Deprivation Statistics for Birstall and Birkenshaw, Kirklees

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

We have used the 15 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Birstall and Birkenshaw, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Kirklees. 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 15 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 Birstall and Birkenshaw 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 Birstall and Birkenshaw. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Birstall and Birkenshaw. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Kirklees.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Kirklees 002F 53.031 1720/32,844 1
Kirklees 006A 34.153 6205/32,844 2
Kirklees 002A 31.539 7275/32,844 3
Kirklees 002B 27.345 9379/32,844 3
Kirklees 002D 25.828 10294/32,844 4
Kirklees 001E 18.961 15268/32,844 5
Kirklees 001D 14.99 18920/32,844 6
Kirklees 002E 14.487 19462/32,844 6
Kirklees 001B 12.535 21568/32,844 7
Kirklees 002C 11.617 22624/32,844 7
Kirklees 004C 11.402 22858/32,844 7
Kirklees 006E 11.396 22864/32,844 7
Kirklees 001A 11.348 22924/32,844 7
Kirklees 001C 9.403 25255/32,844 8
Kirklees 004A 7.92 27152/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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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 Birstall and Birkenshaw. 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
Kirklees 002F 0.28 2882/32,844 1
Kirklees 002A 0.169 8903/32,844 3
Kirklees 006A 0.167 9013/32,844 3
Kirklees 002B 0.139 11558/32,844 4
Kirklees 002D 0.138 11694/32,844 4
Kirklees 001E 0.117 14075/32,844 5
Kirklees 001D 0.079 19709/32,844 7
Kirklees 004C 0.063 23024/32,844 8
Kirklees 006E 0.056 24573/32,844 8
Kirklees 001A 0.053 25333/32,844 8
Kirklees 002C 0.048 26719/32,844 9
Kirklees 002E 0.048 26743/32,844 9
Kirklees 001C 0.046 27225/32,844 9
Kirklees 001B 0.035 29859/32,844 10
Kirklees 004A 0.028 31176/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Birstall and Birkenshaw 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
Kirklees 002F 0.183 4114/32,844 2
Kirklees 006A 0.138 7675/32,844 3
Kirklees 002A 0.132 8298/32,844 3
Kirklees 002D 0.119 9783/32,844 3
Kirklees 002B 0.1 12472/32,844 4
Kirklees 001E 0.086 15062/32,844 5
Kirklees 001D 0.067 19521/32,844 6
Kirklees 002C 0.064 20285/32,844 7
Kirklees 004C 0.064 20299/32,844 7
Kirklees 002E 0.064 20495/32,844 7
Kirklees 006E 0.061 21153/32,844 7
Kirklees 001B 0.056 22894/32,844 7
Kirklees 001C 0.047 25763/32,844 8
Kirklees 004A 0.044 26668/32,844 9
Kirklees 001A 0.031 30288/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Birstall and Birkenshaw population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17177/32,844) in Birstall and Birkenshaw is more than the adult average rank (14811/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Kirklees 002F 85.146 140/32,844 1
Kirklees 006A 36.688 6262/32,844 2
Kirklees 002A 33.008 7438/32,844 3
Kirklees 002B 26.095 10269/32,844 4
Kirklees 002D 25.789 10419/32,844 4
Kirklees 001E 20.084 13718/32,844 5
Kirklees 002E 18.195 15003/32,844 5
Kirklees 002C 12.952 19089/32,844 6
Kirklees 004C 12.512 19488/32,844 6
Kirklees 006E 12.339 19623/32,844 6
Kirklees 001B 8.683 23208/32,844 8
Kirklees 001D 8.635 23271/32,844 8
Kirklees 001C 8.062 23872/32,844 8
Kirklees 001A 7.607 24366/32,844 8
Kirklees 004A 3.825 28735/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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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 Birstall and Birkenshaw. 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
Kirklees 002F 1.082 3661/32,844 2
Kirklees 002A 0.662 7266/32,844 3
Kirklees 001E 0.526 8798/32,844 3
Kirklees 006A 0.447 9752/32,844 3
Kirklees 002D 0.302 11606/32,844 4
Kirklees 002E 0.162 13587/32,844 5
Kirklees 002B 0.13 14022/32,844 5
Kirklees 001D 0.112 14333/32,844 5
Kirklees 001B 0.095 14601/32,844 5
Kirklees 001C -0.003 16069/32,844 5
Kirklees 001A -0.21 19280/32,844 6
Kirklees 004A -0.219 19420/32,844 6
Kirklees 006E -0.232 19608/32,844 6
Kirklees 004C -0.266 20126/32,844 7
Kirklees 002C -0.351 21475/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Birstall and Birkenshaw. 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
Kirklees 002F 2.124 118/32,844 1
Kirklees 002B 1.889 309/32,844 1
Kirklees 002D 1.044 3199/32,844 1
Kirklees 006A 1.041 3220/32,844 1
Kirklees 002A 0.787 5561/32,844 2
Kirklees 001A 0.721 6269/32,844 2
Kirklees 002C 0.714 6344/32,844 2
Kirklees 001B 0.654 7039/32,844 3
Kirklees 002E 0.619 7468/32,844 3
Kirklees 006E 0.504 9034/32,844 3
Kirklees 004C 0.292 12051/32,844 4
Kirklees 001D 0.278 12274/32,844 4
Kirklees 001C -0.034 17197/32,844 6
Kirklees 001E -0.041 17308/32,844 6
Kirklees 004A -0.352 21765/32,844 7

