Deprivation Statistics for Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley, South Staffordshire

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Staffordshire. 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 3 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 Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley 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 Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Staffordshire.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Staffordshire 003E 19.872 14455/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 003C 13.131 20908/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 003D 11.834 22361/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. 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
South Staffordshire 003D 0.111 14800/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 003C 0.047 26980/32,844 9
South Staffordshire 003E 0.041 28432/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley 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
South Staffordshire 003D 0.086 15008/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 003C 0.061 21106/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 003E 0.035 29446/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17968/32,844) in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley is less than the adult average rank (22291/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Staffordshire 003C 17.97 15150/32,844 5
South Staffordshire 003D 11.813 20130/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 003E 6.263 25881/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. 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
South Staffordshire 003D -0.349 21445/32,844 7
South Staffordshire 003C -0.767 26655/32,844 9
South Staffordshire 003E -0.834 27328/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

5
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 Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. 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
South Staffordshire 003E 0.62 7449/32,844 3
South Staffordshire 003C -0.159 19027/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 003D -0.752 26808/32,844 9

There were 5 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. 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
South Staffordshire 003E 45.786 919/32,844 1
South Staffordshire 003C 19.314 17501/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 003D 2.555 32668/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. 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
South Staffordshire 003E 1.83 412/32,844 1
South Staffordshire 003C 0.78 5887/32,844 2
South Staffordshire 003D -0.276 20760/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley. 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
South Staffordshire 003C 1.065 3697/32,844 2
South Staffordshire 003E -0.237 19282/32,844 6
South Staffordshire 003D -0.573 24518/32,844 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.