The Department for Communities and Local Government released the Indices of Deprivation 2007 in March 2008.
The index combines a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for each small area in England. This allows each area to be ranked relative to one another according to their level of deprivation.
The Indices of Deprivation 2007 (ID 2007) are measures of deprivation for every Census super output area (SOA) in England. The ID 2007 is intended to be as similar in structure to the ID 2004 as possible. The overall domains and the geography used have not been changed, though some specific indicators have changed where more up to date indicators have become available.
Performance by the West Midlands
We produced some early analysis of the West Midlands' performance on the Index. Based on the overall deprivation scores we calculated the proportion of lower super output areas (LSOAs) in each local authority that were in the 10% most deprived in the country.
According to this categorisation the five most deprived districts in the region are:
- Birmingham (39.63%)
- Stoke-on-Trent (33.13%)
- Sandwell (29.41%)
- Wolverhampton (23.42%)
- Walsall (19.53%)
These five authorities are also in the top 50 most deprived districts in England.
We produced reports on the West Midlands' performance (pdf, 133kb) and how the West Midlands compares with the rest of England (pdf, 110kb).
Maps
We made an interactive map showing levels of deprivation within each West Midlands Local Authority against each domain of the Index:
Interactive map (requires Adobe Flash Player)
Source data: Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007, Department for Communities and Local Government
For comparison we've provided two maps showing the overall performace of the West Midlands by displaying the LSOAs by the national quintiles for 2004 and 2007 (click the thumbnail images to download the full size versions).
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Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2004
West Midlands region
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Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007
West Midlands region
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We've also considered how the different LSOAs have faired in 2007 compared to 2004. Unlike the 2000 and 2004 Indices, comparisons are acceptable between 2004 and 2007. Indeed CLG state:
"The methodology underpinning the ID 2004 and the ID 2007 are largely the same though there have been small changes to some of the underlying indicators. Comparison between the two Indices is therefore acceptable."
As such we have prepared two maps which display those LSOAs that have changed decile and quintile. This shows those that have either moved up or down the index between 2004 and 2007. It also helps to see where there are clusters of areas that have seen increasing levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.
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Changes in Indices of Deprivation quintile by West Midlands lower super output area from 2004 to 2007
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Changes in Indices of Deprivation decile by West Midlands lower super output area from 2004 to 2007
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