Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Central, Barrow-in-Furness

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Central, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Central, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Barrow-in-Furness. 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 6 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 Central 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 Central. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Central

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Barrow-in-Furness.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 75.081 99/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 71.737 204/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 68.578 324/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 64.948 522/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 62.544 695/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 60.944 836/32,844 1

Income Deprivation in Central

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Central. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 0.433 195/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 0.4 395/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 0.38 601/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 0.346 1091/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 0.312 1879/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 0.309 1971/32,844 1

Employment Deprivation in Central

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Central 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
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 0.379 57/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 0.329 225/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 0.322 279/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 0.293 526/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 0.248 1346/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 0.235 1748/32,844 1

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (1080/32,844) in Central is less than the adult average rank (4265/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 62.414 1460/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 62.229 1486/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 62.218 1488/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 60.708 1661/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 55.946 2263/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 49.726 3294/32,844 2

Health Deprivation and Disability in Central

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
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 Central. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 3.203 7/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 2.638 44/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 2.178 202/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 2.127 238/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 2.055 293/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 1.997 353/32,844 1

Crime Deprivation in Central

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 Central. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 1.366 1479/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 1.309 1712/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 1.013 3420/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 0.944 3992/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 0.801 5403/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 008A -0.116 18371/32,844 6

There were 282 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Central in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Central

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Central. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 9.462 29110/32,844 9
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 8.427 29992/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 8.127 30227/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 6.007 31530/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 5.138 31982/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 4.436 32241/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Central. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 2.463 26/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008A 2.208 85/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 2.123 127/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 2.012 213/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 007A 1.126 2928/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 0.616 7751/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Central

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Central. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 004A 0.49 8515/32,844 3
Barrow-in-Furness 008D 0.384 9708/32,844 3
Barrow-in-Furness 008C 0.28 11022/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 008B 0.094 13774/32,844 5
Barrow-in-Furness 007A -0.498 23453/32,844 8
Barrow-in-Furness 008A -0.716 26397/32,844 9

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.