Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Blackheath, Sandwell

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

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Blackheath, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Sandwell. 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 11 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 Blackheath 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 Blackheath. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Blackheath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Blackheath. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sandwell.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sandwell 033A 43.022 3476/32,844 2
Sandwell 029C 41.608 3839/32,844 2
Sandwell 033D 41.484 3858/32,844 2
Sandwell 033B 35.947 5557/32,844 2
Sandwell 029D 35.679 5644/32,844 2
Sandwell 035A 33.844 6327/32,844 2
Sandwell 033E 33.643 6396/32,844 2
Sandwell 029B 28.754 8625/32,844 3
Sandwell 027C 18.806 15407/32,844 5
Sandwell 033C 15.689 18249/32,844 6
Sandwell 035E 9.814 24740/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Blackheath

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 Blackheath. 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
Sandwell 033A 0.256 3758/32,844 2
Sandwell 029C 0.254 3826/32,844 2
Sandwell 033D 0.254 3842/32,844 2
Sandwell 033B 0.241 4459/32,844 2
Sandwell 035A 0.216 5758/32,844 2
Sandwell 033E 0.208 6207/32,844 2
Sandwell 029D 0.206 6290/32,844 2
Sandwell 029B 0.156 9930/32,844 4
Sandwell 033C 0.093 17408/32,844 6
Sandwell 027C 0.087 18383/32,844 6
Sandwell 035E 0.062 23187/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Blackheath

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Blackheath 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
Sandwell 033D 0.216 2447/32,844 1
Sandwell 029C 0.204 2966/32,844 1
Sandwell 033A 0.195 3439/32,844 2
Sandwell 029D 0.168 5150/32,844 2
Sandwell 033B 0.162 5600/32,844 2
Sandwell 035A 0.151 6466/32,844 2
Sandwell 033E 0.138 7623/32,844 3
Sandwell 029B 0.123 9340/32,844 3
Sandwell 027C 0.08 16239/32,844 5
Sandwell 033C 0.076 17333/32,844 6
Sandwell 035E 0.045 26225/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Blackheath

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 Blackheath population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13536/32,844) in Blackheath is more than the adult average rank (5788/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 033A 56.178 2226/32,844 1
Sandwell 029C 51.718 2925/32,844 1
Sandwell 029D 47.355 3691/32,844 2
Sandwell 033B 41.907 4896/32,844 2
Sandwell 035A 40.862 5151/32,844 2
Sandwell 033E 39.397 5522/32,844 2
Sandwell 033D 32.576 7591/32,844 3
Sandwell 029B 28.096 9358/32,844 3
Sandwell 027C 23.628 11546/32,844 4
Sandwell 033C 14.032 18137/32,844 6
Sandwell 035E 6.826 25228/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Blackheath

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 Blackheath. 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
Sandwell 033D 1.018 4109/32,844 2
Sandwell 033A 0.947 4639/32,844 2
Sandwell 029D 0.887 5165/32,844 2
Sandwell 033B 0.838 5555/32,844 2
Sandwell 029C 0.724 6640/32,844 3
Sandwell 033E 0.67 7170/32,844 3
Sandwell 035A 0.559 8402/32,844 3
Sandwell 029B 0.557 8426/32,844 3
Sandwell 033C 0.233 12622/32,844 4
Sandwell 027C 0.099 14535/32,844 5
Sandwell 035E -0.214 19346/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Blackheath

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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 Blackheath. 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
Sandwell 029B 0.862 4775/32,844 2
Sandwell 033E 0.622 7420/32,844 3
Sandwell 033A 0.515 8868/32,844 3
Sandwell 033D 0.483 9296/32,844 3
Sandwell 033B 0.297 11963/32,844 4
Sandwell 029C 0.185 13768/32,844 5
Sandwell 029D 0.137 14528/32,844 5
Sandwell 027C 0.087 15327/32,844 5
Sandwell 035A -0.303 21096/32,844 7
Sandwell 033C -0.342 21629/32,844 7
Sandwell 035E -0.829 27586/32,844 9

There were 202 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Blackheath in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Blackheath

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Blackheath. 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
Sandwell 029C 26.979 9299/32,844 3
Sandwell 035A 26.487 9721/32,844 3
Sandwell 035E 25.505 10656/32,844 4
Sandwell 027C 22.313 13949/32,844 5
Sandwell 033E 22.23 14047/32,844 5
Sandwell 033C 20.257 16351/32,844 5
Sandwell 033D 19.389 17407/32,844 6
Sandwell 029D 19.371 17428/32,844 6
Sandwell 033A 18.965 17901/32,844 6
Sandwell 033B 18.092 19003/32,844 6
Sandwell 029B 17.412 19899/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Blackheath

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Blackheath. 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
Sandwell 035A 0.741 6367/32,844 2
Sandwell 029B 0.648 7367/32,844 3
Sandwell 033D 0.599 7957/32,844 3
Sandwell 029D 0.57 8320/32,844 3
Sandwell 033A 0.567 8348/32,844 3
Sandwell 033E 0.498 9223/32,844 3
Sandwell 029C 0.489 9348/32,844 3
Sandwell 027C 0.483 9437/32,844 3
Sandwell 033B 0.477 9512/32,844 3
Sandwell 033C 0.206 13218/32,844 5
Sandwell 035E -0.229 20062/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Blackheath

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Blackheath. 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
Sandwell 033D 0.994 4177/32,844 2
Sandwell 027C 0.974 4325/32,844 2
Sandwell 033A 0.957 4446/32,844 2
Sandwell 033E 0.898 4865/32,844 2
Sandwell 035E 0.887 4942/32,844 2
Sandwell 035A 0.843 5293/32,844 2
Sandwell 029B 0.773 5861/32,844 2
Sandwell 033B 0.767 5911/32,844 2
Sandwell 029D 0.71 6398/32,844 2
Sandwell 033C 0.637 7075/32,844 3
Sandwell 029C 0.636 7080/32,844 3

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.