Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wolverton, Milton Keynes

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Wolverton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wolverton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Milton Keynes.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Milton Keynes 012D 41.421 3877/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 006D 34.611 6027/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008D 18.676 15522/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008C 17.566 16497/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008B 17.471 16577/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008A 12.87 21192/32,844 7
Milton Keynes 010D 11.06 23265/32,844 8
Milton Keynes 011C 9.516 25099/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Wolverton

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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 Wolverton. 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
Milton Keynes 012D 0.25 4006/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 006D 0.207 6268/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008D 0.118 13874/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008C 0.105 15565/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008B 0.098 16679/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008A 0.088 18183/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 010D 0.074 20684/32,844 7
Milton Keynes 011C 0.039 28822/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Wolverton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wolverton 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
Milton Keynes 012D 0.171 4885/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 006D 0.144 7152/32,844 3
Milton Keynes 008C 0.092 13974/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008D 0.074 17745/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008B 0.066 19742/32,844 7
Milton Keynes 008A 0.053 23784/32,844 8
Milton Keynes 010D 0.046 25901/32,844 8
Milton Keynes 011C 0.042 27435/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wolverton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wolverton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14504/32,844) in Wolverton is more than the adult average rank (14140/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Milton Keynes 012D 52.345 2832/32,844 1
Milton Keynes 006D 41.546 4986/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008C 20.428 13526/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008D 16.497 16204/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 010D 14.348 17867/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008B 13.992 18170/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008A 12.422 19555/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 011C 8.259 23679/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wolverton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Wolverton. 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
Milton Keynes 012D 1.076 3699/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 006D 0.766 6210/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008C -0.16 18538/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008B -0.21 19284/32,844 6
Milton Keynes 008D -0.361 21605/32,844 7
Milton Keynes 011C -0.445 22699/32,844 7
Milton Keynes 008A -0.617 24933/32,844 8
Milton Keynes 010D -1.038 29120/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Wolverton

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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 Wolverton. 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
Milton Keynes 012D 0.857 4832/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 006D 0.639 7212/32,844 3
Milton Keynes 008D 0.521 8778/32,844 3
Milton Keynes 008C 0.442 9888/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008B 0.269 12414/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 010D 0.237 12916/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008A 0.108 15018/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 011C -0.484 23537/32,844 8

There were 171 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wolverton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wolverton

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wolverton. 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
Milton Keynes 011C 36.079 3593/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 006D 35.587 3811/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008D 29.503 7299/32,844 3
Milton Keynes 012D 29.465 7327/32,844 3
Milton Keynes 010D 26.224 9961/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008B 23.259 12917/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008C 21.476 14925/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008A 17.93 19222/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wolverton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wolverton. 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
Milton Keynes 008B 1.014 3771/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008A 0.733 6448/32,844 2
Milton Keynes 008D 0.385 10737/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 010D -0.375 22203/32,844 7
Milton Keynes 008C -0.459 23356/32,844 8
Milton Keynes 012D -0.726 26586/32,844 9
Milton Keynes 006D -0.97 28817/32,844 9
Milton Keynes 011C -1.86 32359/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wolverton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wolverton. 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
Milton Keynes 011C 0.362 9962/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008A 0.25 11413/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 012D 0.236 11631/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008B 0.161 12708/32,844 4
Milton Keynes 008C 0.121 13294/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 006D 0.018 15000/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 010D 0.015 15037/32,844 5
Milton Keynes 008D 0.011 15125/32,844 5

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.