Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Sandford Hill, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Stoke-on-Trent. 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 5 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 Sandford Hill 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 Sandford Hill. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Sandford Hill

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Sandford Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Stoke-on-Trent.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 48.003 2489/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 44.912 3072/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 41.694 3814/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 30.994 7555/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 021D 15.725 18217/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Sandford Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Sandford Hill. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 0.27 3216/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 0.248 4138/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 0.23 4982/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 0.152 10330/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 021D 0.069 21723/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Sandford Hill

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Sandford Hill 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 0.208 2756/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 0.204 2927/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 0.201 3067/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 0.135 7965/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 021D 0.092 13963/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Sandford Hill

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 Sandford Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7793/32,844) in Sandford Hill is more than the adult average rank (3583/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 64.968 1195/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 52.254 2847/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 47.338 3697/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 44.974 4172/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 021D 21.058 13100/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Sandford Hill

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Sandford Hill. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 1.56 1266/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 1.344 2129/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 1.284 2435/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 0.966 4486/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 021D 0.652 7368/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Sandford Hill

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 Sandford Hill. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 1.325 1644/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 1.122 2659/32,844 1
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 0.809 5308/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 0.474 9420/32,844 3
Stoke-on-Trent 021D -0.533 24236/32,844 8

There were 329 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Sandford Hill in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Sandford Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Sandford Hill. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 13.699 24585/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 022B 13.323 25031/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 021D 12.837 25602/32,844 8
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 11.582 27042/32,844 9
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 7.712 30525/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Sandford Hill

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Sandford Hill. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022A 0.809 5601/32,844 2
Stoke-on-Trent 022C 0.293 11956/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 0.216 13066/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 021D -0.212 19790/32,844 7
Stoke-on-Trent 022B -0.365 22065/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Sandford Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Sandford Hill. 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
Stoke-on-Trent 022D 0.169 12591/32,844 4
Stoke-on-Trent 022C -0.146 17775/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 022A -0.149 17807/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 021D -0.23 19168/32,844 6
Stoke-on-Trent 022B -0.312 20556/32,844 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.