Deprivation Statistics Comparison for St Pauls, Sandwell

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in St Pauls, Sandwell, West Midlands

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

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Overall Deprivation in St Pauls

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for St Pauls. 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 023G 47.144 2633/32,844 1
Sandwell 023F 43.268 3408/32,844 2
Sandwell 024B 42.412 3617/32,844 2
Sandwell 024D 41.415 3878/32,844 2
Sandwell 023A 40.625 4078/32,844 2
Sandwell 023B 37.462 5063/32,844 2
Sandwell 023D 34.344 6128/32,844 2
Sandwell 031D 34.023 6259/32,844 2
Sandwell 023E 31.882 7126/32,844 3
Sandwell 023C 31.443 7329/32,844 3
Sandwell 024C 30.978 7563/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in St Pauls

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 St Pauls. 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 023G 0.316 1775/32,844 1
Sandwell 023F 0.292 2466/32,844 1
Sandwell 023A 0.281 2833/32,844 1
Sandwell 024D 0.266 3366/32,844 2
Sandwell 031D 0.258 3670/32,844 2
Sandwell 024B 0.245 4238/32,844 2
Sandwell 024C 0.219 5615/32,844 2
Sandwell 023B 0.214 5858/32,844 2
Sandwell 023E 0.206 6308/32,844 2
Sandwell 023D 0.198 6813/32,844 3
Sandwell 023C 0.193 7127/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in St Pauls

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in St Pauls 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 024D 0.201 3071/32,844 1
Sandwell 023G 0.184 4040/32,844 2
Sandwell 023A 0.164 5413/32,844 2
Sandwell 023F 0.163 5516/32,844 2
Sandwell 024B 0.147 6815/32,844 3
Sandwell 023B 0.146 6913/32,844 3
Sandwell 031D 0.143 7230/32,844 3
Sandwell 023E 0.138 7692/32,844 3
Sandwell 024C 0.137 7788/32,844 3
Sandwell 023D 0.119 9842/32,844 3
Sandwell 023C 0.094 13512/32,844 5

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in St Pauls

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the St Pauls population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11705/32,844) in St Pauls is more than the adult average rank (1990/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 024B 62.307 1474/32,844 1
Sandwell 023G 56.613 2163/32,844 1
Sandwell 023F 54.607 2463/32,844 1
Sandwell 023D 54.346 2508/32,844 1
Sandwell 023A 46.128 3928/32,844 2
Sandwell 023C 44.018 4411/32,844 2
Sandwell 023B 43.832 4443/32,844 2
Sandwell 024D 33.777 7178/32,844 3
Sandwell 023E 32.438 7641/32,844 3
Sandwell 031D 32.159 7756/32,844 3
Sandwell 024C 31.481 7997/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in St Pauls

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 St Pauls. 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 023G 1.139 3251/32,844 1
Sandwell 023F 1.029 4025/32,844 2
Sandwell 024D 0.988 4317/32,844 2
Sandwell 024B 0.794 5959/32,844 2
Sandwell 023A 0.794 5962/32,844 2
Sandwell 023B 0.734 6545/32,844 2
Sandwell 031D 0.732 6568/32,844 2
Sandwell 024C 0.503 9045/32,844 3
Sandwell 023D 0.5 9095/32,844 3
Sandwell 023C 0.366 10779/32,844 4
Sandwell 023E 0.333 11174/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in St Pauls

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in St Pauls. 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 023A 0.713 6368/32,844 2
Sandwell 024D 0.439 9925/32,844 4
Sandwell 024C 0.276 12297/32,844 4
Sandwell 023B 0.209 13343/32,844 5
Sandwell 031D 0.187 13728/32,844 5
Sandwell 023C 0.089 15297/32,844 5
Sandwell 023D 0.064 15691/32,844 5
Sandwell 023E -0.041 17314/32,844 6
Sandwell 024B -0.052 17450/32,844 6
Sandwell 023G -0.179 19332/32,844 6
Sandwell 023F -0.583 24887/32,844 8

There were 398 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers St Pauls in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in St Pauls

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in St Pauls. 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 023F 33.447 4846/32,844 2
Sandwell 023A 26.542 9679/32,844 3
Sandwell 023G 26.441 9765/32,844 3
Sandwell 023C 23.887 12261/32,844 4
Sandwell 023D 23.666 12470/32,844 4
Sandwell 024B 21.5 14903/32,844 5
Sandwell 023B 20.392 16192/32,844 5
Sandwell 031D 20.363 16218/32,844 5
Sandwell 024C 19.817 16861/32,844 6
Sandwell 023E 19.369 17431/32,844 6
Sandwell 024D 19.311 17506/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in St Pauls

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in St Pauls. 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 024B 1.335 1721/32,844 1
Sandwell 023E 1.226 2292/32,844 1
Sandwell 023C 1.213 2365/32,844 1
Sandwell 023D 1.046 3513/32,844 2
Sandwell 023B 0.979 4024/32,844 2
Sandwell 024D 0.625 7645/32,844 3
Sandwell 024C 0.567 8350/32,844 3
Sandwell 023F 0.541 8645/32,844 3
Sandwell 023G 0.406 10439/32,844 4
Sandwell 031D 0.334 11424/32,844 4
Sandwell 023A -0.391 22419/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in St Pauls

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in St Pauls. 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 023B 1.857 639/32,844 1
Sandwell 023G 1.669 1097/32,844 1
Sandwell 023A 1.39 2036/32,844 1
Sandwell 024B 1.281 2535/32,844 1
Sandwell 024D 1.202 2940/32,844 1
Sandwell 031D 1.127 3340/32,844 2
Sandwell 023C 1.021 3990/32,844 2
Sandwell 023D 0.996 4156/32,844 2
Sandwell 023F 0.946 4530/32,844 2
Sandwell 024C 0.846 5268/32,844 2
Sandwell 023E 0.833 5371/32,844 2

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.