Deprivation & opportunity in Tamworth
IMD 2019 · 51 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0
What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Tamworth?
Tamworth has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 52.5/100 (rank 201 of 313 English local authorities), 5.4 points below the national average of 57.9/100. This places Tamworth in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.
52.5
GAOI / 100
#201
of 313 English LAs
Moderate Opportunity
Opportunity tier
-5.4
vs England avg (57.9)
Domain breakdown — Tamworth
All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.
| Domain | IMD weight | GAOI sub-score | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 22.5% | 56.3/100 | |
| Employment | 22.5% | 57.5/100 | |
| Education | 13.5% | 28.9/100 | |
| Health | 13.5% | 32.2/100 | |
| Crime Safety | 9.3% | 39.3/100 | |
| Housing Access | 9.3% | 71.9/100 | |
| Environment | 9.3% | 89.2/100 |
Raw mean IMD composite: 21.06 (population-weighted across 51 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 77,108.
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Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Tamworth · IMD 2019 source data
Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)
GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.
Questions about Tamworth
- What is the deprivation level in Tamworth?
- Tamworth has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 52.5/100 (rank 201 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 21.061 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
- What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Tamworth?
- In Tamworth, the strongest opportunity domains are environment (89.2/100) and housing access (71.9/100). The domains with most room for improvement are health (32.2/100) and education (28.9/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
- How does Tamworth compare with the England average for deprivation?
- Tamworth's GAOI of 52.5/100 is 5.4 points below the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 201 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).
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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .