Deprivation Statistics for Barnard Castle West, County Durham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Barnard Castle West, County Durham, County Durham

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Barnard Castle West, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of County Durham. 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 7 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 Barnard Castle West 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 Barnard Castle West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Barnard Castle West. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of County Durham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
County Durham 065D 21.575 13113/32,844 4
County Durham 065C 20.93 13603/32,844 5
County Durham 065B 19.053 15192/32,844 5
County Durham 065A 12.491 21624/32,844 7
County Durham 066B 12.317 21811/32,844 7
County Durham 066C 11.184 23119/32,844 8
County Durham 066D 8.657 26225/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Barnard Castle West. 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
County Durham 066B 0.091 17758/32,844 6
County Durham 065D 0.084 18923/32,844 6
County Durham 065C 0.077 20030/32,844 7
County Durham 066D 0.075 20506/32,844 7
County Durham 066C 0.072 21192/32,844 7
County Durham 065A 0.053 25477/32,844 8
County Durham 065B 0.048 26602/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Barnard Castle West 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
County Durham 066B 0.085 15273/32,844 5
County Durham 065C 0.07 18880/32,844 6
County Durham 065D 0.068 19199/32,844 6
County Durham 066C 0.067 19574/32,844 6
County Durham 066D 0.05 24639/32,844 8
County Durham 065A 0.049 25087/32,844 8
County Durham 065B 0.036 29022/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Barnard Castle West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21696/32,844) in Barnard Castle West is more than the adult average rank (18669/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
County Durham 065D 18.999 14407/32,844 5
County Durham 066B 14.693 17590/32,844 6
County Durham 065C 13.821 18308/32,844 6
County Durham 066D 11.481 20441/32,844 7
County Durham 066C 9.176 22679/32,844 7
County Durham 065A 9.153 22707/32,844 7
County Durham 065B 4.34 28115/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Barnard Castle West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Barnard Castle West. 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
County Durham 065D 0.247 12378/32,844 4
County Durham 066C 0.209 12937/32,844 4
County Durham 066B 0.196 13113/32,844 4
County Durham 065C 0.195 13129/32,844 4
County Durham 066D 0.14 13879/32,844 5
County Durham 065A -0.158 18503/32,844 6
County Durham 065B -0.529 23793/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Barnard Castle West. 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
County Durham 065B -0.244 20254/32,844 7
County Durham 065C -0.401 22455/32,844 7
County Durham 066C -0.405 22494/32,844 7
County Durham 065D -0.579 24842/32,844 8
County Durham 066D -0.961 28781/32,844 9
County Durham 065A -1.008 29152/32,844 9
County Durham 066B -1.293 30949/32,844 10

There were 0 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Barnard Castle West in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Barnard Castle West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Barnard Castle West. 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
County Durham 065B 49.185 430/32,844 1
County Durham 065A 34.852 4145/32,844 2
County Durham 065C 34.545 4299/32,844 2
County Durham 065D 33.866 4638/32,844 2
County Durham 066C 19.753 16941/32,844 6
County Durham 066D 11.676 26924/32,844 9
County Durham 066B 7.031 30953/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Barnard Castle West. 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
County Durham 065B 1.823 425/32,844 1
County Durham 065C 1.666 675/32,844 1
County Durham 065D 1.647 716/32,844 1
County Durham 065A 0.855 5114/32,844 2
County Durham 066B -0.313 21343/32,844 7
County Durham 066C -0.623 25446/32,844 8
County Durham 066D -1.299 30785/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Barnard Castle West

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Barnard Castle West. 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
County Durham 065B -0.517 23721/32,844 8
County Durham 066D -1.261 31232/32,844 10
County Durham 065A -1.502 32199/32,844 10
County Durham 066C -1.564 32356/32,844 10
County Durham 066B -1.652 32535/32,844 10
County Durham 065C -1.702 32595/32,844 10
County Durham 065D -1.825 32729/32,844 10

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.