Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Soho and Victoria, Sandwell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Soho and Victoria, Sandwell, West Midlands

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

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Overall Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Soho and Victoria. 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 028A 61.024 829/32,844 1
Sandwell 026D 60.387 882/32,844 1
Sandwell 026C 55.643 1394/32,844 1
Sandwell 031E 46.256 2810/32,844 1
Sandwell 028E 45.259 3012/32,844 1
Sandwell 026B 41.264 3910/32,844 2
Sandwell 026E 39.454 4438/32,844 2
Sandwell 028D 39.439 4446/32,844 2
Sandwell 026A 38.017 4865/32,844 2
Sandwell 026F 31.117 7488/32,844 3
Sandwell 028B 28.989 8497/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Soho and Victoria. 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 026D 0.437 178/32,844 1
Sandwell 026C 0.358 907/32,844 1
Sandwell 028A 0.356 926/32,844 1
Sandwell 028D 0.301 2164/32,844 1
Sandwell 028E 0.291 2501/32,844 1
Sandwell 031E 0.287 2624/32,844 1
Sandwell 026E 0.279 2915/32,844 1
Sandwell 026F 0.266 3363/32,844 2
Sandwell 026A 0.265 3390/32,844 2
Sandwell 026B 0.248 4115/32,844 2
Sandwell 028B 0.21 6102/32,844 2

Employment Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Soho and Victoria 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 028A 0.279 703/32,844 1
Sandwell 026D 0.268 904/32,844 1
Sandwell 026C 0.265 964/32,844 1
Sandwell 031E 0.206 2850/32,844 1
Sandwell 028E 0.18 4306/32,844 2
Sandwell 026E 0.172 4839/32,844 2
Sandwell 028D 0.156 6038/32,844 2
Sandwell 026B 0.146 6905/32,844 3
Sandwell 026A 0.132 8227/32,844 3
Sandwell 026F 0.115 10388/32,844 4
Sandwell 028B 0.095 13490/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Soho and Victoria population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9737/32,844) in Soho and Victoria is more than the adult average rank (2713/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 026B 54.685 2448/32,844 1
Sandwell 026D 54.145 2538/32,844 1
Sandwell 026C 51.348 2995/32,844 1
Sandwell 031E 48.556 3504/32,844 2
Sandwell 028A 48.132 3567/32,844 2
Sandwell 028E 44.375 4313/32,844 2
Sandwell 026A 37.385 6085/32,844 2
Sandwell 028D 34.83 6822/32,844 3
Sandwell 028B 33.993 7100/32,844 3
Sandwell 026E 32.516 7611/32,844 3
Sandwell 026F 32.072 7797/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Soho and Victoria

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Soho and Victoria. 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 028A 1.645 991/32,844 1
Sandwell 026D 1.276 2476/32,844 1
Sandwell 026C 1.102 3511/32,844 2
Sandwell 028D 1.084 3644/32,844 2
Sandwell 031E 1.02 4091/32,844 2
Sandwell 028E 0.972 4441/32,844 2
Sandwell 026A 0.734 6542/32,844 2
Sandwell 026B 0.73 6584/32,844 3
Sandwell 026E 0.604 7881/32,844 3
Sandwell 026F 0.437 9859/32,844 4
Sandwell 028B 0.048 15274/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

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 Soho and Victoria. 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 026E 0.767 5766/32,844 2
Sandwell 026B 0.623 7414/32,844 3
Sandwell 026C 0.595 7811/32,844 3
Sandwell 031E 0.592 7845/32,844 3
Sandwell 028A 0.581 7981/32,844 3
Sandwell 026D 0.53 8670/32,844 3
Sandwell 028E 0.262 12514/32,844 4
Sandwell 026A 0.214 13275/32,844 5
Sandwell 026F -0.006 16773/32,844 6
Sandwell 028B -0.282 20788/32,844 7
Sandwell 028D -0.36 21898/32,844 7

There were 630 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Soho and Victoria in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Soho and Victoria

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Soho and Victoria. 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 026A 28.947 7709/32,844 3
Sandwell 028E 28.909 7732/32,844 3
Sandwell 026D 27.29 9002/32,844 3
Sandwell 028D 26.985 9293/32,844 3
Sandwell 028A 25.893 10270/32,844 4
Sandwell 026C 25.805 10355/32,844 4
Sandwell 026E 24.445 11681/32,844 4
Sandwell 031E 24.133 12007/32,844 4
Sandwell 026B 23.974 12169/32,844 4
Sandwell 026F 22.81 13402/32,844 5
Sandwell 028B 21.668 14696/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Soho and Victoria. 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 028B 1.315 1817/32,844 1
Sandwell 028E 0.974 4062/32,844 2
Sandwell 026B 0.949 4260/32,844 2
Sandwell 026A 0.892 4790/32,844 2
Sandwell 028A 0.866 5031/32,844 2
Sandwell 031E 0.697 6813/32,844 3
Sandwell 026E 0.574 8258/32,844 3
Sandwell 026F 0.488 9372/32,844 3
Sandwell 028D 0.457 9772/32,844 3
Sandwell 026C 0.287 12039/32,844 4
Sandwell 026D 0.086 15097/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Soho and Victoria

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Soho and Victoria. 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 026C 1.419 1894/32,844 1
Sandwell 028A 1.332 2284/32,844 1
Sandwell 026B 1.313 2380/32,844 1
Sandwell 028E 1.272 2590/32,844 1
Sandwell 026A 1.177 3070/32,844 1
Sandwell 026D 1.081 3598/32,844 2
Sandwell 031E 1.008 4071/32,844 2
Sandwell 026E 0.997 4150/32,844 2
Sandwell 028D 0.882 4979/32,844 2
Sandwell 028B 0.852 5225/32,844 2
Sandwell 026F 0.658 6882/32,844 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.