Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Palfrey, Walsall

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Palfrey, Walsall, West Midlands

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Palfrey, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Walsall. 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 10 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 Palfrey 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 Palfrey. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Palfrey

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Palfrey. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Walsall.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Walsall 034D 49.077 2308/32,844 1
Walsall 034B 46.421 2773/32,844 1
Walsall 034E 42.688 3544/32,844 2
Walsall 037A 42.483 3599/32,844 2
Walsall 034F 41.066 3959/32,844 2
Walsall 034C 35.698 5636/32,844 2
Walsall 037C 33.449 6486/32,844 2
Walsall 034A 33.256 6566/32,844 2
Walsall 037B 22.444 12426/32,844 4
Walsall 037D 19.054 15191/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Palfrey

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Palfrey. 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
Walsall 034B 0.332 1390/32,844 1
Walsall 037A 0.313 1843/32,844 1
Walsall 034D 0.311 1905/32,844 1
Walsall 034F 0.304 2075/32,844 1
Walsall 034E 0.29 2512/32,844 1
Walsall 034C 0.283 2771/32,844 1
Walsall 037C 0.218 5666/32,844 2
Walsall 034A 0.206 6301/32,844 2
Walsall 037B 0.151 10399/32,844 4
Walsall 037D 0.144 11088/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Palfrey

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Palfrey 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
Walsall 034B 0.218 2361/32,844 1
Walsall 037A 0.201 3086/32,844 1
Walsall 034F 0.189 3749/32,844 2
Walsall 034E 0.184 4044/32,844 2
Walsall 034D 0.182 4169/32,844 2
Walsall 034C 0.164 5416/32,844 2
Walsall 037C 0.149 6649/32,844 3
Walsall 034A 0.124 9161/32,844 3
Walsall 037B 0.115 10374/32,844 4
Walsall 037D 0.089 14485/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Palfrey

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Palfrey population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13132/32,844) in Palfrey is more than the adult average rank (3791/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Walsall 034D 60.776 1656/32,844 1
Walsall 034E 51.9 2901/32,844 1
Walsall 037A 45.753 4006/32,844 2
Walsall 034B 42.526 4746/32,844 2
Walsall 034C 42.012 4872/32,844 2
Walsall 037C 38.004 5906/32,844 2
Walsall 034F 37.726 5985/32,844 2
Walsall 034A 24.837 10922/32,844 4
Walsall 037D 20.613 13385/32,844 5
Walsall 037B 18.16 15035/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Palfrey

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Palfrey. 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
Walsall 034D 1.247 2609/32,844 1
Walsall 034B 1.131 3301/32,844 2
Walsall 037A 0.94 4687/32,844 2
Walsall 037C 0.607 7856/32,844 3
Walsall 034F 0.561 8380/32,844 3
Walsall 034C 0.522 8851/32,844 3
Walsall 034E 0.463 9555/32,844 3
Walsall 034A 0.394 10411/32,844 4
Walsall 037B 0.383 10560/32,844 4
Walsall 037D -0.094 17475/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Palfrey

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Palfrey. 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
Walsall 034A 0.874 4647/32,844 2
Walsall 034E 0.564 8207/32,844 3
Walsall 034D 0.422 10137/32,844 4
Walsall 034F 0.362 10980/32,844 4
Walsall 034B 0.35 11160/32,844 4
Walsall 037B 0.317 11682/32,844 4
Walsall 037C 0.164 14100/32,844 5
Walsall 034C -0.257 20448/32,844 7
Walsall 037D -0.303 21090/32,844 7
Walsall 037A -0.328 21448/32,844 7

There were 499 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Palfrey in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Palfrey

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Palfrey. 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
Walsall 034B 23.063 13140/32,844 5
Walsall 034A 22.12 14192/32,844 5
Walsall 037A 21.265 15190/32,844 5
Walsall 034E 20.109 16516/32,844 6
Walsall 034C 19.994 16657/32,844 6
Walsall 034D 19.908 16762/32,844 6
Walsall 034F 18.607 18352/32,844 6
Walsall 037B 13.896 24357/32,844 8
Walsall 037C 13.831 24434/32,844 8
Walsall 037D 10.459 28157/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Palfrey

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Palfrey. 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
Walsall 034D 1.142 2815/32,844 1
Walsall 037C 1.003 3846/32,844 2
Walsall 034A 0.977 4045/32,844 2
Walsall 037D 0.767 6020/32,844 2
Walsall 034E 0.757 6154/32,844 2
Walsall 034F 0.747 6277/32,844 2
Walsall 037B 0.449 9891/32,844 4
Walsall 034C 0.339 11371/32,844 4
Walsall 037A 0.222 12994/32,844 4
Walsall 034B 0.008 16337/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Palfrey

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Palfrey. 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
Walsall 034A 1.46 1757/32,844 1
Walsall 034E 1.2 2949/32,844 1
Walsall 034F 1.016 4016/32,844 2
Walsall 037A 0.807 5591/32,844 2
Walsall 037C 0.765 5923/32,844 2
Walsall 034C 0.705 6442/32,844 2
Walsall 034B 0.642 7028/32,844 3
Walsall 034D 0.588 7533/32,844 3
Walsall 037D 0.51 8298/32,844 3
Walsall 037B 0.214 11941/32,844 4

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.