Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wakefield Rural, Wakefield

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

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wakefield Rural, 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 11 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 Rural 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 Rural. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wakefield Rural. 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 037B 30.396 7843/32,844 3
Wakefield 036C 26.348 9967/32,844 4
Wakefield 035A 20.141 14218/32,844 5
Wakefield 035D 12.747 21332/32,844 7
Wakefield 037A 11.047 23279/32,844 8
Wakefield 035B 9.516 25101/32,844 8
Wakefield 036A 9.107 25644/32,844 8
Wakefield 036B 8.982 25820/32,844 8
Wakefield 036D 8.134 26907/32,844 9
Wakefield 038A 7.655 27479/32,844 9
Wakefield 035C 5.76 29729/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wakefield Rural. 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 037B 0.22 5516/32,844 2
Wakefield 036C 0.152 10307/32,844 4
Wakefield 035A 0.143 11176/32,844 4
Wakefield 035B 0.069 21638/32,844 7
Wakefield 036D 0.054 25078/32,844 8
Wakefield 036B 0.054 25257/32,844 8
Wakefield 037A 0.048 26592/32,844 9
Wakefield 035D 0.047 26944/32,844 9
Wakefield 036A 0.041 28371/32,844 9
Wakefield 035C 0.032 30328/32,844 10
Wakefield 038A 0.021 32141/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wakefield Rural 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 037B 0.153 6281/32,844 2
Wakefield 035A 0.116 10243/32,844 4
Wakefield 036C 0.115 10284/32,844 4
Wakefield 035B 0.064 20393/32,844 7
Wakefield 037A 0.055 23029/32,844 8
Wakefield 036A 0.052 23958/32,844 8
Wakefield 036D 0.048 25443/32,844 8
Wakefield 036B 0.046 26148/32,844 8
Wakefield 035D 0.034 29542/32,844 9
Wakefield 038A 0.03 30646/32,844 10
Wakefield 035C 0.028 31011/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wakefield Rural population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20537/32,844) in Wakefield Rural is more than the adult average rank (16354/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wakefield 036C 38.099 5877/32,844 2
Wakefield 037B 37.984 5908/32,844 2
Wakefield 035A 25.28 10684/32,844 4
Wakefield 036A 14.875 17438/32,844 6
Wakefield 035D 14.801 17507/32,844 6
Wakefield 035B 14.67 17611/32,844 6
Wakefield 036B 10.363 21488/32,844 7
Wakefield 037A 7.808 24140/32,844 8
Wakefield 035C 6.616 25466/32,844 8
Wakefield 036D 4.898 27418/32,844 9
Wakefield 038A 2.914 29839/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wakefield Rural

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Rural. 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 037B 0.912 4947/32,844 2
Wakefield 035D 0.396 10389/32,844 4
Wakefield 035A 0.3 11623/32,844 4
Wakefield 036C 0.179 13341/32,844 5
Wakefield 035C -0.032 16483/32,844 6
Wakefield 035B -0.076 17197/32,844 6
Wakefield 037A -0.112 17774/32,844 6
Wakefield 036A -0.175 18750/32,844 6
Wakefield 036D -0.27 20199/32,844 7
Wakefield 036B -0.394 22049/32,844 7
Wakefield 038A -0.728 26215/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

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 Wakefield Rural. 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 036C 0.966 3799/32,844 2
Wakefield 035D 0.698 6528/32,844 2
Wakefield 037A 0.678 6750/32,844 3
Wakefield 037B 0.162 14143/32,844 5
Wakefield 036A -0.114 18338/32,844 6
Wakefield 035C -0.151 18909/32,844 6
Wakefield 036D -0.183 19388/32,844 6
Wakefield 035A -0.219 19886/32,844 7
Wakefield 036B -0.296 20983/32,844 7
Wakefield 038A -0.422 22728/32,844 7
Wakefield 035B -1.159 30222/32,844 10

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wakefield Rural in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wakefield Rural

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wakefield Rural. 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 038A 34.003 4571/32,844 2
Wakefield 036B 22.234 14041/32,844 5
Wakefield 036C 20.107 16518/32,844 6
Wakefield 036A 19.783 16907/32,844 6
Wakefield 037A 19.333 17479/32,844 6
Wakefield 036D 18.999 17861/32,844 6
Wakefield 035D 17.93 19221/32,844 6
Wakefield 035B 15.44 22431/32,844 7
Wakefield 037B 11.87 26695/32,844 9
Wakefield 035A 10.524 28102/32,844 9
Wakefield 035C 7.642 30582/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wakefield Rural. 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 035D 0.32 11612/32,844 4
Wakefield 038A 0.139 14302/32,844 5
Wakefield 036B 0.126 14503/32,844 5
Wakefield 035A -0.004 16531/32,844 6
Wakefield 036C -0.071 17584/32,844 6
Wakefield 035C -0.171 19163/32,844 6
Wakefield 037A -0.234 20149/32,844 7
Wakefield 036D -0.251 20410/32,844 7
Wakefield 037B -0.964 28781/32,844 9
Wakefield 035B -1.181 30187/32,844 10
Wakefield 036A -1.21 30345/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wakefield Rural

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wakefield Rural. 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 036A 0.139 13035/32,844 4
Wakefield 036D 0.124 13255/32,844 5
Wakefield 038A -0.068 16429/32,844 6
Wakefield 035C -0.218 18971/32,844 6
Wakefield 036B -0.246 19407/32,844 6
Wakefield 037A -0.311 20545/32,844 7
Wakefield 036C -0.429 22463/32,844 7
Wakefield 037B -0.568 24434/32,844 8
Wakefield 035A -0.659 25658/32,844 8
Wakefield 035B -0.679 25910/32,844 8
Wakefield 035D -0.777 27140/32,844 9

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.