Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Wombwell, Barnsley

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Wombwell

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Wombwell. 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 026C 53.735 1641/32,844 1
Barnsley 023D 45.139 3031/32,844 1
Barnsley 023B 39.312 4483/32,844 2
Barnsley 023A 33.465 6479/32,844 2
Barnsley 029E 33.303 6545/32,844 2
Barnsley 026A 32.335 6948/32,844 3
Barnsley 023C 28.362 8841/32,844 3
Barnsley 026G 27.52 9285/32,844 3
Barnsley 026E 16.752 17231/32,844 6
Barnsley 026B 16.422 17541/32,844 6
Barnsley 026F 12.713 21372/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Wombwell

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 Wombwell. 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 026C 0.317 1739/32,844 1
Barnsley 023D 0.234 4783/32,844 2
Barnsley 023B 0.223 5347/32,844 2
Barnsley 026A 0.187 7497/32,844 3
Barnsley 023A 0.185 7691/32,844 3
Barnsley 029E 0.182 7910/32,844 3
Barnsley 023C 0.146 10853/32,844 4
Barnsley 026G 0.146 10883/32,844 4
Barnsley 026B 0.088 18270/32,844 6
Barnsley 026E 0.072 21177/32,844 7
Barnsley 026F 0.065 22588/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Wombwell

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Wombwell 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 026C 0.27 860/32,844 1
Barnsley 023D 0.226 2047/32,844 1
Barnsley 023B 0.179 4338/32,844 2
Barnsley 023A 0.173 4742/32,844 2
Barnsley 029E 0.159 5813/32,844 2
Barnsley 026A 0.152 6349/32,844 2
Barnsley 023C 0.135 8004/32,844 3
Barnsley 026G 0.113 10686/32,844 4
Barnsley 026E 0.105 11770/32,844 4
Barnsley 026B 0.098 12866/32,844 4
Barnsley 026F 0.057 22389/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Wombwell

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Wombwell population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8020/32,844) in Wombwell is more than the adult average rank (7452/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Barnsley 026C 76.272 442/32,844 1
Barnsley 023D 49.023 3423/32,844 2
Barnsley 026A 47.112 3743/32,844 2
Barnsley 023B 45.282 4104/32,844 2
Barnsley 023A 44.338 4322/32,844 2
Barnsley 029E 38.096 5878/32,844 2
Barnsley 026G 38.045 5891/32,844 2
Barnsley 023C 34.817 6826/32,844 3
Barnsley 026E 20.959 13166/32,844 5
Barnsley 026F 15.348 17088/32,844 6
Barnsley 026B 14.809 17500/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Wombwell

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 Wombwell. 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 026G 1.453 1648/32,844 1
Barnsley 023D 1.423 1770/32,844 1
Barnsley 026C 1.371 1995/32,844 1
Barnsley 029E 1.348 2107/32,844 1
Barnsley 023B 1.161 3098/32,844 1
Barnsley 023A 1.121 3380/32,844 2
Barnsley 026A 0.971 4448/32,844 2
Barnsley 023C 0.825 5676/32,844 2
Barnsley 026F 0.712 6765/32,844 3
Barnsley 026E 0.532 8717/32,844 3
Barnsley 026B 0.428 9970/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Wombwell

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 Wombwell. 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 023B 1.272 1873/32,844 1
Barnsley 023D 1.033 3279/32,844 1
Barnsley 023C 0.989 3609/32,844 2
Barnsley 029E 0.829 5125/32,844 2
Barnsley 026A 0.797 5451/32,844 2
Barnsley 023A 0.668 6876/32,844 3
Barnsley 026C 0.509 8962/32,844 3
Barnsley 026B 0.267 12445/32,844 4
Barnsley 026G 0.169 14007/32,844 5
Barnsley 026E 0.068 15624/32,844 5
Barnsley 026F -0.096 18085/32,844 6

There were 141 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Wombwell in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Wombwell

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Wombwell. 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 023D 24.729 11404/32,844 4
Barnsley 026E 15.287 22641/32,844 7
Barnsley 026B 12.535 25963/32,844 8
Barnsley 026C 12.2 26347/32,844 9
Barnsley 026F 12.012 26557/32,844 9
Barnsley 023A 11.836 26736/32,844 9
Barnsley 026A 11.167 27446/32,844 9
Barnsley 026G 10.357 28265/32,844 9
Barnsley 023C 9.997 28611/32,844 9
Barnsley 029E 6.706 31142/32,844 10
Barnsley 023B 6.617 31193/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Wombwell

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Wombwell. 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 023B 0.129 14461/32,844 5
Barnsley 023C -0.081 17744/32,844 6
Barnsley 026B -0.279 20801/32,844 7
Barnsley 029E -0.592 25068/32,844 8
Barnsley 026G -0.632 25556/32,844 8
Barnsley 026F -0.87 27958/32,844 9
Barnsley 026A -0.974 28852/32,844 9
Barnsley 026E -0.988 28968/32,844 9
Barnsley 026C -1.238 30487/32,844 10
Barnsley 023D -1.401 31191/32,844 10
Barnsley 023A -1.407 31215/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Wombwell

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Wombwell. 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 026F -0.134 17571/32,844 6
Barnsley 023B -0.287 20136/32,844 7
Barnsley 026G -0.372 21549/32,844 7
Barnsley 023C -0.41 22191/32,844 7
Barnsley 026B -0.43 22485/32,844 7
Barnsley 026C -0.435 22556/32,844 7
Barnsley 029E -0.439 22634/32,844 7
Barnsley 026E -0.518 23740/32,844 8
Barnsley 026A -0.573 24529/32,844 8
Barnsley 023A -0.68 25917/32,844 8
Barnsley 023D -0.768 27042/32,844 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.