Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Darfield, Barnsley

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Darfield, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Barnsley. 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 10 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 Darfield 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 Darfield. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Darfield

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 Darfield. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Barnsley.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Barnsley 020E 51.535 1946/32,844 1
Barnsley 020A 40.209 4210/32,844 2
Barnsley 023B 39.312 4483/32,844 2
Barnsley 020B 37.005 5212/32,844 2
Barnsley 020D 32.462 6896/32,844 3
Barnsley 023C 28.362 8841/32,844 3
Barnsley 026G 27.52 9285/32,844 3
Barnsley 020F 25.794 10314/32,844 4
Barnsley 020C 21.893 12844/32,844 4
Barnsley 026F 12.713 21372/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Darfield

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 Darfield. 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
Barnsley 020E 0.279 2902/32,844 1
Barnsley 023B 0.223 5347/32,844 2
Barnsley 020A 0.208 6213/32,844 2
Barnsley 020B 0.194 7022/32,844 3
Barnsley 020D 0.163 9374/32,844 3
Barnsley 020F 0.158 9776/32,844 3
Barnsley 023C 0.146 10853/32,844 4
Barnsley 026G 0.146 10883/32,844 4
Barnsley 020C 0.1 16328/32,844 5
Barnsley 026F 0.065 22588/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Darfield

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Darfield 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
Barnsley 020E 0.245 1427/32,844 1
Barnsley 020A 0.205 2912/32,844 1
Barnsley 020B 0.197 3320/32,844 2
Barnsley 023B 0.179 4338/32,844 2
Barnsley 020D 0.141 7348/32,844 3
Barnsley 023C 0.135 8004/32,844 3
Barnsley 020F 0.132 8232/32,844 3
Barnsley 020C 0.114 10466/32,844 4
Barnsley 026G 0.113 10686/32,844 4
Barnsley 026F 0.057 22389/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Darfield

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Darfield population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6087/32,844) in Darfield is less than the adult average rank (7992/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 020E 70.043 776/32,844 1
Barnsley 020A 51.034 3060/32,844 1
Barnsley 020D 48.714 3471/32,844 2
Barnsley 020B 47.136 3738/32,844 2
Barnsley 023B 45.282 4104/32,844 2
Barnsley 026G 38.045 5891/32,844 2
Barnsley 023C 34.817 6826/32,844 3
Barnsley 020F 26.519 10051/32,844 4
Barnsley 020C 22.041 12512/32,844 4
Barnsley 026F 15.348 17088/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Darfield

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 Darfield. 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
Barnsley 020E 1.714 840/32,844 1
Barnsley 020A 1.659 964/32,844 1
Barnsley 026G 1.453 1648/32,844 1
Barnsley 023B 1.161 3098/32,844 1
Barnsley 020B 0.968 4470/32,844 2
Barnsley 020F 0.942 4675/32,844 2
Barnsley 020D 0.861 5363/32,844 2
Barnsley 023C 0.825 5676/32,844 2
Barnsley 026F 0.712 6765/32,844 3
Barnsley 020C 0.598 7942/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Darfield

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 Darfield. 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
Barnsley 023B 1.272 1873/32,844 1
Barnsley 020D 1.199 2241/32,844 1
Barnsley 020C 1.112 2717/32,844 1
Barnsley 023C 0.989 3609/32,844 2
Barnsley 020B 0.867 4723/32,844 2
Barnsley 020E 0.867 4725/32,844 2
Barnsley 020F 0.613 7540/32,844 3
Barnsley 020A 0.281 12233/32,844 4
Barnsley 026G 0.169 14007/32,844 5
Barnsley 026F -0.096 18085/32,844 6

There were 24 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Darfield in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Darfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Darfield. 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
Barnsley 020A 16.522 21011/32,844 7
Barnsley 020B 15.246 22691/32,844 7
Barnsley 026F 12.012 26557/32,844 9
Barnsley 020D 11.859 26709/32,844 9
Barnsley 026G 10.357 28265/32,844 9
Barnsley 023C 9.997 28611/32,844 9
Barnsley 020C 7.403 30735/32,844 10
Barnsley 023B 6.617 31193/32,844 10
Barnsley 020E 5.605 31761/32,844 10
Barnsley 020F 2.768 32637/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Darfield

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Darfield. 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
Barnsley 023B 0.129 14461/32,844 5
Barnsley 023C -0.081 17744/32,844 6
Barnsley 020D -0.384 22324/32,844 7
Barnsley 026G -0.632 25556/32,844 8
Barnsley 020B -0.702 26340/32,844 9
Barnsley 020F -0.842 27711/32,844 9
Barnsley 026F -0.87 27958/32,844 9
Barnsley 020A -1.204 30296/32,844 10
Barnsley 020C -1.271 30653/32,844 10
Barnsley 020E -1.273 30658/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Darfield

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Darfield. 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
Barnsley 020B 0.273 11098/32,844 4
Barnsley 026F -0.134 17571/32,844 6
Barnsley 020D -0.143 17714/32,844 6
Barnsley 023B -0.287 20136/32,844 7
Barnsley 020E -0.37 21533/32,844 7
Barnsley 026G -0.372 21549/32,844 7
Barnsley 023C -0.41 22191/32,844 7
Barnsley 020C -0.43 22476/32,844 7
Barnsley 020F -0.539 24033/32,844 8
Barnsley 020A -0.647 25507/32,844 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.