Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Balby South, Doncaster

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Balby South, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Balby South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Doncaster. 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 9 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 Balby South 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 Balby South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Balby South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Balby South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Doncaster.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Doncaster 029D 56.833 1239/32,844 1
Doncaster 028B 50.241 2145/32,844 1
Doncaster 028A 44.292 3207/32,844 1
Doncaster 029B 43.786 3298/32,844 2
Doncaster 029C 40.221 4206/32,844 2
Doncaster 023A 34.457 6077/32,844 2
Doncaster 029E 18.343 15829/32,844 5
Doncaster 029F 13.914 20028/32,844 7
Doncaster 028C 10.931 23421/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Balby South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Balby South. 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
Doncaster 029D 0.324 1554/32,844 1
Doncaster 028A 0.271 3198/32,844 1
Doncaster 028B 0.265 3401/32,844 2
Doncaster 029C 0.227 5150/32,844 2
Doncaster 029B 0.225 5235/32,844 2
Doncaster 023A 0.171 8704/32,844 3
Doncaster 029E 0.099 16449/32,844 6
Doncaster 029F 0.065 22545/32,844 7
Doncaster 028C 0.057 24500/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Balby South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Balby South 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
Doncaster 028B 0.236 1721/32,844 1
Doncaster 029D 0.231 1855/32,844 1
Doncaster 029B 0.191 3629/32,844 2
Doncaster 028A 0.179 4331/32,844 2
Doncaster 029C 0.177 4479/32,844 2
Doncaster 023A 0.136 7817/32,844 3
Doncaster 029E 0.089 14400/32,844 5
Doncaster 029F 0.072 18144/32,844 6
Doncaster 028C 0.059 21882/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Balby South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Balby South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6193/32,844) in Balby South is less than the adult average rank (8480/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Doncaster 029D 72.464 631/32,844 1
Doncaster 028B 68.914 856/32,844 1
Doncaster 028A 66.5 1037/32,844 1
Doncaster 029B 65.901 1104/32,844 1
Doncaster 029C 64.141 1274/32,844 1
Doncaster 023A 42.998 4642/32,844 2
Doncaster 029E 22.568 12203/32,844 4
Doncaster 029F 16.524 16179/32,844 5
Doncaster 028C 8.329 23602/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Balby South

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 Balby South. 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
Doncaster 029D 1.569 1238/32,844 1
Doncaster 028B 1.304 2325/32,844 1
Doncaster 029B 1.107 3483/32,844 2
Doncaster 028A 0.901 5041/32,844 2
Doncaster 023A 0.801 5892/32,844 2
Doncaster 029C 0.784 6052/32,844 2
Doncaster 029E 0.368 10741/32,844 4
Doncaster 029F 0.214 12862/32,844 4
Doncaster 028C 0.069 14959/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Balby South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Balby South. 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
Doncaster 029B 1.317 1682/32,844 1
Doncaster 023A 1.313 1698/32,844 1
Doncaster 028B 1.21 2179/32,844 1
Doncaster 029D 1.111 2723/32,844 1
Doncaster 028A 1.08 2931/32,844 1
Doncaster 029C 0.883 4552/32,844 2
Doncaster 029E 0.503 9040/32,844 3
Doncaster 028C 0.038 16089/32,844 5
Doncaster 029F -0.23 20053/32,844 7

There were 333 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Balby South in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Balby South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Balby South. 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
Doncaster 029D 26.568 9651/32,844 3
Doncaster 028C 25.252 10872/32,844 4
Doncaster 029F 25.037 11070/32,844 4
Doncaster 023A 20.061 16577/32,844 6
Doncaster 028B 16.299 21289/32,844 7
Doncaster 029E 15.469 22399/32,844 7
Doncaster 029C 14.039 24183/32,844 8
Doncaster 028A 13.674 24612/32,844 8
Doncaster 029B 13.088 25293/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Balby South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Balby South. 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
Doncaster 029C 0.484 9416/32,844 3
Doncaster 028A 0.345 11270/32,844 4
Doncaster 023A 0.197 13344/32,844 5
Doncaster 029B -0.62 25411/32,844 8
Doncaster 029F -0.699 26315/32,844 9
Doncaster 028B -0.711 26421/32,844 9
Doncaster 029E -0.787 27213/32,844 9
Doncaster 028C -1.269 30640/32,844 10
Doncaster 029D -1.304 30807/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Balby South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Balby South. 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
Doncaster 023A 0.724 6284/32,844 2
Doncaster 029B 0.554 7845/32,844 3
Doncaster 029D 0.526 8129/32,844 3
Doncaster 029E 0.286 10931/32,844 4
Doncaster 028A 0.172 12531/32,844 4
Doncaster 028B 0.146 12934/32,844 4
Doncaster 029F 0.115 13401/32,844 5
Doncaster 029C -0.023 15679/32,844 5
Doncaster 028C -0.459 22896/32,844 7

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.