Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Stirchley, Birmingham

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

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Stirchley, 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 8 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 Stirchley 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 Stirchley. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Stirchley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Stirchley. 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 107B 38.923 4595/32,844 2
Birmingham 107C 37.57 5024/32,844 2
Birmingham 107A 34.644 6013/32,844 2
Birmingham 112E 32.874 6718/32,844 3
Birmingham 112B 27.467 9315/32,844 3
Birmingham 112C 25.344 10545/32,844 4
Birmingham 088D 23.236 11903/32,844 4
Birmingham 107D 21.124 13467/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Stirchley

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 Stirchley. 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 107C 0.238 4603/32,844 2
Birmingham 107B 0.224 5295/32,844 2
Birmingham 107A 0.213 5905/32,844 2
Birmingham 112E 0.188 7457/32,844 3
Birmingham 112B 0.115 14274/32,844 5
Birmingham 112C 0.108 15144/32,844 5
Birmingham 088D 0.108 15149/32,844 5
Birmingham 107D 0.091 17687/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Stirchley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Stirchley 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 107C 0.173 4792/32,844 2
Birmingham 107B 0.147 6805/32,844 3
Birmingham 112E 0.138 7671/32,844 3
Birmingham 107A 0.136 7853/32,844 3
Birmingham 112C 0.108 11368/32,844 4
Birmingham 088D 0.099 12701/32,844 4
Birmingham 112B 0.088 14611/32,844 5
Birmingham 107D 0.076 17158/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Stirchley

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 Stirchley population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20198/32,844) in Stirchley is more than the adult average rank (19703/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Birmingham 107A 25.519 10562/32,844 4
Birmingham 107C 19.649 13985/32,844 5
Birmingham 107B 16.494 16206/32,844 5
Birmingham 112E 16.22 16392/32,844 5
Birmingham 112B 9.663 22205/32,844 7
Birmingham 112C 5.55 26665/32,844 9
Birmingham 107D 5.121 27157/32,844 9
Birmingham 088D 2.425 30394/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Stirchley

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Stirchley. 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 107C 1.005 4203/32,844 2
Birmingham 112B 0.882 5203/32,844 2
Birmingham 107B 0.85 5448/32,844 2
Birmingham 107A 0.802 5879/32,844 2
Birmingham 112E 0.65 7396/32,844 3
Birmingham 112C 0.422 10042/32,844 4
Birmingham 107D 0.407 10235/32,844 4
Birmingham 088D -0.141 18255/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Stirchley

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 Stirchley. 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 088D 1.172 2404/32,844 1
Birmingham 112C 0.842 4989/32,844 2
Birmingham 107D 0.723 6242/32,844 2
Birmingham 107B 0.633 7284/32,844 3
Birmingham 112B 0.477 9391/32,844 3
Birmingham 107C 0.451 9762/32,844 3
Birmingham 107A 0.413 10260/32,844 4
Birmingham 112E 0.177 13883/32,844 5

There were 392 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Stirchley in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Stirchley

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Stirchley. 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 088D 31.346 6052/32,844 2
Birmingham 107A 29.52 7290/32,844 3
Birmingham 107B 29.431 7357/32,844 3
Birmingham 107C 25.81 10348/32,844 4
Birmingham 112E 23.278 12895/32,844 4
Birmingham 112B 22.349 13906/32,844 5
Birmingham 107D 20.016 16635/32,844 6
Birmingham 112C 19.864 16814/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Stirchley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Stirchley. 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 112E 1.524 1023/32,844 1
Birmingham 107B 1.52 1040/32,844 1
Birmingham 112B 1.507 1085/32,844 1
Birmingham 112C 1.255 2119/32,844 1
Birmingham 107D 1.109 3054/32,844 1
Birmingham 107C 0.926 4454/32,844 2
Birmingham 107A 0.917 4530/32,844 2
Birmingham 088D 0.702 6754/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Stirchley

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Stirchley. 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 107B 1.156 3183/32,844 1
Birmingham 112B 1.126 3345/32,844 2
Birmingham 112C 1.065 3695/32,844 2
Birmingham 107D 1.025 3962/32,844 2
Birmingham 112E 0.941 4579/32,844 2
Birmingham 107A 0.938 4610/32,844 2
Birmingham 088D 0.822 5474/32,844 2
Birmingham 107C 0.799 5650/32,844 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.