Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Old Town, Barnsley

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

We have used the 11 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Old Town, 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 11 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 Old Town 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 Old Town. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Old Town

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Old Town. 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 010E 50.359 2124/32,844 1
Barnsley 013F 40.921 3998/32,844 2
Barnsley 010G 30.15 7954/32,844 3
Barnsley 012F 22.802 12181/32,844 4
Barnsley 013E 20.793 13705/32,844 5
Barnsley 010H 17.911 16205/32,844 5
Barnsley 009C 16.258 17695/32,844 6
Barnsley 010C 15.572 18381/32,844 6
Barnsley 012G 15.299 18641/32,844 6
Barnsley 010D 15.014 18906/32,844 6
Barnsley 012E 7.702 27419/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Old Town

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Old Town. 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 010E 0.282 2822/32,844 1
Barnsley 013F 0.264 3436/32,844 2
Barnsley 010G 0.176 8356/32,844 3
Barnsley 013E 0.143 11185/32,844 4
Barnsley 012F 0.125 13143/32,844 5
Barnsley 010H 0.116 14194/32,844 5
Barnsley 012G 0.107 15329/32,844 5
Barnsley 010C 0.091 17698/32,844 6
Barnsley 009C 0.082 19123/32,844 6
Barnsley 010D 0.069 21807/32,844 7
Barnsley 012E 0.041 28321/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Old Town

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Old Town 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 010E 0.259 1089/32,844 1
Barnsley 013F 0.171 4900/32,844 2
Barnsley 010G 0.141 7422/32,844 3
Barnsley 012F 0.133 8165/32,844 3
Barnsley 010H 0.114 10468/32,844 4
Barnsley 012G 0.094 13585/32,844 5
Barnsley 013E 0.089 14532/32,844 5
Barnsley 009C 0.086 14959/32,844 5
Barnsley 010C 0.076 17278/32,844 6
Barnsley 010D 0.064 20421/32,844 7
Barnsley 012E 0.061 21381/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Old Town

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Old Town population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14242/32,844) in Old Town is more than the adult average rank (13477/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 010E 43.948 4424/32,844 2
Barnsley 013F 41.506 4995/32,844 2
Barnsley 010G 37.34 6093/32,844 2
Barnsley 013E 30.062 8530/32,844 3
Barnsley 009C 21.731 12724/32,844 4
Barnsley 010H 16.328 16317/32,844 5
Barnsley 010C 15.8 16747/32,844 6
Barnsley 012F 13.688 18432/32,844 6
Barnsley 012G 13.334 18737/32,844 6
Barnsley 010D 10.695 21189/32,844 7
Barnsley 012E 6.106 26061/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Old Town

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Old Town. 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 010E 1.511 1429/32,844 1
Barnsley 013F 1.254 2572/32,844 1
Barnsley 010G 0.779 6092/32,844 2
Barnsley 012F 0.758 6305/32,844 2
Barnsley 010C 0.626 7642/32,844 3
Barnsley 012G 0.531 8730/32,844 3
Barnsley 013E 0.375 10648/32,844 4
Barnsley 010H 0.354 10927/32,844 4
Barnsley 010D 0.29 11772/32,844 4
Barnsley 009C 0.191 13186/32,844 5
Barnsley 012E -0.119 17876/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Old Town

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 Old Town. 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 010E 1.27 1879/32,844 1
Barnsley 013F 1.07 2994/32,844 1
Barnsley 010G 1.028 3310/32,844 2
Barnsley 010D 0.733 6138/32,844 2
Barnsley 009C 0.71 6394/32,844 2
Barnsley 012F 0.519 8799/32,844 3
Barnsley 010C 0.19 13674/32,844 5
Barnsley 013E 0.09 15271/32,844 5
Barnsley 010H -0.007 16780/32,844 6
Barnsley 012E -0.1 18136/32,844 6
Barnsley 012G -0.568 24692/32,844 8

There were 169 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Old Town in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Old Town

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Old Town. 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 010E 20.139 16481/32,844 6
Barnsley 012F 15.885 21820/32,844 7
Barnsley 012E 14.162 24030/32,844 8
Barnsley 009C 10.744 27904/32,844 9
Barnsley 010H 9.43 29138/32,844 9
Barnsley 010G 9.428 29142/32,844 9
Barnsley 010D 8.197 30170/32,844 10
Barnsley 013F 8.031 30301/32,844 10
Barnsley 010C 4.623 32170/32,844 10
Barnsley 013E 3.33 32532/32,844 10
Barnsley 012G 2.093 32749/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Old Town

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Old Town. 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 010D 0.727 6504/32,844 2
Barnsley 013F 0.607 7857/32,844 3
Barnsley 013E 0.561 8413/32,844 3
Barnsley 010H -0.142 18704/32,844 6
Barnsley 010C -0.167 19103/32,844 6
Barnsley 010G -0.246 20341/32,844 7
Barnsley 012G -0.28 20822/32,844 7
Barnsley 012F -0.461 23376/32,844 8
Barnsley 010E -0.9 28201/32,844 9
Barnsley 012E -1.36 31036/32,844 10
Barnsley 009C -1.615 31877/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Old Town

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Old Town. 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 012F 0.11 13499/32,844 5
Barnsley 012E -0.115 17264/32,844 6
Barnsley 013E -0.208 18790/32,844 6
Barnsley 013F -0.26 19645/32,844 6
Barnsley 010C -0.286 20115/32,844 7
Barnsley 010G -0.294 20255/32,844 7
Barnsley 010D -0.364 21431/32,844 7
Barnsley 010E -0.415 22270/32,844 7
Barnsley 009C -0.433 22527/32,844 7
Barnsley 012G -0.435 22565/32,844 7
Barnsley 010H -0.511 23644/32,844 8

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.