840/32,844 7
Shropshire 006F 15.337 22570/32,844 7
Shropshire 006H 12.966 25448/32,844 8
Shropshire 006G 11.725 26857/32,844 9
Shropshire 006C 9.762 28821/32,844 9
Shropshire 006D 8.909 29584/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Oswestry East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Oswestry East. 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
Shropshire 012C 2.093 151/32,844 1
Shropshire 006G 0.704 6741/32,844 3
Shropshire 006D 0.205 13233/32,844 5
Shropshire 006E -0.114 18261/32,844 6
Shropshire 006F -0.211 19784/32,844 7
Shropshire 006C -0.221 19939/32,844 7
Shropshire 006H -0.643 25686/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Oswestry East

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Oswestry East. 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
Shropshire 012C -1.027 29677/32,844 10
Shropshire 006F -1.288 31364/32,844 10
Shropshire 006D -1.31 31465/32,844 10
Shropshire 006E -1.331 31565/32,844 10
Shropshire 006G -1.5 32186/32,844 10
Shropshire 006C -1.519 32239/32,844 10
Shropshire 006H -1.577 32387/32,844 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.