Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Princes End, Sandwell

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

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Princes End, 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 11 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 Princes End 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 Princes End. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Princes End

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Princes End. 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 014C 73.297 146/32,844 1
Sandwell 009C 70.309 268/32,844 1
Sandwell 007A 60.53 875/32,844 1
Sandwell 014B 60.106 913/32,844 1
Sandwell 014D 51.838 1892/32,844 1
Sandwell 009D 49.472 2262/32,844 1
Sandwell 009A 39.492 4423/32,844 2
Sandwell 007D 34.587 6037/32,844 2
Sandwell 005D 33.621 6409/32,844 2
Sandwell 007C 16.583 17396/32,844 6
Sandwell 007B 11.769 22440/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Princes End

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 Princes End. 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 014C 0.489 51/32,844 1
Sandwell 009C 0.446 150/32,844 1
Sandwell 014B 0.328 1471/32,844 1
Sandwell 007A 0.324 1561/32,844 1
Sandwell 009D 0.316 1776/32,844 1
Sandwell 014D 0.276 2979/32,844 1
Sandwell 007D 0.257 3738/32,844 2
Sandwell 009A 0.256 3743/32,844 2
Sandwell 005D 0.155 10009/32,844 4
Sandwell 007C 0.054 25084/32,844 8
Sandwell 007B 0.045 27378/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Princes End

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Princes End 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 009C 0.311 355/32,844 1
Sandwell 014C 0.287 608/32,844 1
Sandwell 014B 0.276 764/32,844 1
Sandwell 007A 0.241 1582/32,844 1
Sandwell 014D 0.232 1846/32,844 1
Sandwell 009D 0.217 2397/32,844 1
Sandwell 005D 0.171 4928/32,844 2
Sandwell 009A 0.147 6842/32,844 3
Sandwell 007D 0.138 7685/32,844 3
Sandwell 007C 0.062 21015/32,844 7
Sandwell 007B 0.05 24685/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Princes End

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 Princes End population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8271/32,844) in Princes End is more than the adult average rank (2742/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 014C 90.132 62/32,844 1
Sandwell 007A 88.413 92/32,844 1
Sandwell 009C 83.144 185/32,844 1
Sandwell 009D 68.359 902/32,844 1
Sandwell 014B 61.003 1628/32,844 1
Sandwell 014D 55.11 2385/32,844 1
Sandwell 009A 52.43 2817/32,844 1
Sandwell 007D 51.086 3050/32,844 1
Sandwell 005D 32.931 7460/32,844 3
Sandwell 007C 21.356 12941/32,844 4
Sandwell 007B 14.678 17607/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Princes End

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Princes End. 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 014C 1.744 770/32,844 1
Sandwell 009C 1.618 1070/32,844 1
Sandwell 014B 1.488 1524/32,844 1
Sandwell 014D 1.402 1870/32,844 1
Sandwell 005D 1.402 1874/32,844 1
Sandwell 007A 1.366 2013/32,844 1
Sandwell 009A 1.049 3877/32,844 2
Sandwell 009D 0.848 5468/32,844 2
Sandwell 007D 0.558 8412/32,844 3
Sandwell 007C 0.254 12278/32,844 4
Sandwell 007B 0.224 12724/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Princes End

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Princes End. 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 007A 1.195 2258/32,844 1
Sandwell 014B 1.178 2360/32,844 1
Sandwell 014D 1.055 3115/32,844 1
Sandwell 009C 0.994 3570/32,844 2
Sandwell 014C 0.887 4512/32,844 2
Sandwell 009D 0.63 7327/32,844 3
Sandwell 007D 0.346 11220/32,844 4
Sandwell 009A 0.198 13549/32,844 5
Sandwell 005D -0.028 17105/32,844 6
Sandwell 007C -0.42 22699/32,844 7
Sandwell 007B -1.114 29949/32,844 10

There were 409 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Princes End in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Princes End

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Princes End. 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 007B 27.615 8750/32,844 3
Sandwell 014C 27.237 9039/32,844 3
Sandwell 007A 24.343 11781/32,844 4
Sandwell 005D 24.037 12103/32,844 4
Sandwell 007C 22.706 13525/32,844 5
Sandwell 014B 22.592 13648/32,844 5
Sandwell 007D 21.702 14661/32,844 5
Sandwell 014D 21.124 15353/32,844 5
Sandwell 009D 20.472 16109/32,844 5
Sandwell 009C 19.494 17280/32,844 6
Sandwell 009A 19.144 17686/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Princes End

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Princes End. 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 007C 0.88 4905/32,844 2
Sandwell 014D 0.652 7297/32,844 3
Sandwell 009A 0.638 7484/32,844 3
Sandwell 014C 0.608 7850/32,844 3
Sandwell 014B 0.405 10466/32,844 4
Sandwell 007A 0.219 13034/32,844 4
Sandwell 009D 0.205 13227/32,844 5
Sandwell 009C 0.117 14645/32,844 5
Sandwell 005D -0.026 16873/32,844 6
Sandwell 007B -0.203 19668/32,844 6
Sandwell 007D -0.215 19837/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Princes End

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Princes End. 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 014B 1.25 2687/32,844 1
Sandwell 009A 1.211 2889/32,844 1
Sandwell 007A 1.179 3059/32,844 1
Sandwell 009D 1.063 3708/32,844 2
Sandwell 014D 0.989 4206/32,844 2
Sandwell 007C 0.88 5001/32,844 2
Sandwell 005D 0.821 5480/32,844 2
Sandwell 007B 0.767 5913/32,844 2
Sandwell 014C 0.728 6242/32,844 2
Sandwell 009C 0.698 6500/32,844 2
Sandwell 007D 0.6 7427/32,844 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.