Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wath, Rotherham

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wath, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Rotherham. 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 Wath 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 Wath. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wath

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 Wath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Rotherham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Rotherham 002F 46.543 2745/32,844 1
Rotherham 003D 32.966 6687/32,844 3
Rotherham 004B 32.589 6843/32,844 3
Rotherham 002B 30.497 7790/32,844 3
Rotherham 002E 28.433 8802/32,844 3
Rotherham 002D 26.705 9757/32,844 3
Rotherham 002A 25.737 10344/32,844 4
Rotherham 002C 24.02 11374/32,844 4
Rotherham 001A 22.345 12507/32,844 4
Rotherham 003F 11.718 22498/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Wath

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 Wath. 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
Rotherham 002F 0.284 2763/32,844 1
Rotherham 003D 0.181 7992/32,844 3
Rotherham 004B 0.177 8256/32,844 3
Rotherham 002D 0.173 8575/32,844 3
Rotherham 002E 0.164 9301/32,844 3
Rotherham 002B 0.16 9599/32,844 3
Rotherham 002A 0.149 10577/32,844 4
Rotherham 002C 0.135 11951/32,844 4
Rotherham 001A 0.135 11986/32,844 4
Rotherham 003F 0.057 24445/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Wath

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wath 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
Rotherham 002F 0.235 1755/32,844 1
Rotherham 004B 0.173 4757/32,844 2
Rotherham 003D 0.17 4980/32,844 2
Rotherham 002B 0.168 5133/32,844 2
Rotherham 002E 0.155 6109/32,844 2
Rotherham 002C 0.154 6222/32,844 2
Rotherham 002A 0.148 6787/32,844 3
Rotherham 002D 0.145 7024/32,844 3
Rotherham 001A 0.1 12602/32,844 4
Rotherham 003F 0.082 15776/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wath

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 Wath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11342/32,844) in Wath is more than the adult average rank (10103/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Rotherham 002F 50.468 3169/32,844 1
Rotherham 003D 36.974 6200/32,844 2
Rotherham 002D 34.12 7060/32,844 3
Rotherham 002B 28.732 9088/32,844 3
Rotherham 004B 28.117 9349/32,844 3
Rotherham 002A 25.32 10663/32,844 4
Rotherham 002E 25.239 10708/32,844 4
Rotherham 001A 24.856 10908/32,844 4
Rotherham 002C 13.803 18328/32,844 6
Rotherham 003F 10.496 21366/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wath

8
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 Wath. 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
Rotherham 002F 1.525 1375/32,844 1
Rotherham 003D 1.163 3090/32,844 1
Rotherham 002B 1.122 3367/32,844 2
Rotherham 004B 1.014 4131/32,844 2
Rotherham 002C 0.939 4697/32,844 2
Rotherham 002E 0.9 5047/32,844 2
Rotherham 002A 0.822 5712/32,844 2
Rotherham 002D 0.798 5930/32,844 2
Rotherham 001A 0.497 9135/32,844 3
Rotherham 003F 0.224 12719/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Wath

7
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 Wath. 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
Rotherham 004B 0.967 3794/32,844 2
Rotherham 002E 0.908 4318/32,844 2
Rotherham 002F 0.777 5660/32,844 2
Rotherham 003D 0.736 6104/32,844 2
Rotherham 002B 0.603 7712/32,844 3
Rotherham 001A 0.558 8290/32,844 3
Rotherham 002A 0.26 12548/32,844 4
Rotherham 002C 0.112 14945/32,844 5
Rotherham 002D -0.011 16849/32,844 6
Rotherham 003F -0.52 24056/32,844 8

There were 129 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wath in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wath

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wath. 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
Rotherham 001A 23.401 12760/32,844 4
Rotherham 002A 17.861 19319/32,844 6
Rotherham 004B 17.326 20019/32,844 7
Rotherham 002B 15.196 22748/32,844 7
Rotherham 002C 14.855 23228/32,844 8
Rotherham 003F 11.25 27359/32,844 9
Rotherham 003D 9.818 28773/32,844 9
Rotherham 002F 9.427 29144/32,844 9
Rotherham 002E 5.737 31679/32,844 10
Rotherham 002D 5.192 31950/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wath

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wath. 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
Rotherham 002D -0.132 18535/32,844 6
Rotherham 003F -0.167 19111/32,844 6
Rotherham 002C -0.627 25498/32,844 8
Rotherham 002B -0.784 27183/32,844 9
Rotherham 001A -0.851 27785/32,844 9
Rotherham 004B -1.027 29245/32,844 9
Rotherham 002E -1.066 29509/32,844 9
Rotherham 002F -1.138 29938/32,844 10
Rotherham 003D -1.287 30719/32,844 10
Rotherham 002A -1.609 31858/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wath

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wath. 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
Rotherham 003D 0.43 9127/32,844 3
Rotherham 003F 0.28 11027/32,844 4
Rotherham 004B 0.204 12083/32,844 4
Rotherham 002B 0.118 13335/32,844 5
Rotherham 002F 0.1 13660/32,844 5
Rotherham 002C -0.02 15628/32,844 5
Rotherham 002A -0.022 15659/32,844 5
Rotherham 002E -0.022 15670/32,844 5
Rotherham 002D -0.13 17501/32,844 6
Rotherham 001A -0.28 19998/32,844 7

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.