Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Handsworth, Birmingham

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

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Handsworth, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Birmingham. 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 13 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 Handsworth 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 Handsworth. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Handsworth

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 Handsworth. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Birmingham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Birmingham 039E 61.052 828/32,844 1
Birmingham 039C 56.499 1285/32,844 1
Birmingham 047C 52.146 1852/32,844 1
Birmingham 034C 51.925 1885/32,844 1
Birmingham 032B 51.196 2004/32,844 1
Birmingham 039A 50.934 2034/32,844 1
Birmingham 039D 47.667 2540/32,844 1
Birmingham 039B 46.609 2735/32,844 1
Birmingham 039H 44.067 3240/32,844 1
Birmingham 034E 43.533 3351/32,844 2
Birmingham 034A 39.463 4436/32,844 2
Birmingham 032E 38.104 4838/32,844 2
Birmingham 032D 32.155 7023/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Handsworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Handsworth. 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
Birmingham 039C 0.376 634/32,844 1
Birmingham 039E 0.351 1010/32,844 1
Birmingham 039A 0.335 1318/32,844 1
Birmingham 047C 0.329 1463/32,844 1
Birmingham 034C 0.325 1542/32,844 1
Birmingham 032B 0.311 1920/32,844 1
Birmingham 039B 0.308 2003/32,844 1
Birmingham 039D 0.287 2649/32,844 1
Birmingham 034E 0.267 3326/32,844 2
Birmingham 039H 0.265 3417/32,844 2
Birmingham 034A 0.227 5134/32,844 2
Birmingham 032E 0.212 5985/32,844 2
Birmingham 032D 0.15 10480/32,844 4

Employment Deprivation in Handsworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Handsworth 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
Birmingham 032B 0.249 1315/32,844 1
Birmingham 039C 0.247 1384/32,844 1
Birmingham 039E 0.245 1428/32,844 1
Birmingham 034C 0.219 2325/32,844 1
Birmingham 039B 0.203 2982/32,844 1
Birmingham 032E 0.19 3667/32,844 2
Birmingham 039D 0.187 3856/32,844 2
Birmingham 047C 0.187 3893/32,844 2
Birmingham 039A 0.185 3970/32,844 2
Birmingham 034E 0.175 4634/32,844 2
Birmingham 039H 0.159 5823/32,844 2
Birmingham 034A 0.129 8625/32,844 3
Birmingham 032D 0.112 10760/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Handsworth

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Handsworth population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10354/32,844) in Handsworth is more than the adult average rank (3996/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Birmingham 039D 52.684 2780/32,844 1
Birmingham 034E 52.132 2863/32,844 1
Birmingham 047C 49.312 3376/32,844 2
Birmingham 034A 49.067 3415/32,844 2
Birmingham 039C 47.349 3692/32,844 2
Birmingham 039H 47.198 3725/32,844 2
Birmingham 039A 41.791 4934/32,844 2
Birmingham 039B 41.215 5075/32,844 2
Birmingham 039E 39.307 5554/32,844 2
Birmingham 034C 36.656 6271/32,844 2
Birmingham 032B 27.015 9817/32,844 3
Birmingham 032E 26.893 9875/32,844 4
Birmingham 032D 22.437 12282/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Handsworth

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 Handsworth. 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
Birmingham 039E 0.94 4683/32,844 2
Birmingham 039C 0.904 5016/32,844 2
Birmingham 034C 0.849 5453/32,844 2
Birmingham 047C 0.797 5935/32,844 2
Birmingham 032E 0.734 6539/32,844 2
Birmingham 032B 0.731 6583/32,844 3
Birmingham 039B 0.71 6783/32,844 3
Birmingham 034E 0.63 7604/32,844 3
Birmingham 032D 0.585 8117/32,844 3
Birmingham 039D 0.545 8573/32,844 3
Birmingham 039A 0.478 9359/32,844 3
Birmingham 034A 0.262 12150/32,844 4
Birmingham 039H 0.158 13641/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Handsworth

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Handsworth. 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
Birmingham 039E 1.683 602/32,844 1
Birmingham 032B 1.546 936/32,844 1
Birmingham 039A 1.178 2364/32,844 1
Birmingham 039H 1.099 2810/32,844 1
Birmingham 034C 0.933 4102/32,844 2
Birmingham 032E 0.781 5625/32,844 2
Birmingham 039D 0.769 5746/32,844 2
Birmingham 034A 0.722 6263/32,844 2
Birmingham 039C 0.703 6468/32,844 2
Birmingham 047C 0.65 7078/32,844 3
Birmingham 032D 0.581 7980/32,844 3
Birmingham 039B 0.4 10452/32,844 4
Birmingham 034E 0.335 11425/32,844 4

There were 794 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Handsworth in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Handsworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Handsworth. 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
Birmingham 039E 40.067 2169/32,844 1
Birmingham 032D 38.664 2598/32,844 1
Birmingham 034C 38.032 2825/32,844 1
Birmingham 039B 34.776 4181/32,844 2
Birmingham 047C 34.768 4184/32,844 2
Birmingham 032B 33.89 4621/32,844 2
Birmingham 039C 33.875 4635/32,844 2
Birmingham 039H 32.97 5098/32,844 2
Birmingham 039D 32.539 5355/32,844 2
Birmingham 039A 32.008 5649/32,844 2
Birmingham 034A 29.756 7135/32,844 3
Birmingham 034E 28.928 7719/32,844 3
Birmingham 032E 27.093 9177/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Handsworth

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Handsworth. 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
Birmingham 047C 1.247 2154/32,844 1
Birmingham 034A 1.231 2261/32,844 1
Birmingham 039A 1.151 2755/32,844 1
Birmingham 039D 1.035 3609/32,844 2
Birmingham 034E 0.999 3873/32,844 2
Birmingham 039H 0.932 4405/32,844 2
Birmingham 039E 0.902 4690/32,844 2
Birmingham 032D 0.753 6211/32,844 2
Birmingham 039B 0.738 6394/32,844 2
Birmingham 039C 0.72 6560/32,844 2
Birmingham 034C 0.656 7245/32,844 3
Birmingham 032E 0.48 9470/32,844 3
Birmingham 032B 0.122 14556/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Handsworth

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Handsworth. 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
Birmingham 039H 1.715 978/32,844 1
Birmingham 032D 1.683 1050/32,844 1
Birmingham 039E 1.577 1382/32,844 1
Birmingham 047C 1.55 1462/32,844 1
Birmingham 034C 1.534 1507/32,844 1
Birmingham 039A 1.483 1686/32,844 1
Birmingham 034A 1.448 1789/32,844 1
Birmingham 039D 1.398 1995/32,844 1
Birmingham 032E 1.383 2070/32,844 1
Birmingham 034E 1.294 2465/32,844 1
Birmingham 032B 1.293 2468/32,844 1
Birmingham 039B 1.125 3355/32,844 2
Birmingham 039C 1.035 3906/32,844 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.