Deprivation Statistics for Yardley West & Stechford, Birmingham

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Yardley West & Stechford. 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 066B 54.214 1558/32,844 1
Birmingham 066F 51.065 2018/32,844 1
Birmingham 066C 47.742 2526/32,844 1
Birmingham 056B 47.318 2601/32,844 1
Birmingham 067C 41.398 3882/32,844 2
Birmingham 067A 41.179 3924/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 39.489 4425/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 36.083 5500/32,844 2

Income Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

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 Yardley West & Stechford. 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 066B 0.326 1528/32,844 1
Birmingham 066F 0.3 2181/32,844 1
Birmingham 066C 0.276 3015/32,844 1
Birmingham 056B 0.245 4261/32,844 2
Birmingham 067A 0.232 4887/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 0.231 4958/32,844 2
Birmingham 067C 0.21 6098/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 0.203 6486/32,844 2

Employment Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Yardley West & Stechford 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 066B 0.215 2479/32,844 1
Birmingham 066F 0.209 2740/32,844 1
Birmingham 066C 0.203 2969/32,844 1
Birmingham 067C 0.199 3201/32,844 1
Birmingham 056B 0.194 3481/32,844 2
Birmingham 067A 0.191 3655/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 0.164 5406/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 0.16 5701/32,844 2

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Yardley West & Stechford population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12406/32,844) in Yardley West & Stechford is more than the adult average rank (3144/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Birmingham 066B 55.219 2363/32,844 1
Birmingham 066C 47.75 3621/32,844 2
Birmingham 056B 39.591 5466/32,844 2
Birmingham 066F 38.43 5788/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 37.069 6176/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 35.021 6754/32,844 3
Birmingham 067A 31.443 8013/32,844 3
Birmingham 067C 24.268 11200/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Yardley West & Stechford

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 Yardley West & Stechford. 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 056B 1.708 853/32,844 1
Birmingham 066B 1.089 3611/32,844 2
Birmingham 067C 1.047 3889/32,844 2
Birmingham 066F 1.001 4221/32,844 2
Birmingham 066C 0.748 6385/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 0.744 6431/32,844 2
Birmingham 067A 0.605 7869/32,844 3
Birmingham 067B 0.574 8245/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

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 Yardley West & Stechford. 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 066F 1.175 2382/32,844 1
Birmingham 067A 0.733 6136/32,844 2
Birmingham 067C 0.488 9229/32,844 3
Birmingham 066C 0.324 11580/32,844 4
Birmingham 056D 0.147 14357/32,844 5
Birmingham 056B 0 16683/32,844 6
Birmingham 066B -0.043 17332/32,844 6
Birmingham 067B -0.097 18092/32,844 6

There were 502 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Yardley West & Stechford in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Yardley West & Stechford

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Yardley West & Stechford. 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 056B 40.583 2031/32,844 1
Birmingham 066B 40.318 2110/32,844 1
Birmingham 066C 37.125 3163/32,844 1
Birmingham 067C 36.327 3493/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 34.06 4545/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 33.287 4949/32,844 2
Birmingham 066F 31.468 5981/32,844 2
Birmingham 067A 26.689 9570/32,844 3

Inside Environment Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Yardley West & Stechford. 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 067A 1.127 2921/32,844 1
Birmingham 066C 1.125 2939/32,844 1
Birmingham 066B 1.117 2996/32,844 1
Birmingham 056D 1.016 3751/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 0.987 3953/32,844 2
Birmingham 066F 0.89 4812/32,844 2
Birmingham 067C 0.801 5666/32,844 2
Birmingham 056B 0.551 8519/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Yardley West & Stechford

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Yardley West & Stechford. 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 066F 1.484 1682/32,844 1
Birmingham 067A 1.247 2698/32,844 1
Birmingham 067C 1.193 2980/32,844 1
Birmingham 066B 1.088 3559/32,844 2
Birmingham 056B 1.076 3622/32,844 2
Birmingham 056D 1.05 3793/32,844 2
Birmingham 066C 1.038 3888/32,844 2
Birmingham 067B 0.992 4187/32,844 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.