Deprivation Statistics Comparison for South Yardley, Birmingham

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in South Yardley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for South Yardley. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Birmingham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Birmingham 078C 46.456 2764/32,844 1
Birmingham 067A 41.179 3924/32,844 2
Birmingham 076B 39.518 4415/32,844 2
Birmingham 078A 38.636 4684/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 31.328 7389/32,844 3
Birmingham 089D 30.457 7809/32,844 3
Birmingham 089F 29.323 8344/32,844 3
Birmingham 089B 24.206 11247/32,844 4
Birmingham 076A 22.921 12110/32,844 4
Birmingham 076C 22.717 12246/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in South Yardley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in South Yardley. 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
Birmingham 067A 0.232 4887/32,844 2
Birmingham 078A 0.23 4975/32,844 2
Birmingham 078C 0.222 5412/32,844 2
Birmingham 076B 0.202 6536/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 0.189 7398/32,844 3
Birmingham 089D 0.156 9975/32,844 4
Birmingham 089F 0.142 11272/32,844 4
Birmingham 089B 0.125 13077/32,844 4
Birmingham 076A 0.102 16084/32,844 5
Birmingham 076C 0.087 18373/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in South Yardley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in South Yardley 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
Birmingham 078C 0.2 3108/32,844 1
Birmingham 067A 0.191 3655/32,844 2
Birmingham 076B 0.146 6944/32,844 3
Birmingham 078A 0.145 6983/32,844 3
Birmingham 089D 0.138 7697/32,844 3
Birmingham 089A 0.127 8870/32,844 3
Birmingham 089F 0.106 11545/32,844 4
Birmingham 089B 0.102 12149/32,844 4
Birmingham 076A 0.073 18064/32,844 6
Birmingham 076C 0.07 18813/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in South Yardley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the South Yardley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13370/32,844) in South Yardley is more than the adult average rank (9149/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Birmingham 078C 43.088 4620/32,844 2
Birmingham 078A 34.866 6809/32,844 3
Birmingham 067A 31.443 8013/32,844 3
Birmingham 076B 26.818 9907/32,844 4
Birmingham 076A 24.28 11193/32,844 4
Birmingham 089F 23.556 11590/32,844 4
Birmingham 076C 22.847 12007/32,844 4
Birmingham 089B 22.834 12012/32,844 4
Birmingham 089A 22.775 12047/32,844 4
Birmingham 089D 12.282 19684/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in South Yardley

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 South Yardley. 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
Birmingham 078C 1.108 3475/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 0.783 6059/32,844 2
Birmingham 076B 0.764 6237/32,844 2
Birmingham 089F 0.747 6398/32,844 2
Birmingham 089D 0.67 7175/32,844 3
Birmingham 078A 0.648 7411/32,844 3
Birmingham 067A 0.605 7869/32,844 3
Birmingham 089B 0.537 8659/32,844 3
Birmingham 076C 0.208 12955/32,844 4
Birmingham 076A -0.084 17322/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in South Yardley

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 South Yardley. 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
Birmingham 076B 1.112 2716/32,844 1
Birmingham 067A 0.733 6136/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 0.456 9669/32,844 3
Birmingham 078C 0.333 11443/32,844 4
Birmingham 089D 0.27 12394/32,844 4
Birmingham 078A 0.208 13371/32,844 5
Birmingham 076A 0.125 14731/32,844 5
Birmingham 089F -0.007 16783/32,844 6
Birmingham 089B -0.145 18803/32,844 6
Birmingham 076C -0.159 19030/32,844 6

There were 482 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers South Yardley in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in South Yardley

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in South Yardley. 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
Birmingham 078C 36.261 3512/32,844 2
Birmingham 076A 35.439 3878/32,844 2
Birmingham 076C 34.029 4564/32,844 2
Birmingham 076B 33.541 4788/32,844 2
Birmingham 078A 32.284 5478/32,844 2
Birmingham 089F 30.889 6356/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 29.113 7567/32,844 3
Birmingham 089D 28.037 8404/32,844 3
Birmingham 067A 26.689 9570/32,844 3
Birmingham 089B 26.164 10030/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in South Yardley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in South Yardley. 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
Birmingham 078C 1.326 1757/32,844 1
Birmingham 078A 1.292 1937/32,844 1
Birmingham 089D 1.238 2205/32,844 1
Birmingham 076C 1.196 2476/32,844 1
Birmingham 089F 1.146 2789/32,844 1
Birmingham 067A 1.127 2921/32,844 1
Birmingham 076B 1.092 3166/32,844 1
Birmingham 076A 0.896 4749/32,844 2
Birmingham 089B 0.777 5920/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 0.598 7961/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in South Yardley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in South Yardley. 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
Birmingham 067A 1.247 2698/32,844 1
Birmingham 076B 1.221 2826/32,844 1
Birmingham 076A 1.142 3263/32,844 1
Birmingham 078A 1.031 3927/32,844 2
Birmingham 089F 0.946 4529/32,844 2
Birmingham 089A 0.934 4635/32,844 2
Birmingham 078C 0.88 4998/32,844 2
Birmingham 089D 0.873 5050/32,844 2
Birmingham 076C 0.857 5184/32,844 2
Birmingham 089B 0.684 6633/32,844 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.