We have used the 18 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Heckmondwike, 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 18 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 Heckmondwike 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%)
Overall Deprivation in Heckmondwike
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Heckmondwike. 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 011C | 44.786 | 3102/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 011G | 43.529 | 3354/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009D | 40.76 | 4039/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009B | 38.808 | 4634/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011F | 35.853 | 5588/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 006A | 34.153 | 6205/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011A | 33.378 | 6516/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 002A | 31.539 | 7275/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012D | 30.073 | 7997/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012A | 27.639 | 9227/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011E | 26.044 | 10170/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 015B | 22.297 | 12533/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 006D | 22.01 | 12765/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011B | 18.966 | 15263/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011D | 18.916 | 15309/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015A | 16.821 | 17159/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 015E | 13.04 | 21007/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015D | 8.277 | 26725/32,844 | 9 |
Income Deprivation in Heckmondwike
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Heckmondwike. 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 011C | 0.254 | 3841/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009B | 0.24 | 4513/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009D | 0.215 | 5814/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011G | 0.213 | 5919/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011A | 0.211 | 6020/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011F | 0.18 | 8060/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 002A | 0.169 | 8903/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012D | 0.167 | 8996/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 006A | 0.167 | 9013/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011E | 0.156 | 9921/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 012A | 0.138 | 11702/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 006D | 0.103 | 15960/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015A | 0.1 | 16372/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015B | 0.094 | 17228/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 011D | 0.093 | 17421/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 015E | 0.073 | 20981/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 011B | 0.072 | 21089/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015D | 0.039 | 28754/32,844 | 9 |
Employment Deprivation in Heckmondwike
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Heckmondwike 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 011C | 0.202 | 3038/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 009B | 0.193 | 3489/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011G | 0.179 | 4358/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009D | 0.171 | 4938/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011A | 0.142 | 7254/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011F | 0.142 | 7332/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 006A | 0.138 | 7675/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 002A | 0.132 | 8298/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012D | 0.115 | 10294/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 012A | 0.115 | 10312/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 006D | 0.1 | 12572/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011E | 0.094 | 13545/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015A | 0.093 | 13672/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011D | 0.076 | 17275/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 015E | 0.074 | 17855/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 015B | 0.074 | 17892/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 011B | 0.058 | 21994/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015D | 0.042 | 27138/32,844 | 9 |
Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Heckmondwike
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Heckmondwike population.
The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13086/32,844) in Heckmondwike is more than the adult average rank (8017/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
| LSOA Name | Education Score | Education Rank (England) | Education Decile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees 011C | 56.051 | 2240/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 011G | 50.17 | 3218/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 009B | 45.324 | 4095/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009D | 39.692 | 5442/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011E | 37.454 | 6067/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 006A | 36.688 | 6262/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011F | 35.457 | 6616/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 002A | 33.008 | 7438/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012A | 32.729 | 7548/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011A | 32.302 | 7705/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012D | 31.412 | 8029/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 006D | 25.77 | 10432/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011D | 24.184 | 11243/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 015B | 24.161 | 11261/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011B | 16.642 | 16084/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015A | 9.287 | 22589/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015E | 9.024 | 22834/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015D | 7.791 | 24160/32,844 | 8 |
Health Deprivation and Disability in Heckmondwike
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 Heckmondwike. 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 011C | 1.318 | 2251/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 009D | 1.013 | 4138/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011G | 0.878 | 5232/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 009B | 0.722 | 6658/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011F | 0.712 | 6763/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 002A | 0.662 | 7266/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 006A | 0.447 | 9752/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011E | 0.322 | 11309/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011A | 0.21 | 12927/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 012D | 0.168 | 13485/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011D | 0.101 | 14499/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015A | 0.064 | 15024/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 006D | -0.121 | 17916/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 012A | -0.187 | 18952/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 011B | -0.199 | 19127/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 015B | -0.374 | 21793/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015E | -0.389 | 21983/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015D | -0.403 | 22159/32,844 | 7 |
Crime Deprivation in Heckmondwike
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Heckmondwike. 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 012D | 1.31 | 1709/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 011B | 1.151 | 2520/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 006D | 1.104 | 2778/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 012A | 1.072 | 2980/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 015B | 1.043 | 3210/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 009D | 1.042 | 3215/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 006A | 1.041 | 3220/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 009B | 0.917 | 4244/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011G | 0.901 | 4377/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011E | 0.835 | 5063/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 002A | 0.787 | 5561/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011F | 0.779 | 5651/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011C | 0.756 | 5879/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011A | 0.702 | 6492/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011D | 0.612 | 7569/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 015A | 0.213 | 13280/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015E | 0.075 | 15500/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015D | 0.058 | 15772/32,844 | 5 |
There were 333 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Heckmondwike in January 2024
Barriers to Housing and Services in Heckmondwike
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Heckmondwike. 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 006A | 26.664 | 9592/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011C | 22.861 | 13359/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011E | 22.338 | 13924/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011A | 21.622 | 14753/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 006D | 20.965 | 15546/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011D | 20.239 | 16376/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015A | 20.065 | 16573/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 012D | 19.11 | 17731/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 009B | 18.447 | 18554/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 011B | 18.1 | 18991/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 011G | 15.645 | 22162/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 015D | 15.122 | 22830/32,844 | 7 |
| Kirklees 002A | 15.007 | 23006/32,844 | 8 |
| Kirklees 011F | 14.96 | 23082/32,844 | 8 |
| Kirklees 012A | 14.863 | 23218/32,844 | 8 |
| Kirklees 015B | 14.539 | 23618/32,844 | 8 |
| Kirklees 015E | 14.011 | 24214/32,844 | 8 |
| Kirklees 009D | 13.276 | 25087/32,844 | 8 |
Inside Environment Deprivation in Heckmondwike
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Heckmondwike. 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 011G | 1.601 | 818/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 011F | 1.565 | 913/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 015B | 1.324 | 1774/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 009D | 1.256 | 2112/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 012A | 1.208 | 2392/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 002A | 1.106 | 3078/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 006A | 0.928 | 4436/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 012D | 0.809 | 5598/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 015E | 0.786 | 5836/32,844 | 2 |
| Kirklees 011A | 0.669 | 7113/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 015D | 0.518 | 8938/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011B | 0.486 | 9394/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011D | 0.334 | 11427/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 015A | 0.141 | 14278/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 006D | 0.106 | 14807/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 011E | 0.072 | 15336/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 009B | -0.047 | 17211/32,844 | 6 |
| Kirklees 011C | -0.052 | 17291/32,844 | 6 |
Outside Environment Deprivation in Heckmondwike
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Heckmondwike. 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 011B | 1.656 | 1133/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 011A | 1.634 | 1200/32,844 | 1 |
| Kirklees 006A | 0.668 | 6776/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 009D | 0.636 | 7079/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011G | 0.631 | 7134/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 015A | 0.598 | 7447/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011F | 0.589 | 7519/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 015B | 0.519 | 8198/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 012D | 0.44 | 9022/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 011D | 0.419 | 9269/32,844 | 3 |
| Kirklees 009B | 0.366 | 9920/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 002A | 0.292 | 10856/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011E | 0.264 | 11215/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 011C | 0.247 | 11469/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 006D | 0.242 | 11540/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 015E | 0.156 | 12781/32,844 | 4 |
| Kirklees 012A | 0.109 | 13502/32,844 | 5 |
| Kirklees 015D | 0.012 | 15091/32,844 | 5 |
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.
