Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Pelsall, Walsall

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Pelsall, 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 Pelsall 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 Pelsall. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Pelsall

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Pelsall. 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 003C 35.979 5548/32,844 2
Walsall 005B 27.488 9305/32,844 3
Walsall 010D 21.454 13207/32,844 5
Walsall 005C 19.266 15032/32,844 5
Walsall 005A 18.75 15452/32,844 5
Walsall 003D 14.791 19134/32,844 6
Walsall 003A 12.469 21645/32,844 7
Walsall 005D 11.608 22632/32,844 7
Walsall 001D 9.755 24816/32,844 8
Walsall 003B 8.714 26153/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Pelsall

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iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Pelsall. 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 003C 0.239 4557/32,844 2
Walsall 005B 0.205 6347/32,844 2
Walsall 005A 0.12 13717/32,844 5
Walsall 010D 0.118 13962/32,844 5
Walsall 005C 0.113 14531/32,844 5
Walsall 003A 0.091 17676/32,844 6
Walsall 003D 0.087 18287/32,844 6
Walsall 005D 0.063 23032/32,844 8
Walsall 001D 0.062 23150/32,844 8
Walsall 003B 0.036 29532/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Pelsall

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Pelsall 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 003C 0.179 4343/32,844 2
Walsall 005B 0.15 6555/32,844 2
Walsall 010D 0.107 11446/32,844 4
Walsall 005A 0.106 11535/32,844 4
Walsall 005C 0.1 12562/32,844 4
Walsall 003A 0.075 17603/32,844 6
Walsall 003D 0.07 18881/32,844 6
Walsall 005D 0.065 20039/32,844 7
Walsall 001D 0.059 21815/32,844 7
Walsall 003B 0.058 22204/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Pelsall

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Pelsall population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18176/32,844) in Pelsall is more than the adult average rank (11378/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Walsall 003C 48.36 3539/32,844 2
Walsall 010D 26.607 10022/32,844 4
Walsall 005C 22.123 12457/32,844 4
Walsall 005A 21.785 12679/32,844 4
Walsall 005B 20.414 13530/32,844 5
Walsall 003D 18.597 14702/32,844 5
Walsall 001D 14.845 17464/32,844 6
Walsall 003A 12.181 19781/32,844 7
Walsall 005D 11.227 20691/32,844 7
Walsall 003B 10.378 21479/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Pelsall

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Pelsall. 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 005B 0.813 5777/32,844 2
Walsall 003C 0.771 6170/32,844 2
Walsall 010D 0.602 7902/32,844 3
Walsall 005C 0.243 12455/32,844 4
Walsall 003B 0.195 13131/32,844 4
Walsall 003D 0.106 14412/32,844 5
Walsall 005A 0.03 15552/32,844 5
Walsall 005D -0.018 16271/32,844 5
Walsall 003A -0.037 16572/32,844 6
Walsall 001D -0.058 16905/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Pelsall

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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 Pelsall. 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 003C 0.293 12020/32,844 4
Walsall 003D 0.261 12538/32,844 4
Walsall 005D 0.198 13525/32,844 5
Walsall 005A 0.092 15254/32,844 5
Walsall 010D 0.038 16095/32,844 5
Walsall 005B -0.027 17100/32,844 6
Walsall 005C -0.144 18785/32,844 6
Walsall 003A -0.342 21625/32,844 7
Walsall 001D -0.443 23028/32,844 8
Walsall 003B -0.989 29003/32,844 9

There were 54 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Pelsall in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Pelsall

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Pelsall. 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 005C 18.92 17956/32,844 6
Walsall 001D 15.878 21830/32,844 7
Walsall 003C 15.77 21979/32,844 7
Walsall 003D 15.147 22809/32,844 7
Walsall 005D 14.22 23968/32,844 8
Walsall 010D 13.94 24307/32,844 8
Walsall 005A 12.558 25939/32,844 8
Walsall 003B 12.468 26047/32,844 8
Walsall 005B 11.653 26956/32,844 9
Walsall 003A 9.901 28685/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Pelsall

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Pelsall. 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 005C 0.345 11266/32,844 4
Walsall 005A 0.188 13494/32,844 5
Walsall 010D 0.16 13973/32,844 5
Walsall 003C 0.082 15172/32,844 5
Walsall 005B 0.054 15599/32,844 5
Walsall 003D 0.054 15604/32,844 5
Walsall 003B 0.048 15695/32,844 5
Walsall 003A 0.021 16127/32,844 5
Walsall 005D -0.065 17484/32,844 6
Walsall 001D -0.825 27557/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Pelsall

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Pelsall. 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 010D 0.331 10341/32,844 4
Walsall 005A 0.268 11157/32,844 4
Walsall 003C 0.222 11823/32,844 4
Walsall 005B 0.204 12078/32,844 4
Walsall 005C 0.15 12857/32,844 4
Walsall 003A 0.114 13412/32,844 5
Walsall 005D 0.085 13908/32,844 5
Walsall 003B 0.057 14368/32,844 5
Walsall 003D -0.063 16336/32,844 5
Walsall 001D -0.307 20450/32,844 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.