Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Friar Park, Sandwell

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Friar Park, 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 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 Friar Park 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 Friar Park. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Friar Park

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 Friar Park. 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 004D 58.942 1018/32,844 1
Sandwell 004C 57.491 1166/32,844 1
Sandwell 004A 56.992 1225/32,844 1
Sandwell 004B 53.87 1619/32,844 1
Sandwell 003A 36.495 5379/32,844 2
Sandwell 003C 35.56 5689/32,844 2
Sandwell 003E 33.254 6568/32,844 2
Sandwell 003D 26.983 9600/32,844 3
Sandwell 003B 19.439 14869/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Friar Park

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 Friar Park. 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 004D 0.375 660/32,844 1
Sandwell 004B 0.349 1044/32,844 1
Sandwell 004C 0.337 1262/32,844 1
Sandwell 004A 0.317 1759/32,844 1
Sandwell 003A 0.24 4508/32,844 2
Sandwell 003E 0.227 5133/32,844 2
Sandwell 003C 0.212 6001/32,844 2
Sandwell 003D 0.168 8952/32,844 3
Sandwell 003B 0.079 19827/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Friar Park

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Friar Park 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 004D 0.249 1325/32,844 1
Sandwell 004C 0.236 1707/32,844 1
Sandwell 004A 0.233 1799/32,844 1
Sandwell 004B 0.222 2199/32,844 1
Sandwell 003A 0.183 4122/32,844 2
Sandwell 003E 0.161 5667/32,844 2
Sandwell 003C 0.143 7192/32,844 3
Sandwell 003D 0.134 8058/32,844 3
Sandwell 003B 0.08 16363/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Friar Park

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Friar Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7143/32,844) in Friar Park is more than the adult average rank (2562/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 004C 96.677 12/32,844 1
Sandwell 004A 88.148 98/32,844 1
Sandwell 004B 83.444 178/32,844 1
Sandwell 004D 83.18 184/32,844 1
Sandwell 003C 63.317 1362/32,844 1
Sandwell 003A 43.058 4625/32,844 2
Sandwell 003E 29.373 8834/32,844 3
Sandwell 003D 26.673 9989/32,844 4
Sandwell 003B 23.217 11787/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Friar Park

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Friar Park. 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 004A 1.303 2333/32,844 1
Sandwell 004D 1.117 3406/32,844 2
Sandwell 003E 1.001 4219/32,844 2
Sandwell 004C 0.985 4342/32,844 2
Sandwell 004B 0.891 5130/32,844 2
Sandwell 003A 0.768 6200/32,844 2
Sandwell 003C 0.476 9390/32,844 3
Sandwell 003D 0.472 9441/32,844 3
Sandwell 003B 0.44 9833/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Friar Park

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 Friar Park. 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 004A 0.577 8029/32,844 3
Sandwell 004B 0.293 12033/32,844 4
Sandwell 004D 0.16 14170/32,844 5
Sandwell 004C 0.157 14202/32,844 5
Sandwell 003E 0.154 14248/32,844 5
Sandwell 003C 0.14 14477/32,844 5
Sandwell 003B 0.078 15443/32,844 5
Sandwell 003A -0.004 16751/32,844 6
Sandwell 003D -0.31 21180/32,844 7

There were 236 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Friar Park in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Friar Park

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Friar Park. 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 004C 23.92 12225/32,844 4
Sandwell 003C 22.372 13880/32,844 5
Sandwell 004A 19.865 16811/32,844 6
Sandwell 003D 19.375 17423/32,844 6
Sandwell 004D 19.196 17627/32,844 6
Sandwell 004B 18.982 17889/32,844 6
Sandwell 003E 18.242 18804/32,844 6
Sandwell 003A 17.536 19745/32,844 7
Sandwell 003B 14.545 23611/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Friar Park

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Friar Park. 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 004C 0.868 5010/32,844 2
Sandwell 003B 0.798 5711/32,844 2
Sandwell 004A 0.749 6255/32,844 2
Sandwell 004D 0.701 6766/32,844 3
Sandwell 003D 0.578 8214/32,844 3
Sandwell 004B 0.552 8517/32,844 3
Sandwell 003C 0.525 8856/32,844 3
Sandwell 003A 0.489 9345/32,844 3
Sandwell 003E 0.166 13890/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Friar Park

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Friar Park. 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 003D 1.095 3531/32,844 2
Sandwell 004C 0.978 4291/32,844 2
Sandwell 003B 0.96 4425/32,844 2
Sandwell 004D 0.911 4759/32,844 2
Sandwell 004A 0.893 4899/32,844 2
Sandwell 004B 0.841 5313/32,844 2
Sandwell 003A 0.798 5660/32,844 2
Sandwell 003E 0.762 5946/32,844 2
Sandwell 003C 0.762 5950/32,844 2

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.