Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Catshill South, Bromsgrove

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Catshill South, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Catshill South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Bromsgrove. 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 4 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 Catshill 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 Catshill South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Catshill South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Catshill South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Bromsgrove.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Bromsgrove 007D 25.444 10493/32,844 4
Bromsgrove 007B 19.013 15228/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 008D 11.585 22660/32,844 7
Bromsgrove 007A 8.133 26909/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Catshill South

5
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 Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 007D 0.179 8103/32,844 3
Bromsgrove 007B 0.113 14579/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 008D 0.07 21463/32,844 7
Bromsgrove 007A 0.065 22647/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Catshill South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 007D 0.12 9693/32,844 3
Bromsgrove 007B 0.103 12071/32,844 4
Bromsgrove 008D 0.08 16219/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 007A 0.054 23548/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Catshill South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Catshill South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15124/32,844) in Catshill South is less than the adult average rank (16350/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Bromsgrove 007D 40.467 5253/32,844 2
Bromsgrove 007B 23.974 11365/32,844 4
Bromsgrove 007A 11.599 20324/32,844 7
Bromsgrove 008D 6.279 25866/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Catshill South

5
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 Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 007B 0.107 14399/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 007D 0 16015/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 008D -0.108 17702/32,844 6
Bromsgrove 007A -0.547 24014/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Catshill South

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 Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 007D 0.791 5518/32,844 2
Bromsgrove 007B 0.594 7817/32,844 3
Bromsgrove 007A 0.014 16448/32,844 6
Bromsgrove 008D -0.281 20764/32,844 7

There were 37 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Catshill South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Catshill South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 008D 21.887 14452/32,844 5
Bromsgrove 007D 11.949 26618/32,844 9
Bromsgrove 007A 10.808 27844/32,844 9
Bromsgrove 007B 5.253 31920/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Catshill South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 007B -0.059 17402/32,844 6
Bromsgrove 008D -0.306 21229/32,844 7
Bromsgrove 007A -0.688 26205/32,844 8
Bromsgrove 007D -0.759 26930/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Catshill South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Catshill 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
Bromsgrove 007B -0.139 17653/32,844 6
Bromsgrove 007D -0.155 17903/32,844 6
Bromsgrove 007A -0.464 22999/32,844 8
Bromsgrove 008D -0.613 25086/32,844 8

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.