Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Spring Vale, Wolverhampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Spring Vale, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Spring Vale, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wolverhampton. 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 9 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 Spring Vale 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 Spring Vale. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Spring Vale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Spring Vale. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wolverhampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wolverhampton 034B 44.804 3097/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 032B 37.892 4908/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029A 35.46 5726/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034A 35.375 5761/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 032A 32.935 6698/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 034D 28.468 8786/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 034C 16.579 17399/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032C 14.524 19423/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032D 11.985 22191/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Spring Vale

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 Spring Vale. 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
Wolverhampton 034B 0.262 3534/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029A 0.259 3645/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 032B 0.253 3870/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034A 0.244 4326/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 032A 0.242 4398/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034D 0.189 7356/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 034C 0.097 16841/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032C 0.093 17375/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032D 0.075 20573/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Spring Vale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Spring Vale 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
Wolverhampton 034B 0.225 2087/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 032B 0.202 3024/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 029A 0.169 5031/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034A 0.16 5699/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 032A 0.159 5838/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034D 0.13 8554/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032C 0.091 14077/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 034C 0.085 15270/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032D 0.064 20335/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Spring Vale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Spring Vale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14771/32,844) in Spring Vale is more than the adult average rank (5884/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wolverhampton 034B 50.669 3134/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 032B 48.704 3475/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034A 44.096 4390/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 029A 41.982 4879/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034D 32.371 7674/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032A 29.567 8756/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032C 17.611 15384/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 034C 16.164 16440/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032D 11.659 20271/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Spring Vale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Spring Vale. 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
Wolverhampton 034B 1.231 2705/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 034A 0.822 5708/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034D 0.658 7313/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032B 0.654 7345/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032A 0.568 8308/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029A 0.494 9166/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032D 0.118 14229/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 034C 0.051 15206/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032C -0.017 16263/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Spring Vale

5
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 Spring Vale. 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
Wolverhampton 034A 0.476 9403/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029A 0.346 11226/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 034D 0.29 12080/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 032A 0.195 13599/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 034B 0.08 15412/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 034C -0.036 17230/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032B -0.135 18658/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 032C -0.229 20037/32,844 7
Wolverhampton 032D -0.509 23915/32,844 8

There were 205 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Spring Vale in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Spring Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Spring Vale. 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
Wolverhampton 034C 28.135 8313/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 029A 21.051 15438/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032A 20.752 15771/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032B 18.324 18705/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 034B 17.529 19753/32,844 7
Wolverhampton 034A 15.048 22950/32,844 7
Wolverhampton 032C 13.54 24763/32,844 8
Wolverhampton 034D 13.179 25192/32,844 8
Wolverhampton 032D 11.626 26983/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Spring Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Spring Vale. 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
Wolverhampton 034B 0.781 5879/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 032A 0.737 6419/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 034D 0.657 7228/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032D 0.506 9113/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 032B 0.388 10696/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 029A 0.273 12242/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 034A 0.199 13309/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032C -0.247 20349/32,844 7
Wolverhampton 034C -1.081 29617/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Spring Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Spring Vale. 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
Wolverhampton 034B 0.474 8671/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 034A 0.437 9059/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 034C 0.275 11082/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 029A 0.215 11932/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 032B 0.172 12533/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 034D 0.086 13902/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032A 0.028 14837/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032C -0.041 15960/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 032D -0.085 16712/32,844 6

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.