Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wakefield South, Wakefield

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wakefield South, 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 10 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 South 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 South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wakefield South. 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 030D 56.632 1267/32,844 1
Wakefield 037D 35.954 5554/32,844 2
Wakefield 037C 31.978 7091/32,844 3
Wakefield 030E 30.265 7908/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 27.395 9352/32,844 3
Wakefield 038C 13.033 21018/32,844 7
Wakefield 033B 10.075 24421/32,844 8
Wakefield 033A 6.057 29389/32,844 9
Wakefield 033C 5.348 30170/32,844 10
Wakefield 033D 5.125 30393/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wakefield South. 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 030D 0.288 2607/32,844 1
Wakefield 037D 0.251 3981/32,844 2
Wakefield 030E 0.165 9161/32,844 3
Wakefield 037C 0.163 9344/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 0.128 12771/32,844 4
Wakefield 033B 0.063 23046/32,844 8
Wakefield 038C 0.052 25757/32,844 8
Wakefield 033C 0.025 31615/32,844 10
Wakefield 033A 0.022 32069/32,844 10
Wakefield 033D 0.018 32358/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wakefield South 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 030D 0.223 2149/32,844 1
Wakefield 037D 0.178 4424/32,844 2
Wakefield 037C 0.148 6716/32,844 3
Wakefield 030C 0.118 9941/32,844 4
Wakefield 030E 0.105 11712/32,844 4
Wakefield 033B 0.065 20107/32,844 7
Wakefield 038C 0.065 20197/32,844 7
Wakefield 033C 0.043 27017/32,844 9
Wakefield 033D 0.037 28880/32,844 9
Wakefield 033A 0.032 30033/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wakefield South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15846/32,844) in Wakefield South is less than the adult average rank (16986/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wakefield 030D 69.756 797/32,844 1
Wakefield 037C 56.515 2173/32,844 1
Wakefield 037D 44.179 4360/32,844 2
Wakefield 030E 37.069 6175/32,844 2
Wakefield 030C 26.981 9831/32,844 3
Wakefield 038C 15.414 17042/32,844 6
Wakefield 033B 2.276 30558/32,844 10
Wakefield 033C 2.067 30813/32,844 10
Wakefield 033A 1.734 31181/32,844 10
Wakefield 033D 1.618 31308/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wakefield South

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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 South. 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 030D 1.518 1398/32,844 1
Wakefield 037D 0.864 5333/32,844 2
Wakefield 037C 0.719 6685/32,844 3
Wakefield 030E 0.406 10241/32,844 4
Wakefield 030C 0.274 11997/32,844 4
Wakefield 033B -0.253 19920/32,844 7
Wakefield 038C -0.309 20792/32,844 7
Wakefield 033A -0.424 22437/32,844 7
Wakefield 033D -0.476 23086/32,844 8
Wakefield 033C -0.532 23826/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wakefield South. 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 030C 1.298 1761/32,844 1
Wakefield 030E 1.17 2413/32,844 1
Wakefield 037C 0.829 5126/32,844 2
Wakefield 033B 0.678 6754/32,844 3
Wakefield 037D 0.398 10487/32,844 4
Wakefield 038C 0.336 11395/32,844 4
Wakefield 033A 0.105 15057/32,844 5
Wakefield 033D -0.523 24091/32,844 8
Wakefield 033C -0.947 28671/32,844 9

There were 193 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wakefield South in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wakefield South

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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 South. 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 033C 26.496 9714/32,844 3
Wakefield 030D 26.426 9783/32,844 3
Wakefield 038C 25.74 10414/32,844 4
Wakefield 033A 25.355 10787/32,844 4
Wakefield 033D 24.383 11734/32,844 4
Wakefield 037D 19.58 17160/32,844 6
Wakefield 030E 15.757 21995/32,844 7
Wakefield 037C 15.057 22935/32,844 7
Wakefield 030C 13.672 24614/32,844 8
Wakefield 033B 10.711 27943/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wakefield South. 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 030E 0.978 4031/32,844 2
Wakefield 030C 0.666 7142/32,844 3
Wakefield 030D 0.63 7589/32,844 3
Wakefield 038C 0.151 14117/32,844 5
Wakefield 037C -0.633 25564/32,844 8
Wakefield 033D -0.781 27152/32,844 9
Wakefield 033B -0.904 28238/32,844 9
Wakefield 037D -0.925 28413/32,844 9
Wakefield 033C -1.107 29785/32,844 10
Wakefield 033A -1.126 29883/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wakefield South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wakefield South. 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 030C 0.726 6255/32,844 2
Wakefield 030E 0.22 11847/32,844 4
Wakefield 030D 0.095 13771/32,844 5
Wakefield 033B -0.111 17198/32,844 6
Wakefield 038C -0.197 18589/32,844 6
Wakefield 037D -0.248 19450/32,844 6
Wakefield 033D -0.28 20006/32,844 7
Wakefield 037C -0.373 21579/32,844 7
Wakefield 033A -0.426 22419/32,844 7
Wakefield 033C -0.57 24469/32,844 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.