Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Old Warley, Sandwell

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Old Warley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Old Warley. 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 037D 39.443 4443/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 34.998 5888/32,844 2
Sandwell 037E 34.315 6137/32,844 2
Sandwell 036C 21.971 12799/32,844 4
Sandwell 037C 21.093 13492/32,844 5
Sandwell 032B 18.558 15625/32,844 5
Sandwell 037B 18.16 15998/32,844 5
Sandwell 036D 14.672 19262/32,844 6
Sandwell 036B 14.574 19370/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Old Warley

6
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 Old Warley. 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 037D 0.284 2749/32,844 1
Sandwell 037E 0.216 5739/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 0.216 5768/32,844 2
Sandwell 036C 0.133 12254/32,844 4
Sandwell 037B 0.094 17273/32,844 6
Sandwell 037C 0.093 17385/32,844 6
Sandwell 032B 0.081 19392/32,844 6
Sandwell 036B 0.072 21135/32,844 7
Sandwell 036D 0.069 21631/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Old Warley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Old Warley 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 037D 0.168 5149/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 0.161 5660/32,844 2
Sandwell 037E 0.15 6562/32,844 2
Sandwell 036C 0.108 11243/32,844 4
Sandwell 037B 0.085 15156/32,844 5
Sandwell 032B 0.084 15478/32,844 5
Sandwell 037C 0.072 18162/32,844 6
Sandwell 036D 0.065 20093/32,844 7
Sandwell 036B 0.055 23088/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Old Warley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Old Warley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (18193/32,844) in Old Warley is more than the adult average rank (11483/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 037E 45.448 4072/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 43.88 4433/32,844 2
Sandwell 037D 34.552 6925/32,844 3
Sandwell 032B 20.862 13227/32,844 5
Sandwell 036C 16.671 16066/32,844 5
Sandwell 037C 13.364 18707/32,844 6
Sandwell 037B 12.007 19925/32,844 7
Sandwell 036B 7.214 24784/32,844 8
Sandwell 036D 7.013 25028/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Old Warley

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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 Old Warley. 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 037D 0.912 4942/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 0.762 6260/32,844 2
Sandwell 036C 0.621 7701/32,844 3
Sandwell 037E 0.527 8772/32,844 3
Sandwell 037C 0.338 11111/32,844 4
Sandwell 032B 0.199 13076/32,844 4
Sandwell 037B 0.084 14757/32,844 5
Sandwell 036D -0.014 16215/32,844 5
Sandwell 036B -0.11 17736/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Old Warley

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 Old Warley. 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 037D 0.732 6158/32,844 2
Sandwell 037E 0.441 9910/32,844 4
Sandwell 036D 0.405 10362/32,844 4
Sandwell 032B 0.154 14242/32,844 5
Sandwell 037B 0.114 14911/32,844 5
Sandwell 037C 0.105 15060/32,844 5
Sandwell 036C -0.061 17565/32,844 6
Sandwell 032C -0.135 18669/32,844 6
Sandwell 036B -0.302 21072/32,844 7

There were 244 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Old Warley in February 2024
See Crime Map

Barriers to Housing and Services in Old Warley

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Old Warley. 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 037D 18.347 18675/32,844 6
Sandwell 037E 17.924 19233/32,844 6
Sandwell 032C 17.72 19499/32,844 6
Sandwell 037C 15.347 22551/32,844 7
Sandwell 036C 15.06 22929/32,844 7
Sandwell 036D 15.056 22937/32,844 7
Sandwell 037B 13.884 24372/32,844 8
Sandwell 032B 13.526 24785/32,844 8
Sandwell 036B 11.888 26675/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Old Warley

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Old Warley. 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 037C 0.977 4040/32,844 2
Sandwell 037B 0.922 4492/32,844 2
Sandwell 032B 0.901 4709/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 0.868 5012/32,844 2
Sandwell 037E 0.706 6725/32,844 3
Sandwell 036B 0.699 6797/32,844 3
Sandwell 036D 0.683 6958/32,844 3
Sandwell 036C 0.479 9480/32,844 3
Sandwell 037D 0.477 9522/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Old Warley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Old Warley. 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 036B 2.246 135/32,844 1
Sandwell 037C 2.141 229/32,844 1
Sandwell 036D 0.981 4266/32,844 2
Sandwell 037B 0.932 4646/32,844 2
Sandwell 037D 0.867 5101/32,844 2
Sandwell 037E 0.812 5556/32,844 2
Sandwell 036C 0.783 5772/32,844 2
Sandwell 032C 0.777 5821/32,844 2
Sandwell 032B 0.6 7435/32,844 3

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.


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