Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Walney South, Barrow-in-Furness

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Walney South, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Walney South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Barrow-in-Furness. 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 4 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 Walney South 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 Walney South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Walney South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Walney South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Barrow-in-Furness.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 30.868 7619/32,844 3
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 28.899 8549/32,844 3
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 21.064 13514/32,844 5
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 10.81 23536/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Walney South

5
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 Walney South. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 0.145 10962/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 0.137 11769/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 0.093 17461/32,844 6
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 0.049 26441/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Walney South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Walney South 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
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 0.161 5666/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 0.151 6519/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 0.078 16662/32,844 6
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 0.066 19926/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Walney South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Walney South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11129/32,844) in Walney South is less than the adult average rank (19911/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 22.143 12442/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 21.343 12947/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 21.034 13116/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 10.049 21782/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Walney South

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 Walney South. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 1.314 2267/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 1.243 2632/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 0.849 5450/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 0.444 9785/32,844 3

Crime Deprivation in Walney South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Walney South. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 0.238 12899/32,844 4
Barrow-in-Furness 009E -1.023 29286/32,844 9
Barrow-in-Furness 010C -1.512 31819/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 010D -1.571 31984/32,844 10

There were 314 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Walney South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Walney South

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Walney South. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 10.848 27792/32,844 9
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 1.697 32786/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 0.976 32835/32,844 10
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 0.63 32841/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Walney South

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Walney South. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 010D 1.661 692/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 009E 1.628 749/32,844 1
Barrow-in-Furness 010E 0.843 5218/32,844 2
Barrow-in-Furness 010C 0.714 6629/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Walney South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Walney South. 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
Barrow-in-Furness 009E -0.596 24854/32,844 8
Barrow-in-Furness 010C -0.773 27086/32,844 9
Barrow-in-Furness 010D -0.974 29206/32,844 9
Barrow-in-Furness 010E -1.471 32108/32,844 10

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.