Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Willenhall South, Walsall

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Willenhall South

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Willenhall South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Walsall.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Walsall 025E 46.226 2816/32,844 1
Walsall 025A 45.046 3054/32,844 1
Walsall 025C 44.077 3237/32,844 1
Walsall 027C 40.67 4067/32,844 2
Walsall 025B 37.693 4974/32,844 2
Walsall 027B 36.669 5318/32,844 2
Walsall 025D 34.767 5972/32,844 2
Walsall 027D 34.442 6084/32,844 2
Walsall 027A 24.162 11278/32,844 4
Walsall 020A 17.079 16918/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Willenhall South

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Willenhall 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
Walsall 025C 0.288 2605/32,844 1
Walsall 025A 0.286 2672/32,844 1
Walsall 025E 0.263 3491/32,844 2
Walsall 025B 0.258 3693/32,844 2
Walsall 027C 0.244 4318/32,844 2
Walsall 027D 0.224 5305/32,844 2
Walsall 025D 0.223 5332/32,844 2
Walsall 027B 0.221 5481/32,844 2
Walsall 027A 0.142 11298/32,844 4
Walsall 020A 0.086 18486/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Willenhall South

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Willenhall 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
Walsall 025A 0.204 2922/32,844 1
Walsall 025C 0.204 2963/32,844 1
Walsall 025E 0.187 3851/32,844 2
Walsall 027D 0.176 4563/32,844 2
Walsall 027C 0.166 5261/32,844 2
Walsall 025B 0.164 5393/32,844 2
Walsall 025D 0.157 5975/32,844 2
Walsall 027B 0.155 6121/32,844 2
Walsall 027A 0.109 11121/32,844 4
Walsall 020A 0.071 18537/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Willenhall South

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Willenhall South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8866/32,844) in Willenhall South is more than the adult average rank (4006/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Walsall 025A 60.979 1633/32,844 1
Walsall 025E 54.541 2476/32,844 1
Walsall 025C 51.963 2891/32,844 1
Walsall 025D 46.739 3810/32,844 2
Walsall 025B 41.105 5099/32,844 2
Walsall 027D 40.882 5146/32,844 2
Walsall 027C 39.375 5528/32,844 2
Walsall 027B 36.028 6425/32,844 2
Walsall 027A 22.314 12340/32,844 4
Walsall 020A 21.495 12853/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Willenhall South

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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 Willenhall 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
Walsall 027B 1.061 3794/32,844 2
Walsall 025B 0.962 4526/32,844 2
Walsall 025C 0.959 4546/32,844 2
Walsall 027C 0.938 4710/32,844 2
Walsall 025A 0.797 5934/32,844 2
Walsall 025E 0.793 5968/32,844 2
Walsall 025D 0.64 7499/32,844 3
Walsall 027D 0.5 9083/32,844 3
Walsall 027A 0.476 9385/32,844 3
Walsall 020A 0.191 13185/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Willenhall South

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Willenhall 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
Walsall 027C 1.247 1988/32,844 1
Walsall 025E 1.077 2948/32,844 1
Walsall 027B 0.863 4760/32,844 2
Walsall 025C 0.757 5859/32,844 2
Walsall 025B 0.555 8316/32,844 3
Walsall 027A 0.467 9513/32,844 3
Walsall 025D 0.449 9785/32,844 3
Walsall 027D 0.221 13171/32,844 5
Walsall 025A 0.19 13665/32,844 5
Walsall 020A 0.064 15685/32,844 5

There were 303 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Willenhall South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Willenhall South

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Willenhall 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
Walsall 025A 27.143 9130/32,844 3
Walsall 027C 26.482 9724/32,844 3
Walsall 027D 22.191 14104/32,844 5
Walsall 020A 21.357 15071/32,844 5
Walsall 025E 19.396 17398/32,844 6
Walsall 027A 18.161 18924/32,844 6
Walsall 025B 18.133 18954/32,844 6
Walsall 025D 17.418 19891/32,844 7
Walsall 027B 16.379 21198/32,844 7
Walsall 025C 15.374 22513/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Willenhall South

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iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Willenhall 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
Walsall 025E 1.285 1968/32,844 1
Walsall 027B 0.643 7415/32,844 3
Walsall 025D 0.614 7780/32,844 3
Walsall 027A 0.603 7906/32,844 3
Walsall 027D 0.531 8772/32,844 3
Walsall 025A 0.53 8786/32,844 3
Walsall 025C 0.49 9341/32,844 3
Walsall 020A 0.481 9458/32,844 3
Walsall 025B 0.361 11053/32,844 4
Walsall 027C 0.256 12499/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Willenhall South

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Willenhall 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
Walsall 027C 0.557 7822/32,844 3
Walsall 025B 0.55 7890/32,844 3
Walsall 027B 0.54 7994/32,844 3
Walsall 025E 0.406 9420/32,844 3
Walsall 025A 0.403 9455/32,844 3
Walsall 027A 0.379 9768/32,844 3
Walsall 020A 0.365 9932/32,844 4
Walsall 025C 0.36 9989/32,844 4
Walsall 025D 0.313 10569/32,844 4
Walsall 027D 0.213 11959/32,844 4

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.