Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Shirley East, Solihull

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Shirley East, Solihull, West Midlands

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Shirley East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Solihull. 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 Shirley East 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 Shirley East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Shirley East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Shirley East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Solihull.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Solihull 018D 38.921 4597/32,844 2
Solihull 018B 16.217 17736/32,844 6
Solihull 022C 10.408 24003/32,844 8
Solihull 018F 9.244 25471/32,844 8
Solihull 018C 8.289 26707/32,844 9
Solihull 022B 4.211 31299/32,844 10
Solihull 018A 3.938 31563/32,844 10
Solihull 018E 2.748 32361/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Shirley East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Shirley East. 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
Solihull 018D 0.22 5502/32,844 2
Solihull 018B 0.131 12422/32,844 4
Solihull 022C 0.076 20300/32,844 7
Solihull 018C 0.06 23772/32,844 8
Solihull 018F 0.055 24981/32,844 8
Solihull 018A 0.039 28920/32,844 9
Solihull 018E 0.036 29560/32,844 10
Solihull 022B 0.033 30155/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Shirley East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Shirley East 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
Solihull 018D 0.192 3596/32,844 2
Solihull 018B 0.088 14747/32,844 5
Solihull 018C 0.064 20244/32,844 7
Solihull 022C 0.059 21733/32,844 7
Solihull 018F 0.053 23886/32,844 8
Solihull 018A 0.037 28657/32,844 9
Solihull 022B 0.032 30077/32,844 10
Solihull 018E 0.029 30760/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Shirley East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Shirley East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26088/32,844) in Shirley East is more than the adult average rank (22034/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Solihull 018D 31.255 8087/32,844 3
Solihull 018B 9.363 22509/32,844 7
Solihull 022C 7.444 24543/32,844 8
Solihull 018F 6.512 25589/32,844 8
Solihull 018C 4.836 27507/32,844 9
Solihull 018E 3.328 29353/32,844 9
Solihull 018A 2.806 29974/32,844 10
Solihull 022B 2.268 30564/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Shirley East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Shirley East. 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
Solihull 018D 0.79 5993/32,844 2
Solihull 018B 0.082 14789/32,844 5
Solihull 018F -0.342 21328/32,844 7
Solihull 022C -0.469 22995/32,844 8
Solihull 018C -0.52 23697/32,844 8
Solihull 018E -0.889 27876/32,844 9
Solihull 018A -0.899 27971/32,844 9
Solihull 022B -0.971 28588/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Shirley East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Shirley East. 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
Solihull 018D 0.845 4940/32,844 2
Solihull 022C -0.008 16798/32,844 6
Solihull 018C -0.107 18237/32,844 6
Solihull 018F -0.2 19614/32,844 6
Solihull 018E -0.637 25502/32,844 8
Solihull 018B -0.782 27125/32,844 9
Solihull 022B -0.801 27319/32,844 9
Solihull 018A -1.252 30749/32,844 10

There were 195 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Shirley East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Shirley East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Shirley East. 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
Solihull 018D 36.813 3266/32,844 1
Solihull 018B 21.594 14784/32,844 5
Solihull 022B 21.052 15436/32,844 5
Solihull 018F 17.559 19707/32,844 7
Solihull 022C 16.843 20628/32,844 7
Solihull 018C 15.859 21852/32,844 7
Solihull 018A 15.207 22741/32,844 7
Solihull 018E 11.059 27577/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Shirley East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Shirley East. 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
Solihull 018F 0.614 7773/32,844 3
Solihull 022C 0.429 10129/32,844 4
Solihull 018B 0.428 10151/32,844 4
Solihull 018D 0.157 14030/32,844 5
Solihull 018A 0.026 16037/32,844 5
Solihull 022B -0.189 19458/32,844 6
Solihull 018C -0.414 22723/32,844 7
Solihull 018E -1.136 29931/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Shirley East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Shirley East. 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
Solihull 018C -0.373 21576/32,844 7
Solihull 022B -0.469 23064/32,844 8
Solihull 018D -0.58 24608/32,844 8
Solihull 018B -0.596 24862/32,844 8
Solihull 018F -0.598 24895/32,844 8
Solihull 018E -0.648 25529/32,844 8
Solihull 018A -0.653 25584/32,844 8
Solihull 022C -0.842 27889/32,844 9

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.