Deprivation Statistics for Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West, Mendip

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West, Mendip, Somerset

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Mendip. 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 Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West 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 Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Mendip.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Mendip 012B 18.408 15777/32,844 5
Mendip 005A 16.486 17480/32,844 6
Mendip 005C 13.941 20010/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. 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
Mendip 005A 0.096 16954/32,844 6
Mendip 005C 0.08 19496/32,844 6
Mendip 012B 0.068 21938/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West 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
Mendip 005A 0.082 15800/32,844 5
Mendip 012B 0.075 17383/32,844 6
Mendip 005C 0.055 23236/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

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 Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16702/32,844) in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West is less than the adult average rank (21488/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Mendip 012B 16.116 16479/32,844 6
Mendip 005C 11.116 20791/32,844 7
Mendip 005A 10.594 21270/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

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 Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. 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
Mendip 012B -0.378 21840/32,844 7
Mendip 005A -0.441 22655/32,844 7
Mendip 005C -0.606 24790/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

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 Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. 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
Mendip 012B -0.159 19022/32,844 6
Mendip 005C -0.599 25067/32,844 8
Mendip 005A -1.121 30001/32,844 10

There were 15 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. 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
Mendip 005C 36.073 3598/32,844 2
Mendip 012B 29.107 7571/32,844 3
Mendip 005A 27.021 9258/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. 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
Mendip 012B 1.552 956/32,844 1
Mendip 005A 1.247 2151/32,844 1
Mendip 005C 0.742 6353/32,844 2

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West. 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
Mendip 005C -0.962 29099/32,844 9
Mendip 012B -1.171 30735/32,844 10
Mendip 005A -1.335 31586/32,844 10

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.