Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Tividale, Sandwell

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Tividale, 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 9 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 Tividale 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 Tividale. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Tividale

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 Tividale. 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 022C 43.706 3316/32,844 2
Sandwell 022A 40.222 4205/32,844 2
Sandwell 027A 39.43 4450/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 38.689 4669/32,844 2
Sandwell 022F 29.095 8456/32,844 3
Sandwell 022E 17.958 16153/32,844 5
Sandwell 022B 15.448 18503/32,844 6
Sandwell 025D 15.093 18830/32,844 6
Sandwell 022D 14.994 18918/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Tividale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Tividale. 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 022C 0.281 2840/32,844 1
Sandwell 027A 0.259 3654/32,844 2
Sandwell 022A 0.258 3660/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 0.253 3906/32,844 2
Sandwell 022F 0.187 7539/32,844 3
Sandwell 022E 0.099 16522/32,844 6
Sandwell 022B 0.074 20628/32,844 7
Sandwell 022D 0.07 21430/32,844 7
Sandwell 025D 0.07 21547/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Tividale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Tividale 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 022C 0.195 3403/32,844 2
Sandwell 027A 0.192 3598/32,844 2
Sandwell 022A 0.182 4196/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 0.153 6318/32,844 2
Sandwell 022F 0.132 8294/32,844 3
Sandwell 022E 0.082 15969/32,844 5
Sandwell 022B 0.064 20301/32,844 7
Sandwell 025D 0.061 21370/32,844 7
Sandwell 022D 0.058 22031/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Tividale

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 Tividale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17156/32,844) in Tividale is more than the adult average rank (5415/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sandwell 022C 51.947 2895/32,844 1
Sandwell 022A 47.734 3625/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 45.19 4128/32,844 2
Sandwell 027A 42.521 4748/32,844 2
Sandwell 022F 28.111 9352/32,844 3
Sandwell 025D 18.928 14449/32,844 5
Sandwell 022B 18.388 14845/32,844 5
Sandwell 022D 16.032 16552/32,844 6
Sandwell 022E 15.251 17164/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Tividale

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 Tividale. 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 027A 0.969 4460/32,844 2
Sandwell 022A 0.967 4477/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 0.936 4724/32,844 2
Sandwell 022C 0.923 4848/32,844 2
Sandwell 022F 0.625 7660/32,844 3
Sandwell 025D 0.23 12642/32,844 4
Sandwell 022D 0.104 14452/32,844 5
Sandwell 022E -0.001 16037/32,844 5
Sandwell 022B -0.119 17874/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Tividale

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 Tividale. 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 025D 0.735 6114/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 0.547 8440/32,844 3
Sandwell 022C 0.521 8774/32,844 3
Sandwell 022A 0.477 9395/32,844 3
Sandwell 027A 0.452 9745/32,844 3
Sandwell 022B 0.162 14144/32,844 5
Sandwell 022F -0.102 18157/32,844 6
Sandwell 022D -0.25 20342/32,844 7
Sandwell 022E -0.385 22236/32,844 7

There were 204 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Tividale in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Tividale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Tividale. 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 022B 22.993 13221/32,844 5
Sandwell 022C 21.914 14422/32,844 5
Sandwell 022G 21.594 14785/32,844 5
Sandwell 027A 20.412 16166/32,844 5
Sandwell 022A 17.171 20220/32,844 7
Sandwell 022E 16.22 21394/32,844 7
Sandwell 022F 15.288 22638/32,844 7
Sandwell 022D 12.175 26371/32,844 9
Sandwell 025D 10.514 28110/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Tividale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Tividale. 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 022E 1.046 3518/32,844 2
Sandwell 022F 1.019 3737/32,844 2
Sandwell 022D 0.891 4795/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 0.627 7619/32,844 3
Sandwell 022A 0.574 8255/32,844 3
Sandwell 022C 0.531 8778/32,844 3
Sandwell 022B 0.438 10018/32,844 4
Sandwell 025D -0.198 19602/32,844 6
Sandwell 027A -0.422 22857/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Tividale

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Tividale. 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 027A 1.177 3069/32,844 1
Sandwell 022D 1.01 4055/32,844 2
Sandwell 022C 0.839 5329/32,844 2
Sandwell 022G 0.806 5593/32,844 2
Sandwell 022E 0.724 6283/32,844 2
Sandwell 022B 0.678 6679/32,844 3
Sandwell 022A 0.669 6769/32,844 3
Sandwell 025D 0.665 6805/32,844 3
Sandwell 022F 0.545 7930/32,844 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.