Deprivation Statistics for Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Dudley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Dudley, West Midlands

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

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Overall Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Pedmore and Stourbridge East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dudley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dudley 042A 35.719 5630/32,844 2
Dudley 037A 34.102 6228/32,844 2
Dudley 040B 28.415 8815/32,844 3
Dudley 035A 27.124 9524/32,844 3
Dudley 040C 14.673 19259/32,844 6
Dudley 042D 8.543 26369/32,844 9
Dudley 040A 5.455 30061/32,844 10
Dudley 042B 5.337 30178/32,844 10
Dudley 042C 4.343 31170/32,844 10
Dudley 040D 3.36 32000/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 042A 0.245 4239/32,844 2
Dudley 037A 0.222 5384/32,844 2
Dudley 040B 0.199 6717/32,844 3
Dudley 035A 0.165 9218/32,844 3
Dudley 040C 0.072 21102/32,844 7
Dudley 042D 0.06 23760/32,844 8
Dudley 042C 0.042 28169/32,844 9
Dudley 042B 0.034 29920/32,844 10
Dudley 040A 0.027 31335/32,844 10
Dudley 040D 0.02 32226/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 037A 0.189 3772/32,844 2
Dudley 042A 0.177 4470/32,844 2
Dudley 040B 0.145 7027/32,844 3
Dudley 035A 0.126 8985/32,844 3
Dudley 040C 0.094 13611/32,844 5
Dudley 042D 0.067 19593/32,844 6
Dudley 040A 0.047 25714/32,844 8
Dudley 042B 0.046 26104/32,844 8
Dudley 042C 0.038 28579/32,844 9
Dudley 040D 0.021 32137/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Pedmore and Stourbridge East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21439/32,844) in Pedmore and Stourbridge East is more than the adult average rank (18011/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dudley 042A 56.026 2247/32,844 1
Dudley 037A 42.218 4817/32,844 2
Dudley 040B 32.4 7659/32,844 3
Dudley 035A 13.124 18927/32,844 6
Dudley 042D 7.256 24746/32,844 8
Dudley 042B 6.404 25715/32,844 8
Dudley 040C 5.29 26976/32,844 9
Dudley 042C 3.466 29173/32,844 9
Dudley 040A 2.915 29836/32,844 10
Dudley 040D 2.68 30129/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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 Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 042A 0.899 5056/32,844 2
Dudley 037A 0.757 6315/32,844 2
Dudley 040B 0.526 8799/32,844 3
Dudley 035A 0.355 10917/32,844 4
Dudley 040C 0.235 12593/32,844 4
Dudley 042B -0.171 18692/32,844 6
Dudley 040A -0.339 21263/32,844 7
Dudley 042D -0.526 23753/32,844 8
Dudley 042C -0.67 25592/32,844 8
Dudley 040D -0.927 28213/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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 Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 035A 0.976 3718/32,844 2
Dudley 037A 0.251 12721/32,844 4
Dudley 042D 0.022 16349/32,844 5
Dudley 040B 0.014 16458/32,844 6
Dudley 040C -0.138 18707/32,844 6
Dudley 042A -0.19 19489/32,844 6
Dudley 040D -0.318 21295/32,844 7
Dudley 042B -0.613 25222/32,844 8
Dudley 040A -0.936 28572/32,844 9
Dudley 042C -1.309 31018/32,844 10

There were 49 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Pedmore and Stourbridge East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 035A 25.058 11049/32,844 4
Dudley 042C 20.755 15769/32,844 5
Dudley 040C 19.756 16934/32,844 6
Dudley 040B 14.067 24155/32,844 8
Dudley 040A 13.676 24609/32,844 8
Dudley 042B 10.184 28429/32,844 9
Dudley 037A 10.176 28437/32,844 9
Dudley 042D 10.164 28449/32,844 9
Dudley 040D 8.223 30148/32,844 10
Dudley 042A 7.215 30850/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 040B 0.707 6713/32,844 3
Dudley 035A 0.669 7116/32,844 3
Dudley 040C 0.403 10498/32,844 4
Dudley 040A 0.284 12084/32,844 4
Dudley 037A 0.272 12265/32,844 4
Dudley 040D 0.15 14141/32,844 5
Dudley 042A 0.121 14566/32,844 5
Dudley 042D -0.272 20707/32,844 7
Dudley 042B -0.567 24749/32,844 8
Dudley 042C -1.207 30327/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Pedmore and Stourbridge East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Pedmore and Stourbridge 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
Dudley 040C -0.042 15979/32,844 5
Dudley 035A -0.126 17440/32,844 6
Dudley 040D -0.161 17996/32,844 6
Dudley 040A -0.337 20964/32,844 7
Dudley 037A -0.403 22069/32,844 7
Dudley 042D -0.432 22512/32,844 7
Dudley 042B -0.55 24186/32,844 8
Dudley 040B -0.553 24238/32,844 8
Dudley 042A -0.81 27520/32,844 9
Dudley 042C -0.951 29000/32,844 9

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.