Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wythall West, Bromsgrove

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Wythall West, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

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

How grim is your Postcode?

Overall Deprivation in Wythall West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wythall West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bromsgrove.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bromsgrove 005A 19.943 14400/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 005C 6.037 29431/32,844 9
Bromsgrove 005D 5.831 29640/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Wythall West

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A 0.073 20878/32,844 7
Bromsgrove 005C 0.051 25875/32,844 8
Bromsgrove 005D 0.036 29594/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Wythall West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A 0.087 14892/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 005C 0.045 26395/32,844 9
Bromsgrove 005D 0.03 30506/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wythall West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wythall West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (25812/32,844) in Wythall West is more than the adult average rank (22383/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bromsgrove 005A 10.51 21355/32,844 7
Bromsgrove 005C 7.854 24086/32,844 8
Bromsgrove 005D 4.049 28479/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wythall 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 Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A 0.111 14344/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 005D -0.626 25041/32,844 8
Bromsgrove 005C -1.056 29266/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Wythall West

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 Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A 1.127 2637/32,844 1
Bromsgrove 005C 0.147 14360/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 005D -1.414 31479/32,844 10

There were 261 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wythall West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wythall West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A 25.607 10559/32,844 4
Bromsgrove 005D 25.361 10781/32,844 4
Bromsgrove 005C 8.072 30269/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wythall West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A 0.605 7885/32,844 3
Bromsgrove 005D 0.244 12680/32,844 4
Bromsgrove 005C -0.387 22379/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wythall West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wythall 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
Bromsgrove 005A -0.06 16273/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 005C -0.526 23852/32,844 8
Bromsgrove 005D -0.638 25396/32,844 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.