Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wednesfield South, Wolverhampton

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wednesfield South, 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 9 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 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 Wednesfield South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wednesfield South

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 South. 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 015E	39.922	4283/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010C	39.015	4569/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012C	38.02	4864/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010E	37.676	4977/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012A	37.523	5040/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010D	36.693	5308/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 008E	26.401	9933/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012B	11.38	22879/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 012D	9.932	24617/32,844	8

Income Deprivation in Wednesfield South

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 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
Wolverhampton 015E	0.274	3079/32,844	1
Wolverhampton 010C	0.258	3664/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010D	0.24	4477/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012C	0.234	4791/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010E	0.226	5178/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012A	0.191	7219/32,844	3
Wolverhampton 008E	0.184	7765/32,844	3
Wolverhampton 012B	0.075	20456/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 012D	0.061	23583/32,844	8

Employment Deprivation in Wednesfield South

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wednesfield 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
Wolverhampton 015E	0.225	2076/32,844	1
Wolverhampton 010C	0.192	3588/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010D	0.186	3950/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010E	0.178	4429/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012C	0.167	5223/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012A	0.156	6078/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 008E	0.112	10765/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012B	0.06	21611/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 012D	0.059	21885/32,844	7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wednesfield South

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wednesfield South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12646/32,844) in Wednesfield South is more than the adult average rank (5415/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Wolverhampton 010E	50.498	3163/32,844	1
Wolverhampton 012A	45.227	4114/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 015E	42.481	4761/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010C	40.172	5325/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 008E	37.848	5950/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010D	37.706	5990/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012C	31.728	7906/32,844	3
Wolverhampton 012B	15.386	17061/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 012D	11.666	20264/32,844	7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wednesfield South

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 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
Wolverhampton 012A	1.201	2860/32,844	1
Wolverhampton 012C	0.963	4516/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010C	0.942	4672/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010D	0.851	5437/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 015E	0.819	5735/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010E	0.808	5835/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 008E	0.548	8529/32,844	3
Wolverhampton 012B	-0.06	16943/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 012D	-0.123	17938/32,844	6

Crime Deprivation in Wednesfield South

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 Wednesfield 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
Wolverhampton 012A	0.893	4454/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012C	0.374	10814/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 010C	0.314	11723/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 010D	0.304	11882/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 010E	0.176	13896/32,844	5
Wolverhampton 008E	-0.01	16833/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 012B	-0.377	22122/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 012D	-0.467	23331/32,844	8
Wolverhampton 015E	-0.707	26294/32,844	9

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

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Wednesfield South

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wednesfield 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
Wolverhampton 012C	25.74	10415/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 015E	21.813	14541/32,844	5
Wolverhampton 008E	19.939	16726/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 012D	18.868	18023/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 010C	18.344	18681/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 010E	16.053	21603/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 012A	15.935	21762/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 010D	15.389	22494/32,844	7
Wolverhampton 012B	10.715	27940/32,844	9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wednesfield South

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wednesfield 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
Wolverhampton 012C	1.055	3445/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010E	0.917	4531/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 012A	0.772	5973/32,844	2
Wolverhampton 010D	0.651	7322/32,844	3
Wolverhampton 010C	0.578	8205/32,844	3
Wolverhampton 015E	0.418	10269/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 008E	0.244	12686/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012B	0.186	13524/32,844	5
Wolverhampton 012D	-0.385	22346/32,844	7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wednesfield South

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wednesfield 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
Wolverhampton 010D	0.329	10360/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 010C	0.3	10743/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012C	0.252	11394/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 010E	0.234	11657/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012A	0.214	11943/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012B	0.158	12753/32,844	4
Wolverhampton 012D	0.093	13803/32,844	5
Wolverhampton 008E	-0.156	17927/32,844	6
Wolverhampton 015E	-0.288	20152/32,844	7

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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