Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Darton West, Barnsley

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

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Darton West, 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 11 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 West 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 West. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Darton West

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 Darton West. 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 005C 24.91 10817/32,844 4
Barnsley 005D 22.446 12423/32,844 4
Barnsley 012D 19.385 14927/32,844 5
Barnsley 010H 17.911 16205/32,844 5
Barnsley 005B 16.435 17527/32,844 6
Barnsley 010C 15.572 18381/32,844 6
Barnsley 012G 15.299 18641/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C 10.477 23905/32,844 8
Barnsley 012A 10.429 23976/32,844 8
Barnsley 012B 9.487 25139/32,844 8
Barnsley 005E 6.545 28841/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Darton West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Darton West. 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 005C 0.143 11160/32,844 4
Barnsley 005D 0.128 12729/32,844 4
Barnsley 012D 0.128 12796/32,844 4
Barnsley 010H 0.116 14194/32,844 5
Barnsley 005B 0.111 14837/32,844 5
Barnsley 012G 0.107 15329/32,844 5
Barnsley 010C 0.091 17698/32,844 6
Barnsley 012A 0.07 21441/32,844 7
Barnsley 012C 0.063 22968/32,844 7
Barnsley 012B 0.062 23263/32,844 8
Barnsley 005E 0.044 27651/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Darton West

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Darton West 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 005C 0.147 6865/32,844 3
Barnsley 005D 0.14 7498/32,844 3
Barnsley 010H 0.114 10468/32,844 4
Barnsley 012D 0.113 10682/32,844 4
Barnsley 012G 0.094 13585/32,844 5
Barnsley 005B 0.078 16722/32,844 6
Barnsley 010C 0.076 17278/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C 0.075 17514/32,844 6
Barnsley 012A 0.063 20542/32,844 7
Barnsley 012B 0.06 21585/32,844 7
Barnsley 005E 0.045 26364/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Darton West

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 West population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17362/32,844) in Darton West is more than the adult average rank (16428/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 005C 35.589 6585/32,844 3
Barnsley 005D 27.987 9405/32,844 3
Barnsley 012D 16.662 16071/32,844 5
Barnsley 010H 16.328 16317/32,844 5
Barnsley 010C 15.8 16747/32,844 6
Barnsley 005B 14.28 17915/32,844 6
Barnsley 012G 13.334 18737/32,844 6
Barnsley 012A 11.693 20240/32,844 7
Barnsley 005E 9.907 21923/32,844 7
Barnsley 012C 9.685 22177/32,844 7
Barnsley 012B 8.537 23368/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Darton West

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 West. 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 012D 0.781 6085/32,844 2
Barnsley 005D 0.689 6991/32,844 3
Barnsley 010C 0.626 7642/32,844 3
Barnsley 005B 0.562 8372/32,844 3
Barnsley 012G 0.531 8730/32,844 3
Barnsley 005C 0.489 9229/32,844 3
Barnsley 010H 0.354 10927/32,844 4
Barnsley 012C 0.282 11876/32,844 4
Barnsley 012B 0.193 13163/32,844 5
Barnsley 012A 0.182 13310/32,844 5
Barnsley 005E -0.136 18161/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Darton West

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Darton West. 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 005C 0.35 11159/32,844 4
Barnsley 005B 0.308 11820/32,844 4
Barnsley 010C 0.19 13674/32,844 5
Barnsley 005D 0.093 15225/32,844 5
Barnsley 010H -0.007 16780/32,844 6
Barnsley 012D -0.083 17881/32,844 6
Barnsley 012A -0.185 19419/32,844 6
Barnsley 012C -0.478 23470/32,844 8
Barnsley 012G -0.568 24692/32,844 8
Barnsley 005E -0.57 24722/32,844 8
Barnsley 012B -0.685 26048/32,844 8

There were 102 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Darton West in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Darton West

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Darton West. 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 012B 18.299 18730/32,844 6
Barnsley 005E 13.929 24324/32,844 8
Barnsley 012C 10.904 27734/32,844 9
Barnsley 010H 9.43 29138/32,844 9
Barnsley 012A 8.565 29893/32,844 10
Barnsley 012D 8.08 30263/32,844 10
Barnsley 005C 7.527 30662/32,844 10
Barnsley 005B 6.751 31119/32,844 10
Barnsley 010C 4.623 32170/32,844 10
Barnsley 005D 2.756 32645/32,844 10
Barnsley 012G 2.093 32749/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Darton West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Darton West. 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 010H -0.142 18704/32,844 6
Barnsley 005B -0.158 18971/32,844 6
Barnsley 010C -0.167 19103/32,844 6
Barnsley 012G -0.28 20822/32,844 7
Barnsley 005C -0.399 22545/32,844 7
Barnsley 012A -0.47 23518/32,844 8
Barnsley 012D -0.782 27153/32,844 9
Barnsley 005D -0.969 28810/32,844 9
Barnsley 005E -1.053 29423/32,844 9
Barnsley 012B -1.166 30095/32,844 10
Barnsley 012C -1.316 30858/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Darton West

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Darton West. 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 005E -0.275 19905/32,844 7
Barnsley 010C -0.286 20115/32,844 7
Barnsley 012G -0.435 22565/32,844 7
Barnsley 005C -0.438 22616/32,844 7
Barnsley 005B -0.472 23097/32,844 8
Barnsley 010H -0.511 23644/32,844 8
Barnsley 012D -0.581 24627/32,844 8
Barnsley 012C -0.621 25187/32,844 8
Barnsley 005D -0.699 26162/32,844 8
Barnsley 012B -0.744 26742/32,844 9
Barnsley 012A -0.818 27607/32,844 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.