Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wolston and the Lawfords, Rugby

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wolston and the Lawfords, Rugby, Warwickshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wolston and the Lawfords, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Rugby. 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 4 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 Wolston and the Lawfords 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 Wolston and the Lawfords. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wolston and the Lawfords. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Rugby.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Rugby 007E 28.089 8983/32,844 3
Rugby 004C 16.948 17036/32,844 6
Rugby 007D 15.147 18767/32,844 6
Rugby 004D 7.148 28130/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wolston and the Lawfords. 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
Rugby 007E 0.163 9345/32,844 3
Rugby 004C 0.106 15508/32,844 5
Rugby 007D 0.081 19440/32,844 6
Rugby 004D 0.051 25844/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wolston and the Lawfords 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
Rugby 007E 0.106 11582/32,844 4
Rugby 004C 0.099 12751/32,844 4
Rugby 007D 0.059 21940/32,844 7
Rugby 004D 0.03 30639/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wolston and the Lawfords population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11951/32,844) in Wolston and the Lawfords is less than the adult average rank (19174/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Rugby 007E 34.637 6888/32,844 3
Rugby 004C 22.072 12494/32,844 4
Rugby 007D 16.158 16446/32,844 6
Rugby 004D 6.526 25571/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wolston and the Lawfords

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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 Wolston and the Lawfords. 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
Rugby 007E 0.042 15359/32,844 5
Rugby 004C -0.195 19065/32,844 6
Rugby 007D -0.65 25343/32,844 8
Rugby 004D -1.163 30055/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Wolston and the Lawfords. 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
Rugby 004C 0.336 11396/32,844 4
Rugby 004D 0.228 13074/32,844 4
Rugby 007E 0.112 14944/32,844 5
Rugby 007D -0.019 16984/32,844 6

There were 7 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wolston and the Lawfords in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wolston and the Lawfords

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wolston and the Lawfords. 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
Rugby 007E 43.786 1269/32,844 1
Rugby 007D 32.948 5110/32,844 2
Rugby 004D 17.022 20410/32,844 7
Rugby 004C 12.079 26473/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wolston and the Lawfords. 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
Rugby 007D 0.616 7745/32,844 3
Rugby 004D 0.317 11657/32,844 4
Rugby 007E 0.299 11883/32,844 4
Rugby 004C -0.035 17007/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wolston and the Lawfords

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wolston and the Lawfords. 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
Rugby 007D -0.106 17093/32,844 6
Rugby 004C -0.149 17810/32,844 6
Rugby 004D -0.171 18163/32,844 6
Rugby 007E -0.375 21629/32,844 7

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.