Deprivation Statistics for Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton, Wakefield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wakefield. 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 13 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 Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton 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 Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wakefield.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wakefield 039C 46.422 2772/32,844 1
Wakefield 043A 40.397 4147/32,844 2
Wakefield 041A 36.188 5465/32,844 2
Wakefield 041C 34.607 6029/32,844 2
Wakefield 041D 23.832 11479/32,844 4
Wakefield 034D 18.913 15313/32,844 5
Wakefield 041B 18.586 15595/32,844 5
Wakefield 044A 18.476 15716/32,844 5
Wakefield 032B 17.884 16236/32,844 5
Wakefield 034B 12.406 21704/32,844 7
Wakefield 034A 10.31 24125/32,844 8
Wakefield 034C 9.068 25697/32,844 8
Wakefield 034F 8.883 25944/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. 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
Wakefield 039C 0.232 4880/32,844 2
Wakefield 043A 0.214 5883/32,844 2
Wakefield 041A 0.189 7370/32,844 3
Wakefield 041C 0.162 9447/32,844 3
Wakefield 041D 0.124 13162/32,844 5
Wakefield 034D 0.118 13875/32,844 5
Wakefield 044A 0.106 15436/32,844 5
Wakefield 032B 0.106 15452/32,844 5
Wakefield 041B 0.093 17363/32,844 6
Wakefield 034B 0.064 22767/32,844 7
Wakefield 034A 0.056 24768/32,844 8
Wakefield 034F 0.047 26848/32,844 9
Wakefield 034C 0.046 27227/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton 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
Wakefield 039C 0.221 2218/32,844 1
Wakefield 043A 0.197 3302/32,844 2
Wakefield 041A 0.18 4294/32,844 2
Wakefield 041C 0.173 4732/32,844 2
Wakefield 041D 0.128 8756/32,844 3
Wakefield 041B 0.117 10051/32,844 4
Wakefield 044A 0.114 10485/32,844 4
Wakefield 034D 0.113 10604/32,844 4
Wakefield 032B 0.107 11513/32,844 4
Wakefield 034B 0.091 14040/32,844 5
Wakefield 034A 0.062 21041/32,844 7
Wakefield 034C 0.054 23555/32,844 8
Wakefield 034F 0.053 23832/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12730/32,844) in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton is more than the adult average rank (11221/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wakefield 039C 75.691 472/32,844 1
Wakefield 043A 63.549 1336/32,844 1
Wakefield 041A 60.032 1733/32,844 1
Wakefield 041C 57.058 2091/32,844 1
Wakefield 041D 30.275 8448/32,844 3
Wakefield 044A 26.193 10217/32,844 4
Wakefield 041B 24.989 10833/32,844 4
Wakefield 034D 22.579 12196/32,844 4
Wakefield 032B 17.957 15162/32,844 5
Wakefield 034B 11.572 20359/32,844 7
Wakefield 034C 11.352 20559/32,844 7
Wakefield 034F 7.311 24699/32,844 8
Wakefield 034A 5.001 27293/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

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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 Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. 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
Wakefield 039C 1.4 1883/32,844 1
Wakefield 043A 0.957 4561/32,844 2
Wakefield 041A 0.881 5213/32,844 2
Wakefield 041C 0.814 5774/32,844 2
Wakefield 041D 0.534 8696/32,844 3
Wakefield 034D 0.402 10298/32,844 4
Wakefield 041B 0.327 11245/32,844 4
Wakefield 044A 0.325 11268/32,844 4
Wakefield 032B 0.296 11685/32,844 4
Wakefield 034B 0.194 13148/32,844 5
Wakefield 034A -0.164 18597/32,844 6
Wakefield 034C -0.273 20243/32,844 7
Wakefield 034F -0.562 24208/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

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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 Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. 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
Wakefield 041C 0.995 3565/32,844 2
Wakefield 043A 0.954 3879/32,844 2
Wakefield 041A 0.874 4648/32,844 2
Wakefield 039C 0.758 5856/32,844 2
Wakefield 041D 0.575 8057/32,844 3
Wakefield 041B 0.399 10462/32,844 4
Wakefield 032B 0.222 13154/32,844 5
Wakefield 034B 0.032 16200/32,844 5
Wakefield 034D -0.027 17096/32,844 6
Wakefield 034C -0.101 18145/32,844 6
Wakefield 034F -0.196 19570/32,844 6
Wakefield 044A -0.304 21104/32,844 7
Wakefield 034A -0.451 23129/32,844 8

There were 18 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. 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
Wakefield 034F 29.734 7154/32,844 3
Wakefield 034A 27.703 8683/32,844 3
Wakefield 041D 17.454 19851/32,844 7
Wakefield 034C 16.773 20716/32,844 7
Wakefield 044A 16.625 20891/32,844 7
Wakefield 032B 13.786 24474/32,844 8
Wakefield 043A 13.188 25181/32,844 8
Wakefield 039C 12.34 26183/32,844 8
Wakefield 034D 12.123 26431/32,844 9
Wakefield 041A 10.192 28419/32,844 9
Wakefield 041B 9.553 29020/32,844 9
Wakefield 041C 9.392 29166/32,844 9
Wakefield 034B 5.84 31627/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. 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
Wakefield 034C 0.182 13581/32,844 5
Wakefield 034A -0.129 18509/32,844 6
Wakefield 032B -0.304 21209/32,844 7
Wakefield 034D -0.486 23717/32,844 8
Wakefield 041C -0.541 24424/32,844 8
Wakefield 041D -0.542 24427/32,844 8
Wakefield 034B -0.555 24590/32,844 8
Wakefield 043A -0.73 26630/32,844 9
Wakefield 039C -0.75 26825/32,844 9
Wakefield 041A -0.819 27516/32,844 9
Wakefield 044A -0.827 27576/32,844 9
Wakefield 034F -1.101 29745/32,844 10
Wakefield 041B -1.221 30399/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton. 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
Wakefield 041C -0.013 15540/32,844 5
Wakefield 043A -0.041 15965/32,844 5
Wakefield 032B -0.217 18936/32,844 6
Wakefield 034C -0.314 20587/32,844 7
Wakefield 034D -0.386 21824/32,844 7
Wakefield 041D -0.394 21939/32,844 7
Wakefield 034B -0.404 22093/32,844 7
Wakefield 034A -0.446 22713/32,844 7
Wakefield 039C -0.456 22866/32,844 7
Wakefield 041A -0.508 23599/32,844 8
Wakefield 034F -0.535 23966/32,844 8
Wakefield 044A -0.646 25504/32,844 8
Wakefield 041B -0.699 26167/32,844 8

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.