Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Pleck, Walsall

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Pleck

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Pleck. 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 031B 54.109 1573/32,844 1
Walsall 026A 51.011 2024/32,844 1
Walsall 031D 49.623 2240/32,844 1
Walsall 031E 49.352 2277/32,844 1
Walsall 031C 47.048 2652/32,844 1
Walsall 026D 46.583 2740/32,844 1
Walsall 026C 42.451 3606/32,844 2
Walsall 021B 41.95 3740/32,844 2
Walsall 026B 39.13 4534/32,844 2
Walsall 031A 27.508 9291/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Pleck

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 Pleck. 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 031B 0.38 597/32,844 1
Walsall 031C 0.334 1334/32,844 1
Walsall 031D 0.332 1384/32,844 1
Walsall 031E 0.314 1830/32,844 1
Walsall 026A 0.3 2180/32,844 1
Walsall 026D 0.296 2328/32,844 1
Walsall 026B 0.271 3174/32,844 1
Walsall 026C 0.266 3369/32,844 2
Walsall 021B 0.239 4536/32,844 2
Walsall 031A 0.173 8550/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Pleck

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Pleck 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 031B 0.224 2119/32,844 1
Walsall 031D 0.219 2296/32,844 1
Walsall 026D 0.21 2713/32,844 1
Walsall 026A 0.194 3484/32,844 2
Walsall 031C 0.193 3504/32,844 2
Walsall 031E 0.193 3528/32,844 2
Walsall 026B 0.183 4094/32,844 2
Walsall 021B 0.171 4910/32,844 2
Walsall 026C 0.162 5583/32,844 2
Walsall 031A 0.112 10786/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Pleck

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Pleck population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8252/32,844) in Pleck is more than the adult average rank (2764/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Walsall 026A 69.537 815/32,844 1
Walsall 021B 57.334 2062/32,844 1
Walsall 031B 56.884 2120/32,844 1
Walsall 026C 53.463 2653/32,844 1
Walsall 031D 48.946 3435/32,844 2
Walsall 031E 47.841 3604/32,844 2
Walsall 031C 39.625 5457/32,844 2
Walsall 026D 37.974 5913/32,844 2
Walsall 026B 36.87 6229/32,844 2
Walsall 031A 19.057 14352/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Pleck

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Pleck. 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 031C 1.497 1489/32,844 1
Walsall 031B 1.245 2619/32,844 1
Walsall 026A 1.19 2925/32,844 1
Walsall 026D 1.036 3954/32,844 2
Walsall 026B 0.987 4322/32,844 2
Walsall 031D 0.921 4862/32,844 2
Walsall 021B 0.846 5486/32,844 2
Walsall 031E 0.652 7370/32,844 3
Walsall 026C 0.602 7906/32,844 3
Walsall 031A 0.401 10317/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Pleck

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Pleck. 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 026C 0.894 4447/32,844 2
Walsall 031E 0.89 4489/32,844 2
Walsall 021B 0.76 5841/32,844 2
Walsall 026D 0.733 6142/32,844 2
Walsall 031B 0.584 7936/32,844 3
Walsall 031D 0.552 8380/32,844 3
Walsall 026A 0.54 8542/32,844 3
Walsall 031C 0.517 8835/32,844 3
Walsall 026B 0.482 9319/32,844 3
Walsall 031A 0.371 10861/32,844 4

There were 671 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Pleck in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Pleck

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Pleck. 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 031E 30.465 6635/32,844 3
Walsall 026D 25.59 10574/32,844 4
Walsall 031D 23.043 13162/32,844 5
Walsall 026C 22.681 13550/32,844 5
Walsall 026A 21.766 14597/32,844 5
Walsall 031B 21.142 15335/32,844 5
Walsall 031C 21.031 15464/32,844 5
Walsall 021B 17.671 19562/32,844 6
Walsall 031A 16.701 20812/32,844 7
Walsall 026B 16.589 20938/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Pleck

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Pleck. 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 031A 1.062 3390/32,844 2
Walsall 026A 1.042 3554/32,844 2
Walsall 021B 1.016 3757/32,844 2
Walsall 031E 0.984 3979/32,844 2
Walsall 026D 0.861 5070/32,844 2
Walsall 031D 0.826 5416/32,844 2
Walsall 026C 0.763 6070/32,844 2
Walsall 031B 0.53 8788/32,844 3
Walsall 026B 0.488 9374/32,844 3
Walsall 031C -0.004 16537/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Pleck

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Pleck. 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 031E 1.443 1808/32,844 1
Walsall 026C 1.29 2488/32,844 1
Walsall 031A 1.205 2918/32,844 1
Walsall 031C 1.029 3940/32,844 2
Walsall 031D 0.995 4158/32,844 2
Walsall 026D 0.747 6074/32,844 2
Walsall 026A 0.744 6113/32,844 2
Walsall 031B 0.618 7254/32,844 3
Walsall 026B 0.577 7636/32,844 3
Walsall 021B 0.571 7681/32,844 3

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.