Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rockingham, Barnsley

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rockingham, 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 9 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rockingham

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rockingham. 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 030E 38.267 4799/32,844 2
Barnsley 028B 35.416 5744/32,844 2
Barnsley 030C 34.41 6101/32,844 2
Barnsley 028C 21.949 12815/32,844 4
Barnsley 028A 20.449 13979/32,844 5
Barnsley 030B 19.374 14939/32,844 5
Barnsley 028E 18.151 16012/32,844 5
Barnsley 028D 13.665 20303/32,844 7
Barnsley 030A 13.273 20761/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Rockingham

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 Rockingham. 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 030E 0.228 5064/32,844 2
Barnsley 030C 0.222 5415/32,844 2
Barnsley 028B 0.187 7523/32,844 3
Barnsley 030B 0.121 13530/32,844 5
Barnsley 028A 0.121 13573/32,844 5
Barnsley 028C 0.115 14326/32,844 5
Barnsley 028E 0.099 16496/32,844 6
Barnsley 028D 0.092 17667/32,844 6
Barnsley 030A 0.054 25285/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Rockingham

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rockingham 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 030E 0.198 3265/32,844 1
Barnsley 028B 0.187 3844/32,844 2
Barnsley 030C 0.186 3929/32,844 2
Barnsley 028C 0.128 8750/32,844 3
Barnsley 028A 0.117 10003/32,844 4
Barnsley 030B 0.115 10370/32,844 4
Barnsley 028E 0.084 15467/32,844 5
Barnsley 030A 0.08 16337/32,844 5
Barnsley 028D 0.072 18165/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rockingham

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rockingham population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13357/32,844) in Rockingham is more than the adult average rank (10708/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 030E 53.617 2624/32,844 1
Barnsley 030C 36.898 6217/32,844 2
Barnsley 028B 26.39 10106/32,844 4
Barnsley 028C 23.823 11432/32,844 4
Barnsley 028A 22.303 12347/32,844 4
Barnsley 030B 22.175 12423/32,844 4
Barnsley 030A 18.751 14591/32,844 5
Barnsley 028E 13.15 18911/32,844 6
Barnsley 028D 12.809 19205/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rockingham

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Rockingham. 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 028B 1.437 1712/32,844 1
Barnsley 030C 1.176 3012/32,844 1
Barnsley 030E 1.121 3376/32,844 2
Barnsley 028C 0.767 6207/32,844 2
Barnsley 028A 0.475 9403/32,844 3
Barnsley 028E 0.47 9451/32,844 3
Barnsley 030B 0.462 9572/32,844 3
Barnsley 030A 0.45 9722/32,844 3
Barnsley 028D 0.188 13219/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Rockingham

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 Rockingham. 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 028B 0.992 3586/32,844 2
Barnsley 028E 0.687 6653/32,844 3
Barnsley 030C 0.435 9963/32,844 4
Barnsley 030E 0.386 10657/32,844 4
Barnsley 028A 0.254 12665/32,844 4
Barnsley 028D 0.245 12803/32,844 4
Barnsley 028C 0.233 12969/32,844 4
Barnsley 030B 0.207 13386/32,844 5
Barnsley 030A 0.058 15766/32,844 5

There were 47 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rockingham in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rockingham

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rockingham. 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 028E 18.592 18373/32,844 6
Barnsley 030E 14.904 23163/32,844 8
Barnsley 028C 13.765 24498/32,844 8
Barnsley 030A 9.593 28987/32,844 9
Barnsley 030C 9.326 29223/32,844 9
Barnsley 028B 8.891 29602/32,844 10
Barnsley 028A 7.85 30441/32,844 10
Barnsley 030B 7.397 30738/32,844 10
Barnsley 028D 2.697 32649/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rockingham

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rockingham. 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 028A 0.068 15404/32,844 5
Barnsley 028D -0.037 17037/32,844 6
Barnsley 028B -0.477 23603/32,844 8
Barnsley 028E -0.514 24074/32,844 8
Barnsley 030B -0.559 24658/32,844 8
Barnsley 030A -0.647 25734/32,844 8
Barnsley 030E -0.882 28052/32,844 9
Barnsley 028C -1.068 29525/32,844 9
Barnsley 030C -1.284 30705/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rockingham

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rockingham. 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 028E 0.181 12405/32,844 4
Barnsley 028D -0.101 17007/32,844 6
Barnsley 028C -0.198 18614/32,844 6
Barnsley 030E -0.256 19563/32,844 6
Barnsley 028B -0.256 19582/32,844 6
Barnsley 030A -0.274 19874/32,844 7
Barnsley 028A -0.425 22413/32,844 7
Barnsley 030B -0.591 24777/32,844 8
Barnsley 030C -0.63 25306/32,844 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.