Deprivation Statistics Comparison for King’s Norton South, Birmingham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in King's Norton South, Birmingham, West Midlands

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in King's Norton South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Birmingham. 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 9 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 King's Norton South 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 King's Norton South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in King's Norton South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for King's Norton South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Birmingham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Birmingham 123B 71.102 231/32,844 1
Birmingham 128C 69.379 295/32,844 1
Birmingham 128A 66.106 454/32,844 1
Birmingham 128E 55.214 1435/32,844 1
Birmingham 128D 54.108 1574/32,844 1
Birmingham 128B 50.571 2098/32,844 1
Birmingham 123D 28.778 8615/32,844 3
Birmingham 123C 26.603 9832/32,844 3
Birmingham 127A 16.716 17260/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in King's Norton South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in King's Norton South. 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
Birmingham 123B 0.443 159/32,844 1
Birmingham 128A 0.443 161/32,844 1
Birmingham 128C 0.392 469/32,844 1
Birmingham 128D 0.317 1763/32,844 1
Birmingham 128E 0.305 2057/32,844 1
Birmingham 128B 0.275 3047/32,844 1
Birmingham 123C 0.159 9695/32,844 3
Birmingham 123D 0.139 11554/32,844 4
Birmingham 127A 0.071 21252/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in King's Norton South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in King's Norton South 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
Birmingham 128C 0.283 651/32,844 1
Birmingham 128A 0.275 784/32,844 1
Birmingham 123B 0.27 871/32,844 1
Birmingham 128D 0.257 1125/32,844 1
Birmingham 128E 0.231 1874/32,844 1
Birmingham 128B 0.215 2490/32,844 1
Birmingham 123C 0.14 7473/32,844 3
Birmingham 123D 0.092 13858/32,844 5
Birmingham 127A 0.055 23024/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in King's Norton South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the King's Norton South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6285/32,844) in King's Norton South is less than the adult average rank (7237/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Birmingham 123B 70.795 729/32,844 1
Birmingham 128C 65.177 1183/32,844 1
Birmingham 128E 61.034 1620/32,844 1
Birmingham 128D 53.835 2591/32,844 1
Birmingham 128A 52.154 2861/32,844 1
Birmingham 128B 51.733 2923/32,844 1
Birmingham 123D 23.194 11797/32,844 4
Birmingham 127A 19.196 14262/32,844 5
Birmingham 123C 10.852 21038/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in King's Norton South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 King's Norton South. 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
Birmingham 128C 1.898 469/32,844 1
Birmingham 123B 1.583 1191/32,844 1
Birmingham 128E 1.556 1279/32,844 1
Birmingham 128A 1.422 1775/32,844 1
Birmingham 128B 1.069 3735/32,844 2
Birmingham 128D 0.848 5464/32,844 2
Birmingham 123C 0.781 6086/32,844 2
Birmingham 123D 0.453 9677/32,844 3
Birmingham 127A 0.058 15112/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in King's Norton South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in King's Norton South. 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
Birmingham 128B 1.837 368/32,844 1
Birmingham 128C 1.482 1117/32,844 1
Birmingham 128A 1.351 1536/32,844 1
Birmingham 123B 1.22 2129/32,844 1
Birmingham 128E 1.122 2661/32,844 1
Birmingham 128D 1.07 2997/32,844 1
Birmingham 123D 0.867 4728/32,844 2
Birmingham 127A 0.399 10455/32,844 4
Birmingham 123C -0.01 16834/32,844 6

There were 207 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers King's Norton South in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in King's Norton South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in King's Norton South. 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
Birmingham 128D 38.191 2773/32,844 1
Birmingham 128C 36.056 3606/32,844 2
Birmingham 123B 34.549 4296/32,844 2
Birmingham 128A 33.922 4604/32,844 2
Birmingham 128E 33.294 4943/32,844 2
Birmingham 123D 30.334 6731/32,844 3
Birmingham 128B 27.576 8775/32,844 3
Birmingham 127A 27.132 9138/32,844 3
Birmingham 123C 21.436 14973/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in King's Norton South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in King's Norton South. 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
Birmingham 123D 1.018 3741/32,844 2
Birmingham 123B 0.839 5257/32,844 2
Birmingham 123C 0.612 7808/32,844 3
Birmingham 127A 0.483 9433/32,844 3
Birmingham 128A 0.362 11044/32,844 4
Birmingham 128B 0.11 14749/32,844 5
Birmingham 128D -0.149 18831/32,844 6
Birmingham 128C -0.214 19830/32,844 7
Birmingham 128E -0.362 22018/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in King's Norton South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in King's Norton South. 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
Birmingham 123C 0.91 4770/32,844 2
Birmingham 123D 0.879 5008/32,844 2
Birmingham 128B 0.645 6999/32,844 3
Birmingham 123B 0.643 7016/32,844 3
Birmingham 127A 0.624 7197/32,844 3
Birmingham 128A 0.582 7588/32,844 3
Birmingham 128D 0.527 8125/32,844 3
Birmingham 128C 0.351 10092/32,844 4
Birmingham 128E 0.351 10100/32,844 4

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.