Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Shirley South, Solihull

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

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Shirley South, 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 12 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 South 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 South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Shirley South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Shirley South. 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 023C 21.292 13324/32,844 5
Solihull 022E 20.623 13832/32,844 5
Solihull 018B 16.217 17736/32,844 6
Solihull 022D 12.83 21231/32,844 7
Solihull 022C 10.408 24003/32,844 8
Solihull 023A 9.061 25713/32,844 8
Solihull 027C 6.93 28415/32,844 9
Solihull 023B 6.072 29365/32,844 9
Solihull 022A 4.902 30597/32,844 10
Solihull 023D 4.438 31068/32,844 10
Solihull 024B 3.031 32218/32,844 10
Solihull 027B 2.416 32528/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Shirley South

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 South. 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 023C 0.158 9771/32,844 3
Solihull 018B 0.131 12422/32,844 4
Solihull 022E 0.124 13160/32,844 5
Solihull 022D 0.081 19416/32,844 6
Solihull 022C 0.076 20300/32,844 7
Solihull 027C 0.061 23521/32,844 8
Solihull 023A 0.057 24384/32,844 8
Solihull 023B 0.034 29887/32,844 10
Solihull 023D 0.03 30792/32,844 10
Solihull 022A 0.028 31074/32,844 10
Solihull 027B 0.026 31445/32,844 10
Solihull 024B 0.016 32535/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Shirley South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Shirley South 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 023C 0.149 6662/32,844 3
Solihull 022E 0.105 11693/32,844 4
Solihull 018B 0.088 14747/32,844 5
Solihull 022D 0.073 18062/32,844 6
Solihull 023A 0.06 21492/32,844 7
Solihull 022C 0.059 21733/32,844 7
Solihull 027C 0.036 29082/32,844 9
Solihull 023B 0.031 30311/32,844 10
Solihull 027B 0.031 30496/32,844 10
Solihull 023D 0.029 30886/32,844 10
Solihull 022A 0.024 31762/32,844 10
Solihull 024B 0.014 32632/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Shirley South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Shirley South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (26180/32,844) in Shirley South is more than the adult average rank (22874/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Solihull 022E 20.243 13635/32,844 5
Solihull 023C 13.935 18219/32,844 6
Solihull 018B 9.363 22509/32,844 7
Solihull 022D 8.185 23748/32,844 8
Solihull 022C 7.444 24543/32,844 8
Solihull 023D 6.533 25560/32,844 8
Solihull 023A 6.009 26152/32,844 8
Solihull 023B 4.745 27608/32,844 9
Solihull 027B 3.886 28665/32,844 9
Solihull 027C 2.998 29744/32,844 10
Solihull 022A 2.577 30244/32,844 10
Solihull 024B 0.812 32223/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Shirley South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 South. 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 022E 0.516 8922/32,844 3
Solihull 023C 0.489 9224/32,844 3
Solihull 018B 0.082 14789/32,844 5
Solihull 023A -0.1 17574/32,844 6
Solihull 022D -0.107 17679/32,844 6
Solihull 023B -0.316 20905/32,844 7
Solihull 022C -0.469 22995/32,844 8
Solihull 027B -0.787 26876/32,844 9
Solihull 027C -0.839 27385/32,844 9
Solihull 023D -1.087 29495/32,844 9
Solihull 022A -1.09 29519/32,844 9
Solihull 024B -1.243 30553/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Shirley South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Shirley South. 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 022C -0.008 16798/32,844 6
Solihull 023C -0.299 21032/32,844 7
Solihull 023B -0.346 21689/32,844 7
Solihull 022E -0.45 23111/32,844 8
Solihull 023A -0.452 23140/32,844 8
Solihull 023D -0.682 26017/32,844 8
Solihull 018B -0.782 27125/32,844 9
Solihull 022A -0.877 28028/32,844 9
Solihull 027C -1.152 30185/32,844 10
Solihull 027B -1.327 31113/32,844 10
Solihull 022D -1.343 31190/32,844 10
Solihull 024B -1.523 31853/32,844 10

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Shirley South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Shirley South. 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 027C 31.631 5889/32,844 2
Solihull 022A 27.434 8885/32,844 3
Solihull 024B 26.661 9593/32,844 3
Solihull 023B 25.088 11023/32,844 4
Solihull 023D 23.347 12825/32,844 4
Solihull 022E 21.845 14510/32,844 5
Solihull 018B 21.594 14784/32,844 5
Solihull 022D 18.855 18054/32,844 6
Solihull 022C 16.843 20628/32,844 7
Solihull 027B 14.051 24173/32,844 8
Solihull 023C 11.712 26874/32,844 9
Solihull 023A 9.937 28656/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Shirley South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Shirley South. 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 022D 0.962 4154/32,844 2
Solihull 022E 0.545 8605/32,844 3
Solihull 023A 0.524 8859/32,844 3
Solihull 022C 0.429 10129/32,844 4
Solihull 018B 0.428 10151/32,844 4
Solihull 022A -0.079 17703/32,844 6
Solihull 023D -0.607 25254/32,844 8
Solihull 023C -1.016 29171/32,844 9
Solihull 023B -1.017 29174/32,844 9
Solihull 027B -1.748 32154/32,844 10
Solihull 027C -1.824 32299/32,844 10
Solihull 024B -2.14 32661/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Shirley South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Shirley South. 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 022A -0.549 24175/32,844 8
Solihull 023C -0.569 24460/32,844 8
Solihull 018B -0.596 24862/32,844 8
Solihull 023A -0.656 25618/32,844 8
Solihull 024B -0.755 26880/32,844 9
Solihull 023B -0.823 27675/32,844 9
Solihull 022C -0.842 27889/32,844 9
Solihull 023D -0.922 28738/32,844 9
Solihull 027B -0.958 29057/32,844 9
Solihull 022E -0.968 29152/32,844 9
Solihull 027C -1.038 29762/32,844 10
Solihull 022D -1.131 30484/32,844 10

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.