Deprivation Statistics Comparison for North East, Barnsley

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

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in North East, 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 8 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 North East 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 North East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in North East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for North East. 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 006A 46.133 2829/32,844 1
Barnsley 006C 45.706 2908/32,844 1
Barnsley 006D 42.454 3605/32,844 2
Barnsley 020B 37.005 5212/32,844 2
Barnsley 020G 26.675 9775/32,844 3
Barnsley 003A 22.456 12413/32,844 4
Barnsley 003B 22.219 12603/32,844 4
Barnsley 006B 21.108 13479/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in North East

7
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 North East. 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 006A 0.249 4046/32,844 2
Barnsley 006D 0.233 4862/32,844 2
Barnsley 006C 0.214 5847/32,844 2
Barnsley 020B 0.194 7022/32,844 3
Barnsley 020G 0.137 11761/32,844 4
Barnsley 003A 0.129 12590/32,844 4
Barnsley 003B 0.125 13051/32,844 4
Barnsley 006B 0.114 14482/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in North East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in North East 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 006A 0.228 1968/32,844 1
Barnsley 020B 0.197 3320/32,844 2
Barnsley 006C 0.185 3972/32,844 2
Barnsley 006D 0.178 4442/32,844 2
Barnsley 020G 0.159 5798/32,844 2
Barnsley 006B 0.125 9040/32,844 3
Barnsley 003B 0.123 9288/32,844 3
Barnsley 003A 0.112 10779/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in North East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the North East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (5172/32,844) in North East is more than the adult average rank (4650/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 006D 82.048 219/32,844 1
Barnsley 006A 68.643 876/32,844 1
Barnsley 006C 64.933 1199/32,844 1
Barnsley 020B 47.136 3738/32,844 2
Barnsley 020G 39.503 5490/32,844 2
Barnsley 003A 32.756 7536/32,844 3
Barnsley 006B 30.481 8371/32,844 3
Barnsley 003B 27.079 9788/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in North East

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
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 North East. 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 006C 1.945 414/32,844 1
Barnsley 006D 1.358 2049/32,844 1
Barnsley 006A 1.262 2540/32,844 1
Barnsley 020B 0.968 4470/32,844 2
Barnsley 020G 0.891 5131/32,844 2
Barnsley 003A 0.789 6002/32,844 2
Barnsley 006B 0.616 7743/32,844 3
Barnsley 003B 0.551 8500/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in North East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in North East. 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 006C 1.259 1931/32,844 1
Barnsley 020B 0.867 4723/32,844 2
Barnsley 006A 0.648 7102/32,844 3
Barnsley 003B 0.585 7928/32,844 3
Barnsley 006D 0.361 10993/32,844 4
Barnsley 006B 0.034 16168/32,844 5
Barnsley 003A 0.011 16500/32,844 6
Barnsley 020G 0.003 16624/32,844 6

There were 42 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers North East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in North East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in North East. 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 006A 19.284 17531/32,844 6
Barnsley 003A 16.036 21623/32,844 7
Barnsley 020B 15.246 22691/32,844 7
Barnsley 006B 9.694 28892/32,844 9
Barnsley 003B 4.452 32235/32,844 10
Barnsley 006C 4.31 32279/32,844 10
Barnsley 006D 4.205 32311/32,844 10
Barnsley 020G 2.547 32670/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in North East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in North East. 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 020G -0.356 21939/32,844 7
Barnsley 003B -0.508 23996/32,844 8
Barnsley 006D -0.64 25642/32,844 8
Barnsley 020B -0.702 26340/32,844 9
Barnsley 006C -0.929 28463/32,844 9
Barnsley 006B -0.992 28999/32,844 9
Barnsley 003A -1.069 29530/32,844 9
Barnsley 006A -1.479 31472/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in North East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in North East. 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 020B 0.273 11098/32,844 4
Barnsley 006D -0.378 21689/32,844 7
Barnsley 003B -0.468 23050/32,844 8
Barnsley 006B -0.482 23234/32,844 8
Barnsley 006A -0.634 25351/32,844 8
Barnsley 020G -0.739 26681/32,844 9
Barnsley 003A -0.832 27781/32,844 9
Barnsley 006C -0.858 28077/32,844 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.