There were 99 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Birstall and Birkenshaw in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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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 Birstall and Birkenshaw. 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
Kirklees 006A 26.664 9592/32,844 3
Kirklees 004A 23.507 12661/32,844 4
Kirklees 002D 20.944 15565/32,844 5
Kirklees 002F 19.972 16689/32,844 6
Kirklees 006E 15.941 21749/32,844 7
Kirklees 002A 15.007 23006/32,844 8
Kirklees 001A 14.729 23377/32,844 8
Kirklees 002C 12.198 26349/32,844 9
Kirklees 001B 9.34 29212/32,844 9
Kirklees 001D 9.333 29216/32,844 9
Kirklees 001C 9.31 29238/32,844 9
Kirklees 002B 9.028 29483/32,844 9
Kirklees 002E 8.565 29892/32,844 10
Kirklees 004C 8.095 30255/32,844 10
Kirklees 001E 7.82 30460/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Birstall and Birkenshaw. 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
Kirklees 002A 1.106 3078/32,844 1
Kirklees 001D 1.066 3361/32,844 2
Kirklees 006A 0.928 4436/32,844 2
Kirklees 001E 0.652 7310/32,844 3
Kirklees 001B 0.649 7343/32,844 3
Kirklees 001C 0.565 8382/32,844 3
Kirklees 001A 0.553 8499/32,844 3
Kirklees 002B 0.517 8945/32,844 3
Kirklees 002E 0.503 9144/32,844 3
Kirklees 004C 0.356 11113/32,844 4
Kirklees 004A 0.281 12131/32,844 4
Kirklees 002D 0.085 15118/32,844 5
Kirklees 002F -0.066 17501/32,844 6
Kirklees 002C -0.13 18518/32,844 6
Kirklees 006E -0.305 21224/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Birstall and Birkenshaw

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Birstall and Birkenshaw. 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
Kirklees 006A 0.668 6776/32,844 3
Kirklees 001B 0.624 7189/32,844 3
Kirklees 001A 0.62 7244/32,844 3
Kirklees 002E 0.542 7964/32,844 3
Kirklees 002B 0.487 8537/32,844 3
Kirklees 002F 0.357 10034/32,844 4
Kirklees 002A 0.292 10856/32,844 4
Kirklees 002C 0.271 11128/32,844 4
Kirklees 002D 0.235 11643/32,844 4
Kirklees 001C 0.178 12451/32,844 4
Kirklees 006E 0.121 13305/32,844 5
Kirklees 001E 0.064 14268/32,844 5
Kirklees 004A 0.05 14480/32,844 5
Kirklees 004C -0.034 15855/32,844 5
Kirklees 001D -0.156 17925/32,844 6

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.