Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Barrowford, Pendle

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Barrowford, Pendle, Lancashire

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Barrowford, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Pendle. 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 3 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 Barrowford 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 Barrowford. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Barrowford

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 Barrowford. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Pendle.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Pendle 008C 17.188 16821/32,844 6
Pendle 008A 12.402 21712/32,844 7
Pendle 008B 9.14 25610/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Barrowford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Barrowford. 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
Pendle 008C 0.09 17907/32,844 6
Pendle 008A 0.073 20986/32,844 7
Pendle 008B 0.054 25231/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Barrowford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Barrowford 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
Pendle 008A 0.079 16615/32,844 6
Pendle 008C 0.076 17195/32,844 6
Pendle 008B 0.042 27238/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Barrowford

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Barrowford population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21594/32,844) in Barrowford is less than the adult average rank (24856/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Pendle 008C 10.644 21224/32,844 7
Pendle 008A 9.41 22463/32,844 7
Pendle 008B 4.342 28112/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Barrowford

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 Barrowford. 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
Pendle 008C 0.294 11715/32,844 4
Pendle 008A 0.215 12855/32,844 4
Pendle 008B 0.062 15054/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Barrowford

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 Barrowford. 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
Pendle 008B -0.172 19244/32,844 6
Pendle 008C -0.34 21585/32,844 7
Pendle 008A -0.951 28716/32,844 9

There were 1 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Barrowford in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Barrowford

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Barrowford. 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
Pendle 008A 15.375 22510/32,844 7
Pendle 008B 3.924 32403/32,844 10
Pendle 008C 2.651 32659/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Barrowford

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Barrowford. 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
Pendle 008C 1.342 1698/32,844 1
Pendle 008B 0.837 5294/32,844 2
Pendle 008A 0.44 9992/32,844 4

Outside Environment Deprivation in Barrowford

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Barrowford. 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
Pendle 008C 0.074 14104/32,844 5
Pendle 008B -0.284 20066/32,844 7
Pendle 008A -0.661 25693/32,844 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.