Ladywood Constituency Profile

Introduction
Ladywood is the third largest constituency in Birmingham, it is situated to the west of Birmingham, Ladywood encompasses the city centre within its boundary and shares a border with Sandwell. Ladywood comprises of four wards:  Aston Ladywood Nechells Soho 

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Key Facts – Ladywood Constituency
  Ladywood has a younger population profile than the city as a whole, 63.2% of the population in this constituency are aged under 35 years old.   Data suggests that the population of Ladywood will increase by over one third by 2026. 

 The constituency is extremely diverse, 71.1% of the population are from non white British backgrounds. However a smaller proportion of residents in this city believe residents from different backgrounds get on well together compared to the city as a whole. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Residents in Ladywood are more positive than residents citywide with regards to community engagement; however residents in Ladywood are less likely to volunteer than those citywide. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Residents in Ladywood are less satisfied with their local area as a place to live than those in the city as a whole. Satisfaction levels have not increased in Ladywood since 2008. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Worklessness levels are extremely high in this constituency; this constituency has the second highest worklessness level of all constituencies in Birmingham. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Whilst educational attainment has increased since 2008 in Ladywood, the data indicates that attainment remains lower than that citywide. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> There are high levels of child poverty in the Ladywood ward. <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Data indicates that crime levels have been increasing in Ladywood during 2009/10; in particular there have been significant increases in acquisitive crime, violent crime and criminal damage. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Despite high crime levels, residents have a positive perception of the way the police and local public services deal with crime and anti-social behaviour. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Male life expectancy is lower than in the city in each of the four wards within Ladywood. . </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> The Aston ward has a higher female life expectancy that the city as a whole as a result significant increases in female life expectancy since 1995. </li> </ul>

Comparative Performance
This table details performance on key issues linked to the Sustainable Community Strategy priorities for Birmingham. The table below shows how this constituency fares compared to the rest of the city across various indicators. There is a city comparison which states whether performance is better or worse than the city average, a constituency ranking, whereby performance is ranked between 1 and 10 (with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst) and column indicating whether performance has improved over time (usually over a three year period).