Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Dewsbury South, Kirklees

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

We have used the 12 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Dewsbury South, 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 12 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 Dewsbury South 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 Dewsbury South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Dewsbury South

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Dewsbury South. 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 028D	49.12	2303/32,844	1
Kirklees 028B	41.542	3846/32,844	2
Kirklees 024C	40.152	4220/32,844	2
Kirklees 024E	39.697	4354/32,844	2
Kirklees 028E	33.663	6389/32,844	2
Kirklees 024D	32.546	6863/32,844	3
Kirklees 023E	31.842	7145/32,844	3
Kirklees 024A	30.632	7720/32,844	3
Kirklees 024B	27.258	9433/32,844	3
Kirklees 024F	24.057	11351/32,844	4
Kirklees 028A	11.491	22749/32,844	7
Kirklees 028C	10.255	24189/32,844	8

Income Deprivation in Dewsbury South

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 Dewsbury South. 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 028D	0.269	3252/32,844	1
Kirklees 024C	0.246	4210/32,844	2
Kirklees 028B	0.228	5067/32,844	2
Kirklees 024E	0.228	5084/32,844	2
Kirklees 024B	0.226	5177/32,844	2
Kirklees 024A	0.216	5766/32,844	2
Kirklees 024D	0.209	6134/32,844	2
Kirklees 028E	0.202	6562/32,844	2
Kirklees 023E	0.183	7805/32,844	3
Kirklees 024F	0.166	9137/32,844	3
Kirklees 028C	0.063	22919/32,844	7
Kirklees 028A	0.029	30938/32,844	10

Employment Deprivation in Dewsbury South

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Dewsbury South 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 028D	0.229	1912/32,844	1
Kirklees 028B	0.196	3361/32,844	2
Kirklees 024E	0.183	4095/32,844	2
Kirklees 024C	0.172	4858/32,844	2
Kirklees 028E	0.171	4925/32,844	2
Kirklees 024D	0.158	5888/32,844	2
Kirklees 023E	0.157	5934/32,844	2
Kirklees 024A	0.143	7201/32,844	3
Kirklees 024B	0.122	9381/32,844	3
Kirklees 024F	0.106	11610/32,844	4
Kirklees 028C	0.064	20364/32,844	7
Kirklees 028A	0.05	24663/32,844	8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Dewsbury South

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Dewsbury South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12731/32,844) in Dewsbury South is more than the adult average rank (4926/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Kirklees 028B	65.24	1177/32,844	1
Kirklees 028D	62.811	1415/32,844	1
Kirklees 024E	53.421	2659/32,844	1
Kirklees 024D	50.468	3168/32,844	1
Kirklees 024B	50.145	3228/32,844	1
Kirklees 024C	50.111	3234/32,844	1
Kirklees 028E	50.054	3246/32,844	1
Kirklees 024A	45.665	4020/32,844	2
Kirklees 023E	39.906	5384/32,844	2
Kirklees 024F	27.611	9560/32,844	3
Kirklees 028C	12.861	19154/32,844	6
Kirklees 028A	7.302	24710/32,844	8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Dewsbury South

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 Dewsbury South. 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 024C	1.293	2385/32,844	1
Kirklees 028D	1.12	3387/32,844	2
Kirklees 024E	0.746	6405/32,844	2
Kirklees 028E	0.657	7319/32,844	3
Kirklees 028B	0.596	7971/32,844	3
Kirklees 024D	0.432	9925/32,844	4
Kirklees 024F	0.244	12438/32,844	4
Kirklees 023E	0.218	12813/32,844	4
Kirklees 024A	-0.077	17210/32,844	6
Kirklees 024B	-0.097	17522/32,844	6
Kirklees 028C	-0.248	19839/32,844	7
Kirklees 028A	-0.288	20475/32,844	7

Crime Deprivation in Dewsbury South

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 Dewsbury South. 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 028D	1.281	1837/32,844	1
Kirklees 028B	0.907	4323/32,844	2
Kirklees 024E	0.881	4584/32,844	2
Kirklees 028A	0.653	7043/32,844	3
Kirklees 024F	0.502	9049/32,844	3
Kirklees 028E	0.356	11083/32,844	4
Kirklees 024C	0.135	14573/32,844	5
Kirklees 023E	0.126	14711/32,844	5
Kirklees 024A	0.059	15756/32,844	5
Kirklees 028C	0.036	16114/32,844	5
Kirklees 024D	-0.21	19782/32,844	7
Kirklees 024B	-0.571	24734/32,844	8

There were 120 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Dewsbury South in February 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Dewsbury South

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Dewsbury South. 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 023E	28.935	7715/32,844	3
Kirklees 028A	27.802	8613/32,844	3
Kirklees 024E	21.916	14420/32,844	5
Kirklees 024C	18.248	18799/32,844	6
Kirklees 024F	18.176	18898/32,844	6
Kirklees 028E	17.23	20138/32,844	7
Kirklees 024D	17.104	20306/32,844	7
Kirklees 024A	14.785	23308/32,844	8
Kirklees 028D	14.648	23474/32,844	8
Kirklees 024B	14.449	23715/32,844	8
Kirklees 028B	14.235	23946/32,844	8
Kirklees 028C	8.22	30152/32,844	10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Dewsbury South

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Dewsbury South. 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 024A	0.916	4545/32,844	2
Kirklees 023E	0.843	5221/32,844	2
Kirklees 024D	0.793	5763/32,844	2
Kirklees 024C	0.769	6006/32,844	2
Kirklees 028B	0.728	6490/32,844	2
Kirklees 028D	0.487	9378/32,844	3
Kirklees 024E	0.441	9981/32,844	4
Kirklees 024F	0.418	10270/32,844	4
Kirklees 028E	0.327	11516/32,844	4
Kirklees 028A	0.31	11746/32,844	4
Kirklees 024B	0.28	12140/32,844	4
Kirklees 028C	0.032	15946/32,844	5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Dewsbury South

Average

iLivehere Rating 5/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Dewsbury South. 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 024A	0.312	10587/32,844	4
Kirklees 024C	0.149	12875/32,844	4
Kirklees 024E	0.015	15041/32,844	5
Kirklees 024D	-0.005	15380/32,844	5
Kirklees 024B	-0.012	15500/32,844	5
Kirklees 023E	-0.05	16117/32,844	5
Kirklees 024F	-0.147	17784/32,844	6
Kirklees 028C	-0.22	18988/32,844	6
Kirklees 028B	-0.281	20022/32,844	7
Kirklees 028D	-0.318	20642/32,844	7
Kirklees 028E	-0.412	22222/32,844	7
Kirklees 028A	-0.437	22602/32,844	7

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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