Deprivation Statistics for Horbury and South Ossett, Wakefield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Horbury and South Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

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

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Overall Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Horbury and South Ossett. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wakefield.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Wakefield 029B 26.368 9955/32,844 4
Wakefield 029C 24.268 11204/32,844 4
Wakefield 031C 22.089 12710/32,844 4
Wakefield 029E 21.565 13125/32,844 4
Wakefield 029A 20.321 14068/32,844 5
Wakefield 031B 19.082 15167/32,844 5
Wakefield 031D 16.6 17370/32,844 6
Wakefield 029F 11.168 23138/32,844 8
Wakefield 029D 10.61 23765/32,844 8
Wakefield 031A 4.317 31200/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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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 Horbury and South Ossett. 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
Wakefield 029B 0.168 8946/32,844 3
Wakefield 029C 0.159 9693/32,844 3
Wakefield 029E 0.145 10994/32,844 4
Wakefield 031C 0.129 12622/32,844 4
Wakefield 029A 0.12 13722/32,844 5
Wakefield 031D 0.103 15920/32,844 5
Wakefield 031B 0.081 19360/32,844 6
Wakefield 029F 0.074 20795/32,844 7
Wakefield 029D 0.068 21855/32,844 7
Wakefield 031A 0.022 31997/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Horbury and South Ossett 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
Wakefield 029C 0.129 8687/32,844 3
Wakefield 029B 0.123 9307/32,844 3
Wakefield 029E 0.113 10643/32,844 4
Wakefield 031C 0.109 11205/32,844 4
Wakefield 029A 0.106 11620/32,844 4
Wakefield 031D 0.08 16245/32,844 5
Wakefield 031B 0.076 17319/32,844 6
Wakefield 029F 0.07 18665/32,844 6
Wakefield 029D 0.062 20965/32,844 7
Wakefield 031A 0.031 30400/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Horbury and South Ossett population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17944/32,844) in Horbury and South Ossett is more than the adult average rank (14433/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Wakefield 029B 34.606 6901/32,844 3
Wakefield 029A 27.304 9690/32,844 3
Wakefield 029C 24.575 11052/32,844 4
Wakefield 031C 24.451 11111/32,844 4
Wakefield 029E 18.181 15016/32,844 5
Wakefield 031D 14.753 17545/32,844 6
Wakefield 031B 14.447 17798/32,844 6
Wakefield 029D 12.26 19712/32,844 7
Wakefield 029F 7.198 24810/32,844 8
Wakefield 031A 3.018 29714/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Horbury and South Ossett

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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 Horbury and South Ossett. 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
Wakefield 029C 0.709 6794/32,844 3
Wakefield 029E 0.656 7326/32,844 3
Wakefield 029B 0.477 9378/32,844 3
Wakefield 029A 0.445 9771/32,844 3
Wakefield 031B 0.281 11890/32,844 4
Wakefield 031C 0.214 12866/32,844 4
Wakefield 029F 0.101 14500/32,844 5
Wakefield 031D 0.084 14747/32,844 5
Wakefield 029D 0.026 15609/32,844 5
Wakefield 031A -0.412 22279/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Horbury and South Ossett. 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
Wakefield 031B 0.765 5775/32,844 2
Wakefield 031C 0.439 9927/32,844 4
Wakefield 031D 0.359 11040/32,844 4
Wakefield 029E 0.305 11870/32,844 4
Wakefield 029C -0.019 16987/32,844 6
Wakefield 029A -0.076 17790/32,844 6
Wakefield 029F -0.112 18319/32,844 6
Wakefield 029B -0.126 18529/32,844 6
Wakefield 029D -0.44 22977/32,844 7
Wakefield 031A -0.664 25803/32,844 8

There were 54 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Horbury and South Ossett in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Horbury and South Ossett

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iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Horbury and South Ossett. 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
Wakefield 029B 26.88 9390/32,844 3
Wakefield 029C 18.259 18784/32,844 6
Wakefield 031A 17.266 20093/32,844 7
Wakefield 029A 16.474 21078/32,844 7
Wakefield 031C 15.723 22045/32,844 7
Wakefield 029D 14.427 23736/32,844 8
Wakefield 029E 13.811 24453/32,844 8
Wakefield 029F 11.885 26679/32,844 9
Wakefield 031B 8.638 29830/32,844 10
Wakefield 031D 5.715 31697/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Horbury and South Ossett. 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
Wakefield 031B 1.053 3456/32,844 2
Wakefield 031C 0.633 7544/32,844 3
Wakefield 031D 0.628 7609/32,844 3
Wakefield 029A -0.179 19303/32,844 6
Wakefield 029D -0.194 19552/32,844 6
Wakefield 029F -0.21 19758/32,844 7
Wakefield 029B -0.235 20156/32,844 7
Wakefield 029C -0.278 20788/32,844 7
Wakefield 029E -0.528 24242/32,844 8
Wakefield 031A -0.85 27776/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Horbury and South Ossett

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Horbury and South Ossett. 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
Wakefield 031A 0.314 10555/32,844 4
Wakefield 031B 0.305 10671/32,844 4
Wakefield 029B 0.243 11521/32,844 4
Wakefield 031D 0.203 12089/32,844 4
Wakefield 029A 0.056 14384/32,844 5
Wakefield 029D -0.001 15323/32,844 5
Wakefield 029E -0.004 15367/32,844 5
Wakefield 029F -0.026 15717/32,844 5
Wakefield 031C -0.121 17354/32,844 6
Wakefield 029C -0.143 17718/32,844 6

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.