Deprivation Statistics Comparison for South Lake, Wokingham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in South Lake, Wokingham, Berkshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in South Lake, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wokingham. 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 4 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 South Lake 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 South Lake. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in South Lake

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for South Lake. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wokingham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wokingham 007C 10.408 24002/32,844 8
Wokingham 007E 8.171 26860/32,844 9
Wokingham 007D 4.552 30960/32,844 10
Wokingham 007F 3.542 31881/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in South Lake

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in South Lake. 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
Wokingham 007C 0.055 25022/32,844 8
Wokingham 007E 0.046 27139/32,844 9
Wokingham 007D 0.036 29624/32,844 10
Wokingham 007F 0.035 29832/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in South Lake

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in South Lake 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
Wokingham 007E 0.047 25799/32,844 8
Wokingham 007C 0.046 25873/32,844 8
Wokingham 007D 0.034 29523/32,844 9
Wokingham 007F 0.034 29525/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in South Lake

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the South Lake population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16202/32,844) in South Lake is less than the adult average rank (21546/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wokingham 007C 17.432 15516/32,844 5
Wokingham 007D 13.593 18508/32,844 6
Wokingham 007E 12.52 19483/32,844 6
Wokingham 007F 9.613 22247/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in South Lake

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 South Lake. 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
Wokingham 007C -1.121 29744/32,844 10
Wokingham 007E -1.121 29745/32,844 10
Wokingham 007F -1.227 30463/32,844 10
Wokingham 007D -1.355 31138/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in South Lake

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in South Lake. 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
Wokingham 007C -0.282 20780/32,844 7
Wokingham 007F -0.707 26288/32,844 9
Wokingham 007E -0.723 26486/32,844 9
Wokingham 007D -1.018 29241/32,844 9

There were 147 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers South Lake in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in South Lake

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in South Lake. 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
Wokingham 007E 30.289 6766/32,844 3
Wokingham 007C 28.458 8063/32,844 3
Wokingham 007D 15.723 22044/32,844 7
Wokingham 007F 9.462 29108/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in South Lake

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in South Lake. 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
Wokingham 007C 0.2 13292/32,844 5
Wokingham 007D -0.791 27255/32,844 9
Wokingham 007F -0.817 27495/32,844 9
Wokingham 007E -0.946 28612/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in South Lake

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in South Lake. 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
Wokingham 007D -0.068 16416/32,844 5
Wokingham 007E -0.2 18653/32,844 6
Wokingham 007F -0.253 19525/32,844 6
Wokingham 007C -0.294 20256/32,844 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.