Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wakefield East, Wakefield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wakefield East, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

We have used the 14 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wakefield East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wakefield. 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 14 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 Wakefield East 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 Wakefield East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wakefield East

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wakefield East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wakefield.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wakefield 020B 58.919 1020/32,844 1
Wakefield 030D 56.632 1267/32,844 1
Wakefield 030B 55.346 1419/32,844 1
Wakefield 017D 53.088 1714/32,844 1
Wakefield 020C 47.618 2549/32,844 1
Wakefield 017B 43.365 3384/32,844 2
Wakefield 020D 39.561 4395/32,844 2
Wakefield 017C 37.807 4939/32,844 2
Wakefield 020E 33.22 6583/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 27.395 9352/32,844 3
Wakefield 030A 26.129 10102/32,844 4
Wakefield 020A 25.282 10589/32,844 4
Wakefield 017A 10.146 24316/32,844 8
Wakefield 007D 8.069 26993/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Wakefield East

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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 Wakefield East. 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
Wakefield 030B 0.331 1419/32,844 1
Wakefield 020B 0.296 2335/32,844 1
Wakefield 030D 0.288 2607/32,844 1
Wakefield 020C 0.283 2769/32,844 1
Wakefield 017D 0.254 3845/32,844 2
Wakefield 020D 0.247 4192/32,844 2
Wakefield 017C 0.224 5265/32,844 2
Wakefield 017B 0.222 5426/32,844 2
Wakefield 020E 0.174 8500/32,844 3
Wakefield 030A 0.145 10926/32,844 4
Wakefield 030C 0.128 12771/32,844 4
Wakefield 020A 0.108 15181/32,844 5
Wakefield 017A 0.055 24840/32,844 8
Wakefield 007D 0.043 27902/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Wakefield East

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wakefield East 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
Wakefield 020B 0.298 472/32,844 1
Wakefield 020C 0.237 1671/32,844 1
Wakefield 030B 0.223 2148/32,844 1
Wakefield 030D 0.223 2149/32,844 1
Wakefield 017B 0.218 2354/32,844 1
Wakefield 017D 0.218 2363/32,844 1
Wakefield 020D 0.21 2707/32,844 1
Wakefield 017C 0.162 5559/32,844 2
Wakefield 020E 0.144 7111/32,844 3
Wakefield 020A 0.13 8456/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 0.118 9941/32,844 4
Wakefield 030A 0.098 12929/32,844 4
Wakefield 007D 0.048 25239/32,844 8
Wakefield 017A 0.042 27325/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wakefield East

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wakefield East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6882/32,844) in Wakefield East is more than the adult average rank (6653/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wakefield 030B 79.837 294/32,844 1
Wakefield 020C 72.893 606/32,844 1
Wakefield 030D 69.756 797/32,844 1
Wakefield 020B 67.911 930/32,844 1
Wakefield 017C 55.599 2310/32,844 1
Wakefield 020D 53.21 2691/32,844 1
Wakefield 017D 52.671 2782/32,844 1
Wakefield 020E 51.829 2909/32,844 1
Wakefield 017B 50.904 3093/32,844 1
Wakefield 030A 34.038 7091/32,844 3
Wakefield 020A 30.215 8468/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 26.981 9831/32,844 3
Wakefield 007D 7.409 24584/32,844 8
Wakefield 017A 6.227 25924/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wakefield East

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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 Wakefield East. 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
Wakefield 020B 1.976 376/32,844 1
Wakefield 017D 1.736 791/32,844 1
Wakefield 030D 1.518 1398/32,844 1
Wakefield 030B 1.249 2601/32,844 1
Wakefield 020C 0.974 4422/32,844 2
Wakefield 017B 0.9 5052/32,844 2
Wakefield 020D 0.749 6375/32,844 2
Wakefield 017C 0.716 6726/32,844 3
Wakefield 020A 0.509 8987/32,844 3
Wakefield 030A 0.5 9094/32,844 3
Wakefield 020E 0.49 9216/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 0.274 11997/32,844 4
Wakefield 017A -0.007 16127/32,844 5
Wakefield 007D -0.067 17037/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Wakefield East

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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 Wakefield East. 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
Wakefield 030D 1.51 1030/32,844 1
Wakefield 017D 1.377 1433/32,844 1
Wakefield 030C 1.298 1761/32,844 1
Wakefield 020E 1.237 2046/32,844 1
Wakefield 030B 1.229 2096/32,844 1
Wakefield 017B 1.187 2308/32,844 1
Wakefield 020B 1.091 2857/32,844 1
Wakefield 017C 0.961 3843/32,844 2
Wakefield 020C 0.666 6899/32,844 3
Wakefield 020A 0.615 7516/32,844 3
Wakefield 020D 0.583 7950/32,844 3
Wakefield 030A 0.47 9471/32,844 3
Wakefield 007D -0.195 19552/32,844 6
Wakefield 017A -0.353 21792/32,844 7

There were 172 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wakefield East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wakefield East

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wakefield East. 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
Wakefield 020A 28.38 8128/32,844 3
Wakefield 030D 26.426 9783/32,844 3
Wakefield 017A 24.442 11684/32,844 4
Wakefield 030B 23.414 12748/32,844 4
Wakefield 017D 20.485 16089/32,844 5
Wakefield 017B 20.297 16296/32,844 5
Wakefield 030A 19.811 16865/32,844 6
Wakefield 020D 17.612 19644/32,844 6
Wakefield 020E 16.343 21237/32,844 7
Wakefield 020C 14.438 23726/32,844 8
Wakefield 017C 14.18 24010/32,844 8
Wakefield 030C 13.672 24614/32,844 8
Wakefield 007D 13.65 24638/32,844 8
Wakefield 020B 12.922 25501/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wakefield East

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wakefield East. 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
Wakefield 017D 0.916 4542/32,844 2
Wakefield 030A 0.831 5366/32,844 2
Wakefield 030C 0.666 7142/32,844 3
Wakefield 030D 0.63 7589/32,844 3
Wakefield 017A 0.573 8274/32,844 3
Wakefield 017C 0.516 8964/32,844 3
Wakefield 017B 0.383 10766/32,844 4
Wakefield 007D 0.048 15684/32,844 5
Wakefield 020E -0.029 16905/32,844 6
Wakefield 020A -0.599 25164/32,844 8
Wakefield 020B -0.764 26995/32,844 9
Wakefield 020C -0.79 27241/32,844 9
Wakefield 030B -1.004 29102/32,844 9
Wakefield 020D -1.117 29833/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wakefield East

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wakefield East. 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
Wakefield 017D 0.761 5952/32,844 2
Wakefield 030C 0.726 6255/32,844 2
Wakefield 020D 0.506 8351/32,844 3
Wakefield 017B 0.296 10804/32,844 4
Wakefield 030A 0.211 11983/32,844 4
Wakefield 020E 0.097 13728/32,844 5
Wakefield 030D 0.095 13771/32,844 5
Wakefield 017C 0.068 14197/32,844 5
Wakefield 007D 0.014 15074/32,844 5
Wakefield 020C -0.005 15370/32,844 5
Wakefield 020A -0.126 17431/32,844 6
Wakefield 030B -0.188 18443/32,844 6
Wakefield 020B -0.218 18947/32,844 6
Wakefield 017A -0.639 25415/32,844 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.