Deprivation Statistics for Great Barr with Yew Tree, Sandwell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Great Barr with Yew Tree, Sandwell, West Midlands

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Great Barr with Yew Tree, 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 8 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 Great Barr with Yew Tree 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 Great Barr with Yew Tree. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 002C 36.776 5280/32,844 2
Sandwell 002A 34.412 6099/32,844 2
Sandwell 002B 28.484 8776/32,844 3
Sandwell 002D 19.304 15008/32,844 5
Sandwell 006A 16.57 17408/32,844 6
Sandwell 006B 15.982 17967/32,844 6
Sandwell 006C 15.44 18510/32,844 6
Sandwell 006D 15.309 18632/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 002C 0.257 3715/32,844 2
Sandwell 002A 0.243 4349/32,844 2
Sandwell 002B 0.204 6430/32,844 2
Sandwell 002D 0.11 14902/32,844 5
Sandwell 006D 0.095 17112/32,844 6
Sandwell 006A 0.095 17182/32,844 6
Sandwell 006C 0.085 18650/32,844 6
Sandwell 006B 0.066 22408/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Great Barr with Yew Tree 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 002C 0.172 4805/32,844 2
Sandwell 002A 0.152 6413/32,844 2
Sandwell 002B 0.133 8175/32,844 3
Sandwell 002D 0.089 14516/32,844 5
Sandwell 006D 0.08 16211/32,844 5
Sandwell 006A 0.07 18706/32,844 6
Sandwell 006C 0.066 19968/32,844 7
Sandwell 006B 0.061 21331/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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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 Great Barr with Yew Tree population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21378/32,844) in Great Barr with Yew Tree is more than the adult average rank (10938/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 002C 38.378 5807/32,844 2
Sandwell 002B 33.762 7184/32,844 3
Sandwell 002A 27.927 9422/32,844 3
Sandwell 002D 15.741 16796/32,844 6
Sandwell 006D 12.793 19223/32,844 6
Sandwell 006C 11.509 20405/32,844 7
Sandwell 006B 11.309 20611/32,844 7
Sandwell 006A 6.683 25399/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 002C 0.865 5321/32,844 2
Sandwell 002A 0.863 5347/32,844 2
Sandwell 002D 0.245 12422/32,844 4
Sandwell 006A 0.228 12669/32,844 4
Sandwell 002B 0.191 13184/32,844 5
Sandwell 006D -0.054 16851/32,844 6
Sandwell 006B -0.115 17811/32,844 6
Sandwell 006C -0.244 19786/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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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 Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 002A 0.325 11555/32,844 4
Sandwell 002B 0.213 13288/32,844 5
Sandwell 002C 0.207 13384/32,844 5
Sandwell 006C 0.118 14839/32,844 5
Sandwell 002D -0.013 16886/32,844 6
Sandwell 006B -0.161 19049/32,844 6
Sandwell 006A -0.222 19935/32,844 7
Sandwell 006D -0.322 21348/32,844 7

There were 173 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Great Barr with Yew Tree in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 006B 32.254 5497/32,844 2
Sandwell 002D 31.268 6108/32,844 2
Sandwell 002A 28.78 7836/32,844 3
Sandwell 006A 22.876 13342/32,844 5
Sandwell 002C 22.589 13653/32,844 5
Sandwell 002B 18.01 19120/32,844 6
Sandwell 006D 14.487 23679/32,844 8
Sandwell 006C 12.82 25619/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 006C 0.666 7134/32,844 3
Sandwell 006A 0.619 7715/32,844 3
Sandwell 006B 0.541 8655/32,844 3
Sandwell 002B 0.511 9039/32,844 3
Sandwell 006D 0.434 10059/32,844 4
Sandwell 002C 0.194 13392/32,844 5
Sandwell 002A -0.028 16892/32,844 6
Sandwell 002D -0.795 27304/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Great Barr with Yew Tree

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iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Great Barr with Yew Tree. 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 006C 1.527 1528/32,844 1
Sandwell 006B 1.151 3215/32,844 1
Sandwell 006A 1.051 3786/32,844 2
Sandwell 006D 1.001 4124/32,844 2
Sandwell 002D 0.871 5067/32,844 2
Sandwell 002B 0.711 6394/32,844 2
Sandwell 002A 0.689 6585/32,844 3
Sandwell 002C 0.558 7803/32,844 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.