Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Bickenhill, Solihull

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands

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

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Overall Deprivation in Bickenhill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Bickenhill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Solihull.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Solihull 008A 52.193 1845/32,844 1
Solihull 009C 28.046 9008/32,844 3
Solihull 009D 27.316 9401/32,844 3
Solihull 009B 19.822 14509/32,844 5
Solihull 009A 18.57 15613/32,844 5
Solihull 015A 17.808 16306/32,844 5
Solihull 009E 15.761 18184/32,844 6
Solihull 015C 5.982 29489/32,844 9
Solihull 017A 5.813 29660/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Bickenhill

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Bickenhill. 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
Solihull 008A 0.303 2109/32,844 1
Solihull 009C 0.174 8528/32,844 3
Solihull 009D 0.17 8825/32,844 3
Solihull 009B 0.101 16157/32,844 5
Solihull 015A 0.092 17577/32,844 6
Solihull 009E 0.09 17894/32,844 6
Solihull 009A 0.086 18496/32,844 6
Solihull 017A 0.052 25627/32,844 8
Solihull 015C 0.046 27102/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Bickenhill

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Bickenhill 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
Solihull 008A 0.243 1530/32,844 1
Solihull 009D 0.157 5913/32,844 2
Solihull 009C 0.15 6566/32,844 2
Solihull 009B 0.141 7352/32,844 3
Solihull 009E 0.092 13939/32,844 5
Solihull 015A 0.073 18038/32,844 6
Solihull 009A 0.064 20491/32,844 7
Solihull 015C 0.032 30054/32,844 10
Solihull 017A 0.026 31526/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Bickenhill

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Bickenhill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17366/32,844) in Bickenhill is more than the adult average rank (13293/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Solihull 008A 62.987 1395/32,844 1
Solihull 009D 35.311 6667/32,844 3
Solihull 009C 26.65 9995/32,844 4
Solihull 009A 23.665 11525/32,844 4
Solihull 009B 19.893 13834/32,844 5
Solihull 009E 18.657 14657/32,844 5
Solihull 015A 12.561 19443/32,844 6
Solihull 015C 3.844 28717/32,844 9
Solihull 017A 1.806 31094/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Bickenhill

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Bickenhill. 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
Solihull 008A 0.952 4598/32,844 2
Solihull 009D 0.575 8232/32,844 3
Solihull 009C 0.181 13324/32,844 5
Solihull 009B -0.007 16128/32,844 5
Solihull 009E -0.042 16660/32,844 6
Solihull 015A -0.078 17230/32,844 6
Solihull 009A -0.245 19792/32,844 7
Solihull 017A -0.835 27340/32,844 9
Solihull 015C -1.09 29529/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Bickenhill

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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 Bickenhill. 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
Solihull 008A 1.075 2960/32,844 1
Solihull 009C 0.683 6691/32,844 3
Solihull 009A 0.2 13506/32,844 5
Solihull 009E 0.109 15007/32,844 5
Solihull 015A 0.095 15205/32,844 5
Solihull 015C -0.035 17226/32,844 6
Solihull 009D -0.108 18254/32,844 6
Solihull 017A -0.556 24535/32,844 8
Solihull 009B -0.583 24893/32,844 8

There were 144 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Bickenhill in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Bickenhill

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Bickenhill. 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
Solihull 015A 41.87 1691/32,844 1
Solihull 009A 36.024 3628/32,844 2
Solihull 008A 33.68 4733/32,844 2
Solihull 009C 30.538 6582/32,844 3
Solihull 009B 28.967 7690/32,844 3
Solihull 017A 24.515 11616/32,844 4
Solihull 015C 22.825 13392/32,844 5
Solihull 009D 18.766 18150/32,844 6
Solihull 009E 9.573 29002/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Bickenhill

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Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Bickenhill. 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
Solihull 009A 0.539 8676/32,844 3
Solihull 009E 0.382 10788/32,844 4
Solihull 017A -0.045 17153/32,844 6
Solihull 015C -0.154 18910/32,844 6
Solihull 009D -0.183 19364/32,844 6
Solihull 008A -0.344 21758/32,844 7
Solihull 015A -0.532 24308/32,844 8
Solihull 009B -0.623 25450/32,844 8
Solihull 009C -0.813 27452/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Bickenhill

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Bickenhill. 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
Solihull 009E 0.045 14565/32,844 5
Solihull 009A -0.06 16286/32,844 5
Solihull 015A -0.266 19750/32,844 7
Solihull 009D -0.606 24991/32,844 8
Solihull 009B -0.627 25267/32,844 8
Solihull 017A -0.638 25398/32,844 8
Solihull 009C -0.659 25670/32,844 8
Solihull 008A -0.718 26412/32,844 9
Solihull 015C -1.025 29648/32,844 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.