Deprivation Statistics for Barrow Hill and New Whittington, Chesterfield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Barrow Hill and New Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Barrow Hill and New Whittington, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Chesterfield. 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 4 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 Barrow Hill and New Whittington 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 Barrow Hill and New Whittington. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

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 Barrow Hill and New Whittington. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Chesterfield.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Chesterfield 003A 47.674 2538/32,844 1
Chesterfield 001A 22.613 12313/32,844 4
Chesterfield 003B 22.261 12558/32,844 4
Chesterfield 001B 12.378 21742/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

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 Barrow Hill and New Whittington. 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
Chesterfield 003A 0.315 1797/32,844 1
Chesterfield 001A 0.142 11241/32,844 4
Chesterfield 003B 0.127 12839/32,844 4
Chesterfield 001B 0.087 18399/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Barrow Hill and New Whittington 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
Chesterfield 003A 0.249 1321/32,844 1
Chesterfield 001A 0.123 9365/32,844 3
Chesterfield 003B 0.122 9460/32,844 3
Chesterfield 001B 0.079 16551/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Barrow Hill and New Whittington population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9884/32,844) in Barrow Hill and New Whittington is less than the adult average rank (11110/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Chesterfield 003A 46.233 3912/32,844 2
Chesterfield 001A 30.134 8505/32,844 3
Chesterfield 003B 26.332 10139/32,844 4
Chesterfield 001B 12.915 19112/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

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 Barrow Hill and New Whittington. 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
Chesterfield 003A 1.634 1031/32,844 1
Chesterfield 003B 0.796 5947/32,844 2
Chesterfield 001A 0.775 6137/32,844 2
Chesterfield 001B 0.325 11275/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Barrow Hill and New Whittington. 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
Chesterfield 003A -0.123 18499/32,844 6
Chesterfield 003B -0.181 19360/32,844 6
Chesterfield 001A -0.593 25013/32,844 8
Chesterfield 001B -1.013 29192/32,844 9

There were 39 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Barrow Hill and New Whittington in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Barrow Hill and New Whittington. 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
Chesterfield 001B 14.752 23348/32,844 8
Chesterfield 003A 13.594 24706/32,844 8
Chesterfield 001A 13.503 24817/32,844 8
Chesterfield 003B 7.234 30837/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Barrow Hill and New Whittington. 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
Chesterfield 003B 0.353 11165/32,844 4
Chesterfield 003A -0.138 18631/32,844 6
Chesterfield 001A -0.148 18815/32,844 6
Chesterfield 001B -0.89 28111/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Barrow Hill and New Whittington

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Barrow Hill and New Whittington. 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
Chesterfield 003A -0.991 29360/32,844 9
Chesterfield 001A -1.061 29943/32,844 10
Chesterfield 003B -1.112 30358/32,844 10
Chesterfield 001B -1.367 31710/32,844 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.