Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Darton East, Barnsley

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

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Darton East, 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 8 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 Darton East 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 Darton East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Darton East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Darton East. 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 004E 31.618 7243/32,844 3
Barnsley 004B 28.684 8664/32,844 3
Barnsley 004C 18.102 16052/32,844 5
Barnsley 005B 16.435 17527/32,844 6
Barnsley 004A 13.213 20833/32,844 7
Barnsley 004D 11.06 23264/32,844 8
Barnsley 012C 10.477 23905/32,844 8
Barnsley 005A 9.384 25282/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Darton East

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 Darton East. 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 004E 0.192 7206/32,844 3
Barnsley 004B 0.191 7253/32,844 3
Barnsley 005B 0.111 14837/32,844 5
Barnsley 004C 0.094 17309/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C 0.063 22968/32,844 7
Barnsley 004A 0.054 25107/32,844 8
Barnsley 004D 0.049 26338/32,844 9
Barnsley 005A 0.049 26357/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Darton East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Darton East 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 004E 0.189 3771/32,844 2
Barnsley 004B 0.16 5721/32,844 2
Barnsley 004C 0.085 15266/32,844 5
Barnsley 005B 0.078 16722/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C 0.075 17514/32,844 6
Barnsley 004A 0.071 18484/32,844 6
Barnsley 005A 0.062 21052/32,844 7
Barnsley 004D 0.057 22269/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Darton East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Darton East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17041/32,844) in Darton East is more than the adult average rank (13935/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 004E 42 4874/32,844 2
Barnsley 004B 24.673 11001/32,844 4
Barnsley 004C 20.837 13245/32,844 5
Barnsley 004A 19.311 14187/32,844 5
Barnsley 005B 14.28 17915/32,844 6
Barnsley 004D 13.36 18709/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C 9.685 22177/32,844 7
Barnsley 005A 8.994 22860/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Darton East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Darton East. 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 004B 1.135 3275/32,844 1
Barnsley 004E 0.819 5733/32,844 2
Barnsley 004C 0.77 6175/32,844 2
Barnsley 005B 0.562 8372/32,844 3
Barnsley 004A 0.363 10814/32,844 4
Barnsley 012C 0.282 11876/32,844 4
Barnsley 005A 0.145 13798/32,844 5
Barnsley 004D 0.036 15457/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Darton East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Darton East. 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 004D 0.566 8179/32,844 3
Barnsley 005B 0.308 11820/32,844 4
Barnsley 004A 0.306 11848/32,844 4
Barnsley 004B 0.216 13239/32,844 5
Barnsley 004E 0.089 15299/32,844 5
Barnsley 004C 0.079 15438/32,844 5
Barnsley 005A -0.132 18620/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C -0.478 23470/32,844 8

There were 75 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Darton East in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Darton East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Darton East. 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 005A 16.756 20740/32,844 7
Barnsley 004D 15.167 22779/32,844 7
Barnsley 004E 14.306 23871/32,844 8
Barnsley 012C 10.904 27734/32,844 9
Barnsley 004A 9.685 28900/32,844 9
Barnsley 005B 6.751 31119/32,844 10
Barnsley 004C 5.988 31548/32,844 10
Barnsley 004B 4.657 32157/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Darton East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Darton East. 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 004C 0.427 10155/32,844 4
Barnsley 005B -0.158 18971/32,844 6
Barnsley 004A -0.271 20695/32,844 7
Barnsley 004B -0.667 25959/32,844 8
Barnsley 004D -0.826 27569/32,844 9
Barnsley 005A -1.218 30378/32,844 10
Barnsley 004E -1.315 30854/32,844 10
Barnsley 012C -1.316 30858/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Darton East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Darton East. 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 004D -0.426 22420/32,844 7
Barnsley 005B -0.472 23097/32,844 8
Barnsley 004A -0.544 24094/32,844 8
Barnsley 012C -0.621 25187/32,844 8
Barnsley 004B -0.629 25293/32,844 8
Barnsley 005A -0.753 26852/32,844 9
Barnsley 004E -0.764 26991/32,844 9
Barnsley 004C -0.768 27036/32,844 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.