Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wednesfield North, Wolverhampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wednesfield North, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wednesfield North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wolverhampton. 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 8 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 Wednesfield North 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 Wednesfield North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wednesfield North

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 Wednesfield North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wolverhampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wolverhampton 005A 43.092 3457/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005D 37.846 4925/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005E 35.775 5616/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 008E 26.401 9933/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 005B 26.377 9949/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010B 21.579 13108/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010A 20.091 14259/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005C 14.698 19233/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Wednesfield North

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 Wednesfield North. 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
Wolverhampton 005A 0.278 2935/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 005D 0.224 5285/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005E 0.203 6474/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 008E 0.184 7765/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 005B 0.178 8146/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 010B 0.132 12342/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010A 0.12 13635/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005C 0.089 18089/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Wednesfield North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wednesfield North 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
Wolverhampton 005A 0.221 2224/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 005D 0.189 3774/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005E 0.183 4109/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005B 0.121 9614/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 010B 0.112 10747/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 008E 0.112 10765/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010A 0.102 12180/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 005C 0.075 17487/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wednesfield North

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 Wednesfield North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13619/32,844) in Wednesfield North is more than the adult average rank (5719/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wolverhampton 005A 53.95 2573/32,844 1
Wolverhampton 005D 44.214 4353/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005E 42.977 4643/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 008E 37.848 5950/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005B 29.715 8689/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 010B 20.448 13509/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 010A 18.584 14710/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005C 16.021 16564/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wednesfield North

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 Wednesfield North. 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
Wolverhampton 005D 1.114 3432/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005E 1.014 4132/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005A 0.951 4603/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 005B 0.789 6010/32,844 2
Wolverhampton 010B 0.689 6994/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 008E 0.548 8529/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 010A 0.374 10656/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 005C 0.141 13863/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Wednesfield North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wednesfield North. 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
Wolverhampton 005D 0.216 13243/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005A 0.127 14706/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005B 0.114 14919/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 008E -0.01 16833/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 005C -0.121 18466/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 010A -0.228 20022/32,844 7
Wolverhampton 005E -0.475 23430/32,844 8
Wolverhampton 010B -0.65 25639/32,844 8

There were 329 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wednesfield North in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wednesfield North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wednesfield North. 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
Wolverhampton 005E 23.645 12499/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010B 21.737 14620/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 008E 19.939 16726/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 005D 19.864 16812/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 005B 18.351 18673/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 010A 17.684 19550/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 005A 16.195 21428/32,844 7
Wolverhampton 005C 12.29 26233/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wednesfield North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wednesfield North. 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
Wolverhampton 005E 0.719 6570/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 010A 0.613 7788/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 005A 0.461 9709/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 005D 0.453 9827/32,844 3
Wolverhampton 005C 0.307 11781/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 008E 0.244 12686/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010B 0.157 14032/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005B -0.022 16815/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wednesfield North

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wednesfield North. 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
Wolverhampton 005C 0.361 9976/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 010A 0.218 11867/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 005A 0.208 12016/32,844 4
Wolverhampton 005B 0.003 15258/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 005D -0.007 15411/32,844 5
Wolverhampton 010B -0.077 16576/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 005E -0.11 17167/32,844 6
Wolverhampton 008E -0.156 17927/32,844 6

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.