Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Kirkburton, Kirklees

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

We have used the 14 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kirkburton, 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 14 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 Kirkburton 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 Kirkburton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kirkburton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Kirkburton. 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 046B 22.733 12230/32,844 4
Kirklees 051D 20.385 14029/32,844 5
Kirklees 053F 11.477 22765/32,844 7
Kirklees 046C 11.344 22931/32,844 7
Kirklees 051B 10.135 24335/32,844 8
Kirklees 032D 10.097 24391/32,844 8
Kirklees 046A 9.798 24759/32,844 8
Kirklees 032C 8.611 26289/32,844 9
Kirklees 056D 7.751 27366/32,844 9
Kirklees 056A 7.634 27503/32,844 9
Kirklees 051A 5.598 29905/32,844 10
Kirklees 056C 5.006 30498/32,844 10
Kirklees 051C 4.219 31288/32,844 10
Kirklees 056B 3.944 31556/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Kirkburton

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Kirkburton. 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 046B 0.144 11017/32,844 4
Kirklees 051D 0.099 16408/32,844 5
Kirklees 046C 0.089 18056/32,844 6
Kirklees 053F 0.074 20673/32,844 7
Kirklees 046A 0.067 22158/32,844 7
Kirklees 056D 0.056 24612/32,844 8
Kirklees 032D 0.054 25266/32,844 8
Kirklees 056A 0.046 27164/32,844 9
Kirklees 051C 0.042 28184/32,844 9
Kirklees 032C 0.035 29826/32,844 10
Kirklees 056C 0.031 30597/32,844 10
Kirklees 051A 0.03 30771/32,844 10
Kirklees 051B 0.019 32294/32,844 10
Kirklees 056B 0.017 32482/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Kirkburton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kirkburton 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 046B 0.127 8823/32,844 3
Kirklees 051D 0.084 15407/32,844 5
Kirklees 056D 0.063 20776/32,844 7
Kirklees 046C 0.061 21372/32,844 7
Kirklees 053F 0.058 21966/32,844 7
Kirklees 046A 0.05 24675/32,844 8
Kirklees 032D 0.047 25623/32,844 8
Kirklees 032C 0.045 26254/32,844 8
Kirklees 056A 0.043 26873/32,844 9
Kirklees 051C 0.035 29299/32,844 9
Kirklees 051A 0.033 29923/32,844 10
Kirklees 056C 0.026 31477/32,844 10
Kirklees 056B 0.021 32101/32,844 10
Kirklees 051B 0.02 32199/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kirkburton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kirkburton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (20889/32,844) in Kirkburton is less than the adult average rank (24518/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Kirklees 051D 23.978 11362/32,844 4
Kirklees 046B 23.334 11708/32,844 4
Kirklees 046A 15.129 17270/32,844 6
Kirklees 046C 13.729 18388/32,844 6
Kirklees 053F 11.801 20146/32,844 7
Kirklees 056A 8.78 23098/32,844 8
Kirklees 032D 8.711 23175/32,844 8
Kirklees 056D 6.482 25622/32,844 8
Kirklees 051B 4.827 27516/32,844 9
Kirklees 032C 4.359 28082/32,844 9
Kirklees 056B 3.6 29007/32,844 9
Kirklees 051C 3.363 29299/32,844 9
Kirklees 051A 2.847 29922/32,844 10
Kirklees 056C 2.658 30153/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kirkburton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Kirkburton. 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 046B 0.21 12933/32,844 4
Kirklees 051D 0.142 13850/32,844 5
Kirklees 046C -0.196 19076/32,844 6
Kirklees 053F -0.304 20713/32,844 7
Kirklees 046A -0.328 21093/32,844 7
Kirklees 032D -0.452 22792/32,844 7
Kirklees 032C -0.456 22843/32,844 7
Kirklees 056D -0.622 24979/32,844 8
Kirklees 056C -0.726 26195/32,844 8
Kirklees 056A -0.806 27066/32,844 9
Kirklees 051B -0.869 27692/32,844 9
Kirklees 056B -0.915 28106/32,844 9
Kirklees 051C -0.918 28133/32,844 9
Kirklees 051A -0.955 28457/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Kirkburton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Kirkburton. 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 032C 0.405 10359/32,844 4
Kirklees 046B -0.004 16739/32,844 6
Kirklees 046A -0.17 19213/32,844 6
Kirklees 046C -0.281 20776/32,844 7
Kirklees 053F -0.362 21927/32,844 7
Kirklees 051C -0.37 22028/32,844 7
Kirklees 051D -0.417 22668/32,844 7
Kirklees 056A -0.423 22747/32,844 7
Kirklees 056C -0.517 24027/32,844 8
Kirklees 056D -0.648 25627/32,844 8
Kirklees 051A -0.651 25659/32,844 8
Kirklees 032D -0.671 25887/32,844 8
Kirklees 051B -0.997 29070/32,844 9
Kirklees 056B -1.477 31712/32,844 10

There were 2 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kirkburton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kirkburton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kirkburton. 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 051B 40.255 2124/32,844 1
Kirklees 032D 29.305 7436/32,844 3
Kirklees 056B 23.229 12953/32,844 4
Kirklees 051D 22.173 14127/32,844 5
Kirklees 046B 21.898 14444/32,844 5
Kirklees 051A 20.49 16083/32,844 5
Kirklees 032C 20.251 16359/32,844 5
Kirklees 056A 20.227 16389/32,844 5
Kirklees 056C 17.648 19593/32,844 6
Kirklees 053F 15.279 22652/32,844 7
Kirklees 051C 14.102 24109/32,844 8
Kirklees 046A 13.116 25252/32,844 8
Kirklees 046C 11.625 26985/32,844 9
Kirklees 056D 4.872 32077/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kirkburton

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kirkburton. 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 051D 1.29 1943/32,844 1
Kirklees 051B 0.981 4004/32,844 2
Kirklees 053F 0.749 6257/32,844 2
Kirklees 051A 0.624 7652/32,844 3
Kirklees 056D 0.561 8417/32,844 3
Kirklees 056C 0.529 8794/32,844 3
Kirklees 056A 0.517 8943/32,844 3
Kirklees 032D 0.387 10711/32,844 4
Kirklees 046A 0.313 11706/32,844 4
Kirklees 046C 0.295 11933/32,844 4
Kirklees 032C 0.245 12670/32,844 4
Kirklees 046B 0.21 13162/32,844 5
Kirklees 056B 0.041 15800/32,844 5
Kirklees 051C -0.334 21646/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kirkburton

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kirkburton. 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 046B -0.086 16729/32,844 6
Kirklees 032C -0.122 17369/32,844 6
Kirklees 032D -0.184 18373/32,844 6
Kirklees 053F -0.275 19896/32,844 7
Kirklees 051D -0.509 23612/32,844 8
Kirklees 051A -0.534 23950/32,844 8
Kirklees 051C -0.534 23964/32,844 8
Kirklees 051B -0.63 25308/32,844 8
Kirklees 056A -0.654 25590/32,844 8
Kirklees 046A -0.662 25705/32,844 8
Kirklees 046C -0.683 25960/32,844 8
Kirklees 056C -0.752 26842/32,844 9
Kirklees 056B -0.763 26974/32,844 9
Kirklees 056D -0.802 27412/32,844 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.