Deprivation Statistics for Upper Gornal and Woodsetton, Dudley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton, Dudley, West Midlands

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dudley. 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 13 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 Upper Gornal and Woodsetton 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 Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

Overall Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dudley.
LSOA NameIMD ScoreIMD Rank (England)IMD Decile
Dudley 005A46.3852782/32,8441
Dudley 005E40.824024/32,8442
Dudley 007D37.3845082/32,8442
Dudley 005B31.3987347/32,8443
Dudley 005C30.9397585/32,8443
Dudley 002A30.1127978/32,8443
Dudley 004E29.8348099/32,8443
Dudley 007A26.6139825/32,8443
Dudley 005D18.55815623/32,8445
Dudley 004F16.83717146/32,8446
Dudley 007C13.35420678/32,8447
Dudley 004D12.23921898/32,8447
Dudley 003C10.03324478/32,8448

Income Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. 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 NameIncome ScoreIncome Rank (England)Income Decile
Dudley 005A0.3231575/32,8441
Dudley 005E0.2563751/32,8442
Dudley 005C0.225561/32,8442
Dudley 007D0.2116036/32,8442
Dudley 007A0.2096173/32,8442
Dudley 002A0.1956976/32,8443
Dudley 004E0.1897352/32,8443
Dudley 005B0.1788222/32,8443
Dudley 005D0.10116226/32,8445
Dudley 004F0.09816657/32,8446
Dudley 007C0.08418873/32,8446
Dudley 003C0.07919704/32,8446
Dudley 004D0.07121244/32,8447

Employment Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton 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 NameEmployment ScoreEmployment Rank (England)Employment Decile
Dudley 005A0.212692/32,8441
Dudley 005E0.1913653/32,8442
Dudley 007D0.1794367/32,8442
Dudley 005C0.1695053/32,8442
Dudley 004E0.1685127/32,8442
Dudley 002A0.1546219/32,8442
Dudley 007A0.1496659/32,8443
Dudley 005B0.1437163/32,8443
Dudley 005D0.10311981/32,8444
Dudley 007C0.08215781/32,8445
Dudley 004F0.07617220/32,8446
Dudley 004D0.07118483/32,8446
Dudley 003C0.06919034/32,8446

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Upper Gornal and Woodsetton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10117/32,844) in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton is more than the adult average rank (8265/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA NameEducation ScoreEducation Rank (England)Education Decile
Dudley 005A56.9952105/32,8441
Dudley 007D53.6322618/32,8441
Dudley 005E52.8562756/32,8441
Dudley 005C43.9144428/32,8442
Dudley 004E42.2814805/32,8442
Dudley 005B40.4385259/32,8442
Dudley 002A38.0875883/32,8442
Dudley 005D25.43810599/32,8444
Dudley 004D21.36612935/32,8444
Dudley 007A20.89513208/32,8445
Dudley 004F19.92313818/32,8445
Dudley 007C15.01217350/32,8446
Dudley 003C9.38322492/32,8447

Health Deprivation and Disability in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. 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 NameHealth ScoreHealth Rank (England)Health Decile
Dudley 005E1.0923583/32,8442
Dudley 005A0.9434666/32,8442
Dudley 007D0.825731/32,8442
Dudley 005B0.6417493/32,8443
Dudley 005C0.5168921/32,8443
Dudley 007A0.439938/32,8444
Dudley 004E0.39410421/32,8444
Dudley 002A0.34811006/32,8444
Dudley 005D0.14913741/32,8445
Dudley 007C0.10814382/32,8445
Dudley 004D0.09214638/32,8445
Dudley 004F0.04615302/32,8445
Dudley 003C-0.16318587/32,8446

Crime Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

6
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 Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA NameCrime ScoreCrime Rank (England)Crime Decile
Dudley 005A0.6746808/32,8443
Dudley 005E0.5478445/32,8443
Dudley 004F0.36110998/32,8444
Dudley 007A0.311932/32,8444
Dudley 007D0.26912408/32,8444
Dudley 002A0.2213190/32,8445
Dudley 005D0.14914331/32,8445
Dudley 005C0.13414584/32,8445
Dudley 005B0.13314602/32,8445
Dudley 007C-0.12118469/32,8446
Dudley 004E-0.16119055/32,8446
Dudley 003C-0.31821290/32,8447
Dudley 004D-0.6625762/32,8448

There were 356 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Upper Gornal and Woodsetton in October 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. 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 NameBarriers ScoreBarriers Rank (England)Barriers Decile
Dudley 005B15.57522259/32,8447
Dudley 007C14.8423255/32,8448
Dudley 005D14.82523268/32,8448
Dudley 005C13.28625069/32,8448
Dudley 005E12.34226180/32,8448
Dudley 007D12.33926185/32,8448
Dudley 004E12.10826453/32,8449
Dudley 007A9.6128968/32,8449
Dudley 002A8.48329952/32,84410
Dudley 005A7.03230952/32,84410
Dudley 003C6.52731246/32,84410
Dudley 004F6.49831262/32,84410
Dudley 004D3.10832585/32,84410

Inside Environment Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. 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 NameInside ScoreInside Rank (England)Inside Decile
Dudley 005B1.1962478/32,8441
Dudley 007D1.0673356/32,8442
Dudley 002A0.9034680/32,8442
Dudley 004F0.7686018/32,8442
Dudley 005A0.7286492/32,8442
Dudley 005E0.5878089/32,8443
Dudley 004E0.5139007/32,8443
Dudley 007A0.31911634/32,8444
Dudley 005D0.1913453/32,8445
Dudley 004D0.0915033/32,8445
Dudley 003C-0.2820827/32,8447
Dudley 007C-0.42822953/32,8447
Dudley 005C-0.50423949/32,8448

Outside Environment Deprivation in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Upper Gornal and Woodsetton. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA NameOutside ScoreOutside (England)Outside Decile
Dudley 004E0.08513906/32,8445
Dudley 002A0.04814506/32,8445
Dudley 004F-0.10417051/32,8446
Dudley 004D-0.11417247/32,8446
Dudley 003C-0.22719109/32,8446
Dudley 005C-0.2419317/32,8446
Dudley 005D-0.27319865/32,8447
Dudley 005B-0.31720635/32,8447
Dudley 007D-0.31820657/32,8447
Dudley 005E-0.33220902/32,8447
Dudley 007A-0.38721830/32,8447
Dudley 005A-0.39321921/32,8447
Dudley 007C-0.64925544/32,8448

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.