Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wharfedale, Bradford

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Wharfedale

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wharfedale. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bradford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bradford 003A 11.811 22388/32,844 7
Bradford 003C 8.228 26788/32,844 9
Bradford 005D 6.091 29347/32,844 9
Bradford 005A 4.754 30751/32,844 10
Bradford 005C 4.663 30840/32,844 10
Bradford 005B 4.514 30998/32,844 10
Bradford 003D 3.468 31937/32,844 10
Bradford 003B 3.203 32103/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Wharfedale

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wharfedale. 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
Bradford 003A 0.093 17415/32,844 6
Bradford 003C 0.053 25317/32,844 8
Bradford 005D 0.044 27730/32,844 9
Bradford 005C 0.031 30558/32,844 10
Bradford 003B 0.022 32060/32,844 10
Bradford 003D 0.021 32078/32,844 10
Bradford 005B 0.017 32485/32,844 10
Bradford 005A 0.009 32811/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Wharfedale

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wharfedale 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
Bradford 003A 0.074 17797/32,844 6
Bradford 003C 0.047 25648/32,844 8
Bradford 005D 0.037 28769/32,844 9
Bradford 005C 0.029 30940/32,844 10
Bradford 003D 0.028 30980/32,844 10
Bradford 005B 0.028 31094/32,844 10
Bradford 003B 0.025 31631/32,844 10
Bradford 005A 0.013 32651/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wharfedale

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wharfedale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (28271/32,844) in Wharfedale is less than the adult average rank (29976/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bradford 005D 8.096 23840/32,844 8
Bradford 003A 5.42 26820/32,844 9
Bradford 003C 4.058 28466/32,844 9
Bradford 003B 1.765 31144/32,844 10
Bradford 005C 1.458 31506/32,844 10
Bradford 003D 1.107 31895/32,844 10
Bradford 005B 0.958 32065/32,844 10
Bradford 005A 0.447 32568/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wharfedale

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Wharfedale. 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
Bradford 003A -0.019 16296/32,844 5
Bradford 005D -0.119 17880/32,844 6
Bradford 005B -0.228 19553/32,844 6
Bradford 003C -0.275 20276/32,844 7
Bradford 003D -0.532 23823/32,844 8
Bradford 003B -0.584 24503/32,844 8
Bradford 005C -0.634 25140/32,844 8
Bradford 005A -1.187 30215/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Wharfedale

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wharfedale. 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
Bradford 003A 0.052 15853/32,844 5
Bradford 003D -0.123 18500/32,844 6
Bradford 005C -0.325 21389/32,844 7
Bradford 003C -0.363 21930/32,844 7
Bradford 005A -0.477 23461/32,844 8
Bradford 005B -0.51 23921/32,844 8
Bradford 005D -0.827 27565/32,844 9
Bradford 003B -0.965 28810/32,844 9

There were 26 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wharfedale in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wharfedale

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wharfedale. 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
Bradford 005A 22.722 13503/32,844 5
Bradford 005B 19.958 16704/32,844 6
Bradford 003B 14.145 24048/32,844 8
Bradford 003D 8.366 30049/32,844 10
Bradford 005C 6.001 31536/32,844 10
Bradford 003A 4.299 32285/32,844 10
Bradford 005D 3.322 32533/32,844 10
Bradford 003C 2.449 32693/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wharfedale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wharfedale. 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
Bradford 003C 0.828 5393/32,844 2
Bradford 005C 0.574 8253/32,844 3
Bradford 005A 0.539 8675/32,844 3
Bradford 005D 0.322 11582/32,844 4
Bradford 003A 0.167 13870/32,844 5
Bradford 003B 0 16467/32,844 6
Bradford 003D -0.385 22349/32,844 7
Bradford 005B -0.573 24827/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wharfedale

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wharfedale. 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
Bradford 003C -0.205 18726/32,844 6
Bradford 005C -0.305 20427/32,844 7
Bradford 003D -0.34 21026/32,844 7
Bradford 005B -0.358 21321/32,844 7
Bradford 005A -0.479 23189/32,844 8
Bradford 003A -0.558 24305/32,844 8
Bradford 003B -0.588 24729/32,844 8
Bradford 005D -0.751 26835/32,844 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.