Deprivation Statistics Comparison for West Bromwich Central, Sandwell

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in West Bromwich Central, 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 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 West Bromwich Central 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 West Bromwich Central. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for West Bromwich Central. 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 020D	67.581	366/32,844	1
Sandwell 020C	45.439	2982/32,844	1
Sandwell 019D	43.577	3343/32,844	2
Sandwell 017D	43.065	3466/32,844	2
Sandwell 020B	40.965	3985/32,844	2
Sandwell 017E	36.542	5359/32,844	2
Sandwell 010A	36.081	5501/32,844	2
Sandwell 017F	29.058	8470/32,844	3
Sandwell 017A	27.808	9144/32,844	3
Sandwell 039A	20.972	13574/32,844	5

Income Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in West Bromwich Central. 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 020D	0.392	481/32,844	1
Sandwell 020B	0.253	3891/32,844	2
Sandwell 019D	0.248	4098/32,844	2
Sandwell 020C	0.238	4601/32,844	2
Sandwell 017D	0.232	4903/32,844	2
Sandwell 010A	0.227	5143/32,844	2
Sandwell 017E	0.218	5669/32,844	2
Sandwell 017A	0.165	9163/32,844	3
Sandwell 017F	0.162	9448/32,844	3
Sandwell 039A	0.113	14573/32,844	5

Employment Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West Bromwich Central 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 020D	0.299	463/32,844	1
Sandwell 017D	0.199	3179/32,844	1
Sandwell 020B	0.194	3473/32,844	2
Sandwell 017E	0.187	3888/32,844	2
Sandwell 019D	0.174	4722/32,844	2
Sandwell 010A	0.173	4788/32,844	2
Sandwell 020C	0.172	4882/32,844	2
Sandwell 017F	0.125	9063/32,844	3
Sandwell 017A	0.113	10620/32,844	4
Sandwell 039A	0.102	12186/32,844	4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Bromwich Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16078/32,844) in West Bromwich Central is more than the adult average rank (4148/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Sandwell 020D	48.982	3431/32,844	2
Sandwell 020C	48.664	3488/32,844	2
Sandwell 020B	44.024	4408/32,844	2
Sandwell 019D	41.939	4890/32,844	2
Sandwell 010A	38.12	5871/32,844	2
Sandwell 017D	37.516	6050/32,844	2
Sandwell 017E	34.266	7020/32,844	3
Sandwell 017A	21.643	12775/32,844	4
Sandwell 017F	18.727	14612/32,844	5
Sandwell 039A	15.151	17249/32,844	6

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Bromwich Central

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 West Bromwich Central. 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 020D	1.828	596/32,844	1
Sandwell 017D	1.059	3808/32,844	2
Sandwell 019D	0.989	4313/32,844	2
Sandwell 010A	0.844	5499/32,844	2
Sandwell 020C	0.839	5548/32,844	2
Sandwell 017E	0.735	6530/32,844	2
Sandwell 020B	0.606	7859/32,844	3
Sandwell 017A	0.547	8541/32,844	3
Sandwell 017F	0.215	12856/32,844	4
Sandwell 039A	-0.009	16155/32,844	5

Crime Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in West Bromwich Central. 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 020C	1.401	1351/32,844	1
Sandwell 020D	0.985	3652/32,844	2
Sandwell 019D	0.947	3965/32,844	2
Sandwell 017D	0.92	4222/32,844	2
Sandwell 017F	0.912	4282/32,844	2
Sandwell 017A	0.822	5200/32,844	2
Sandwell 039A	0.271	12375/32,844	4
Sandwell 017E	0.257	12609/32,844	4
Sandwell 010A	0.141	14464/32,844	5
Sandwell 020B	-0.295	20971/32,844	7

There were 398 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers West Bromwich Central in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in West Bromwich Central

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West Bromwich Central. 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 020B	36.493	3417/32,844	2
Sandwell 017F	35.897	3684/32,844	2
Sandwell 020D	32.553	5351/32,844	2
Sandwell 020C	27.674	8698/32,844	3
Sandwell 017E	26.413	9795/32,844	3
Sandwell 010A	23.275	12897/32,844	4
Sandwell 017D	22.295	13974/32,844	5
Sandwell 019D	21.654	14718/32,844	5
Sandwell 039A	14.485	23680/32,844	8
Sandwell 017A	14.305	23874/32,844	8

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West Bromwich Central. 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 019D	0.999	3875/32,844	2
Sandwell 039A	0.871	4981/32,844	2
Sandwell 017A	0.785	5842/32,844	2
Sandwell 020C	0.778	5910/32,844	2
Sandwell 020D	0.708	6704/32,844	3
Sandwell 017E	0.581	8174/32,844	3
Sandwell 017D	0.57	8324/32,844	3
Sandwell 020B	0.418	10276/32,844	4
Sandwell 010A	0.251	12581/32,844	4
Sandwell 017F	0.135	14364/32,844	5

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Bromwich Central

Very Bad

iLivehere Rating 9/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West Bromwich Central. 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 017D	1.59	1347/32,844	1
Sandwell 020C	1.48	1695/32,844	1
Sandwell 019D	1.374	2114/32,844	1
Sandwell 020D	1.281	2534/32,844	1
Sandwell 010A	1.223	2811/32,844	1
Sandwell 020B	1.211	2887/32,844	1
Sandwell 039A	1.189	2997/32,844	1
Sandwell 017A	0.969	4367/32,844	2
Sandwell 017F	0.898	4868/32,844	2
Sandwell 017E	0.73	6228/32,844	2

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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