Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Shirley, Southampton

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Shirley, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Southampton. 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 10 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 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. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Shirley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Shirley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Southampton.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Southampton 010B 53.435 1669/32,844 1
Southampton 010D 35.896 5574/32,844 2
Southampton 010A 26.962 9614/32,844 3
Southampton 010C 25.217 10636/32,844 4
Southampton 011E 23.775 11521/32,844 4
Southampton 020E 14.063 19892/32,844 7
Southampton 011A 11.752 22462/32,844 7
Southampton 011D 9.363 25302/32,844 8
Southampton 011C 9.131 25621/32,844 8
Southampton 011B 6.724 28634/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Shirley

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Shirley. 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
Southampton 010B 0.299 2215/32,844 1
Southampton 010D 0.176 8334/32,844 3
Southampton 010C 0.166 9102/32,844 3
Southampton 011E 0.139 11559/32,844 4
Southampton 010A 0.125 13046/32,844 4
Southampton 020E 0.065 22633/32,844 7
Southampton 011D 0.048 26534/32,844 9
Southampton 011A 0.047 26941/32,844 9
Southampton 011B 0.044 27705/32,844 9
Southampton 011C 0.023 31930/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Shirley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Shirley 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
Southampton 010B 0.192 3546/32,844 2
Southampton 010D 0.135 7950/32,844 3
Southampton 010C 0.101 12445/32,844 4
Southampton 011E 0.099 12756/32,844 4
Southampton 010A 0.084 15439/32,844 5
Southampton 020E 0.064 20273/32,844 7
Southampton 011A 0.051 24386/32,844 8
Southampton 011D 0.034 29635/32,844 10
Southampton 011B 0.032 30241/32,844 10
Southampton 011C 0.028 31033/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Shirley

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Shirley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (19174/32,844) in Shirley is less than the adult average rank (20666/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Southampton 010D 36.159 6393/32,844 2
Southampton 010B 34.17 7046/32,844 3
Southampton 010C 26.699 9975/32,844 4
Southampton 010A 24.629 11032/32,844 4
Southampton 011E 16.542 16163/32,844 5
Southampton 011A 5.488 26731/32,844 9
Southampton 011B 2.742 30042/32,844 10
Southampton 020E 2.636 30182/32,844 10
Southampton 011D 1.651 31266/32,844 10
Southampton 011C 0.756 32289/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Shirley

6
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 Shirley. 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
Southampton 010B 1.638 1019/32,844 1
Southampton 010D 0.913 4932/32,844 2
Southampton 010C 0.787 6023/32,844 2
Southampton 010A 0.634 7558/32,844 3
Southampton 011E 0.421 10056/32,844 4
Southampton 020E -0.309 20790/32,844 7
Southampton 011C -0.411 22267/32,844 7
Southampton 011A -0.432 22541/32,844 7
Southampton 011B -0.491 23300/32,844 8
Southampton 011D -0.69 25817/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Shirley

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 Shirley. 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
Southampton 010B 2.066 159/32,844 1
Southampton 010D 1.633 719/32,844 1
Southampton 010A 1.12 2679/32,844 1
Southampton 020E 1.014 3411/32,844 2
Southampton 011C 0.978 3696/32,844 2
Southampton 011A 0.945 3977/32,844 2
Southampton 011E 0.675 6779/32,844 3
Southampton 011D 0.645 7143/32,844 3
Southampton 010C 0.178 13871/32,844 5
Southampton 011B -0.07 17698/32,844 6

There were 558 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Shirley in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Shirley

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Shirley. 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
Southampton 010C 21.223 15236/32,844 5
Southampton 010B 17.923 19235/32,844 6
Southampton 010A 16.902 20559/32,844 7
Southampton 011E 16.869 20595/32,844 7
Southampton 010D 14.382 23785/32,844 8
Southampton 011B 13.874 24381/32,844 8
Southampton 011D 13.013 25387/32,844 8
Southampton 011C 11.03 27602/32,844 9
Southampton 011A 10.366 28256/32,844 9
Southampton 020E 9.653 28935/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Shirley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Shirley. 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
Southampton 010A 0.773 5965/32,844 2
Southampton 010B 0.747 6276/32,844 2
Southampton 011E 0.518 8937/32,844 3
Southampton 010D 0.377 10844/32,844 4
Southampton 010C 0.315 11680/32,844 4
Southampton 011D 0.228 12907/32,844 4
Southampton 020E 0.221 13004/32,844 4
Southampton 011C 0.134 14373/32,844 5
Southampton 011B 0.055 15588/32,844 5
Southampton 011A 0.044 15752/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Shirley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Shirley. 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
Southampton 010B 1.576 1387/32,844 1
Southampton 011A 1.348 2226/32,844 1
Southampton 020E 1.336 2278/32,844 1
Southampton 011D 1.317 2359/32,844 1
Southampton 010D 1.241 2730/32,844 1
Southampton 010A 1.236 2752/32,844 1
Southampton 011E 1.182 3035/32,844 1
Southampton 011C 1.125 3354/32,844 2
Southampton 011B 0.902 4839/32,844 2
Southampton 010C -0.021 15657/32,844 5

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.