Deprivation Statistics Comparison for St James’s, Dudley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St James's, Dudley, West Midlands

We have used the 15 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in St James's, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dudley. 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 15 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 St James's 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 St James's. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in St James's

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 St James's. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dudley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dudley 010B 63.363 635/32,844 1
Dudley 011C 59.015 1010/32,844 1
Dudley 013E 50.693 2079/32,844 1
Dudley 015C 48.639 2385/32,844 1
Dudley 007B 41.944 3744/32,844 2
Dudley 011D 41.295 3903/32,844 2
Dudley 006C 37.404 5077/32,844 2
Dudley 013C 34.935 5913/32,844 2
Dudley 013D 30.171 7943/32,844 3
Dudley 011B 25.203 10642/32,844 4
Dudley 009E 22.386 12477/32,844 4
Dudley 009D 13.119 20931/32,844 7
Dudley 009C 7.61 27542/32,844 9
Dudley 009A 5.452 30064/32,844 10
Dudley 009B 5.217 30301/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in St James's

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 St James's. 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
Dudley 011C 0.406 346/32,844 1
Dudley 010B 0.397 419/32,844 1
Dudley 015C 0.326 1513/32,844 1
Dudley 013E 0.299 2220/32,844 1
Dudley 007B 0.299 2241/32,844 1
Dudley 011D 0.253 3892/32,844 2
Dudley 013C 0.224 5300/32,844 2
Dudley 006C 0.213 5915/32,844 2
Dudley 013D 0.21 6069/32,844 2
Dudley 011B 0.181 7960/32,844 3
Dudley 009E 0.142 11270/32,844 4
Dudley 009D 0.092 17584/32,844 6
Dudley 009A 0.053 25349/32,844 8
Dudley 009C 0.047 26995/32,844 9
Dudley 009B 0.037 29383/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in St James's

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St James's 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
Dudley 011C 0.302 436/32,844 1
Dudley 010B 0.294 514/32,844 1
Dudley 013E 0.257 1118/32,844 1
Dudley 015C 0.229 1919/32,844 1
Dudley 011D 0.222 2185/32,844 1
Dudley 007B 0.214 2536/32,844 1
Dudley 013D 0.183 4141/32,844 2
Dudley 013C 0.182 4184/32,844 2
Dudley 006C 0.167 5213/32,844 2
Dudley 011B 0.13 8469/32,844 3
Dudley 009E 0.123 9304/32,844 3
Dudley 009D 0.078 16791/32,844 6
Dudley 009C 0.054 23517/32,844 8
Dudley 009B 0.047 25632/32,844 8
Dudley 009A 0.041 27504/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St James's

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 St James's population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13578/32,844) in St James's is more than the adult average rank (9664/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dudley 007B 63.748 1304/32,844 1
Dudley 013E 58.751 1875/32,844 1
Dudley 010B 56.262 2217/32,844 1
Dudley 015C 48.152 3565/32,844 2
Dudley 011C 41.353 5027/32,844 2
Dudley 006C 40.246 5308/32,844 2
Dudley 013C 38.935 5652/32,844 2
Dudley 011D 34.407 6977/32,844 3
Dudley 013D 23.499 11613/32,844 4
Dudley 011B 17.53 15438/32,844 5
Dudley 009E 15.515 16969/32,844 6
Dudley 009B 9.587 22273/32,844 7
Dudley 009C 8.058 23877/32,844 8
Dudley 009A 7.309 24700/32,844 8
Dudley 009D 6.424 25686/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in St James's

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 St James's. 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
Dudley 011C 1.566 1247/32,844 1
Dudley 010B 1.475 1577/32,844 1
Dudley 013E 1.472 1589/32,844 1
Dudley 015C 0.934 4746/32,844 2
Dudley 011D 0.868 5310/32,844 2
Dudley 013D 0.823 5704/32,844 2
Dudley 013C 0.821 5718/32,844 2
Dudley 007B 0.733 6548/32,844 2
Dudley 009E 0.657 7315/32,844 3
Dudley 006C 0.655 7332/32,844 3
Dudley 011B 0.536 8680/32,844 3
Dudley 009D 0.212 12903/32,844 4
Dudley 009C -0.215 19372/32,844 6
Dudley 009A -0.296 20590/32,844 7
Dudley 009B -0.46 22896/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in St James's

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in St James's. 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
Dudley 010B 1.177 2371/32,844 1
Dudley 006C 1.09 2866/32,844 1
Dudley 011D 0.856 4846/32,844 2
Dudley 011C 0.741 6051/32,844 2
Dudley 015C 0.547 8433/32,844 3
Dudley 013E 0.201 13488/32,844 5
Dudley 013C 0.128 14679/32,844 5
Dudley 011B -0.007 16779/32,844 6
Dudley 007B -0.025 17066/32,844 6
Dudley 009D -0.083 17885/32,844 6
Dudley 009E -0.127 18537/32,844 6
Dudley 009C -0.127 18546/32,844 6
Dudley 013D -0.352 21774/32,844 7
Dudley 009B -0.479 23486/32,844 8
Dudley 009A -0.629 25411/32,844 8

There were 326 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St James's in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St James's

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St James's. 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
Dudley 011D 18.424 18580/32,844 6
Dudley 009E 17.997 19134/32,844 6
Dudley 010B 17.322 20026/32,844 7
Dudley 013D 16.627 20889/32,844 7
Dudley 013E 16.341 21240/32,844 7
Dudley 006C 14.199 23992/32,844 8
Dudley 011C 11.769 26811/32,844 9
Dudley 015C 11.588 27032/32,844 9
Dudley 009C 10.934 27702/32,844 9
Dudley 007B 9.787 28797/32,844 9
Dudley 009D 9.299 29249/32,844 9
Dudley 009A 8.669 29806/32,844 10
Dudley 013C 8.204 30163/32,844 10
Dudley 009B 7.984 30331/32,844 10
Dudley 011B 7.671 30561/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in St James's

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St James's. 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
Dudley 015C 1.117 3003/32,844 1
Dudley 013C 0.962 4157/32,844 2
Dudley 006C 0.951 4240/32,844 2
Dudley 011B 0.908 4615/32,844 2
Dudley 010B 0.567 8347/32,844 3
Dudley 013E 0.501 9161/32,844 3
Dudley 009E 0.396 10595/32,844 4
Dudley 011D 0.29 11998/32,844 4
Dudley 011C 0.258 12457/32,844 4
Dudley 013D 0.211 13149/32,844 5
Dudley 009D 0.195 13369/32,844 5
Dudley 009C -0.377 22243/32,844 7
Dudley 007B -0.391 22424/32,844 7
Dudley 009A -1.001 29075/32,844 9
Dudley 009B -1.273 30659/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in St James's

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St James's. 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
Dudley 010B 0.659 6872/32,844 3
Dudley 011D 0.635 7097/32,844 3
Dudley 006C 0.379 9775/32,844 3
Dudley 015C 0.275 11073/32,844 4
Dudley 011C 0.248 11462/32,844 4
Dudley 011B -0.024 15695/32,844 5
Dudley 009C -0.068 16425/32,844 6
Dudley 007B -0.131 17527/32,844 6
Dudley 009D -0.143 17710/32,844 6
Dudley 009E -0.187 18442/32,844 6
Dudley 013E -0.217 18931/32,844 6
Dudley 009B -0.288 20143/32,844 7
Dudley 013C -0.386 21815/32,844 7
Dudley 013D -0.548 24165/32,844 8
Dudley 009A -0.549 24171/32,844 8

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.