Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Dewsbury East, Kirklees

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Dewsbury East, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

We have used the 14 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Dewsbury East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Kirklees. 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 14 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 Dewsbury 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 Dewsbury East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

Overall Deprivation in Dewsbury East

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Dewsbury East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Kirklees.

LSOA Name	IMD Score	IMD Rank (England)	IMD Decile
Kirklees 017B	55.206	1438/32,844	1
Kirklees 018B	54.508	1523/32,844	1
Kirklees 014C	43.434	3368/32,844	2
Kirklees 018A	39.287	4489/32,844	2
Kirklees 018C	34.875	5937/32,844	2
Kirklees 017A	34.861	5941/32,844	2
Kirklees 017E	32.423	6907/32,844	3
Kirklees 018E	31.526	7281/32,844	3
Kirklees 018F	22.228	12591/32,844	4
Kirklees 013D	22.001	12774/32,844	4
Kirklees 014B	18.963	15266/32,844	5
Kirklees 018D	18.415	15769/32,844	5
Kirklees 014D	16.456	17502/32,844	6
Kirklees 014A	11.717	22501/32,844	7

Income Deprivation in Dewsbury East

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 Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 018B	0.317	1752/32,844	1
Kirklees 017B	0.281	2828/32,844	1
Kirklees 014C	0.232	4895/32,844	2
Kirklees 018A	0.211	6015/32,844	2
Kirklees 017A	0.201	6607/32,844	3
Kirklees 018E	0.191	7250/32,844	3
Kirklees 017E	0.167	9002/32,844	3
Kirklees 013D	0.158	9770/32,844	3
Kirklees 018C	0.153	10272/32,844	4
Kirklees 018F	0.14	11483/32,844	4
Kirklees 018D	0.111	14778/32,844	5
Kirklees 014B	0.082	19264/32,844	6
Kirklees 014D	0.058	24292/32,844	8
Kirklees 014A	0.054	25302/32,844	8

Employment Deprivation in Dewsbury East

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 017B	0.247	1381/32,844	1
Kirklees 018B	0.227	2007/32,844	1
Kirklees 014C	0.194	3461/32,844	2
Kirklees 018A	0.154	6226/32,844	2
Kirklees 018C	0.145	7020/32,844	3
Kirklees 018E	0.141	7419/32,844	3
Kirklees 017E	0.13	8535/32,844	3
Kirklees 017A	0.124	9241/32,844	3
Kirklees 018F	0.118	9977/32,844	4
Kirklees 014D	0.082	15816/32,844	5
Kirklees 018D	0.082	15843/32,844	5
Kirklees 013D	0.074	17789/32,844	6
Kirklees 014B	0.071	18538/32,844	6
Kirklees 014A	0.039	28132/32,844	9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Dewsbury East

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Dewsbury East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12661/32,844) in Dewsbury East is more than the adult average rank (6821/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.

LSOA Name	Education Score	Education Rank (England)	Education Decile
Kirklees 018B	95.399	17/32,844	1
Kirklees 018A	63.639	1323/32,844	1
Kirklees 017B	46.896	3785/32,844	2
Kirklees 017A	39.989	5373/32,844	2
Kirklees 014C	38.915	5658/32,844	2
Kirklees 018C	35.408	6639/32,844	3
Kirklees 013D	33.474	7287/32,844	3
Kirklees 018D	31.009	8177/32,844	3
Kirklees 018E	27.043	9804/32,844	3
Kirklees 017E	21.876	12619/32,844	4
Kirklees 018F	20.824	13252/32,844	5
Kirklees 014B	16.709	16041/32,844	5
Kirklees 014D	15.865	16691/32,844	6
Kirklees 014A	10.487	21369/32,844	7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Dewsbury East

Average

iLivehere Rating 6/10

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 Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 017B	1.451	1656/32,844	1
Kirklees 018B	0.895	5095/32,844	2
Kirklees 018A	0.882	5199/32,844	2
Kirklees 014C	0.838	5551/32,844	2
Kirklees 018C	0.836	5576/32,844	2
Kirklees 017A	0.624	7666/32,844	3
Kirklees 018E	0.249	12358/32,844	4
Kirklees 017E	0.166	13538/32,844	5
Kirklees 018F	0.109	14372/32,844	5
Kirklees 014D	-0.084	17327/32,844	6
Kirklees 014B	-0.221	19450/32,844	6
Kirklees 018D	-0.264	20090/32,844	7
Kirklees 013D	-0.518	23669/32,844	8
Kirklees 014A	-0.763	26609/32,844	9

Crime Deprivation in Dewsbury East

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 017B	2.006	201/32,844	1
Kirklees 014C	1.482	1119/32,844	1
Kirklees 017E	1.395	1371/32,844	1
Kirklees 018E	1.381	1420/32,844	1
Kirklees 018C	1.266	1901/32,844	1
Kirklees 018A	1.086	2899/32,844	1
Kirklees 018B	0.915	4255/32,844	2
Kirklees 018D	0.729	6195/32,844	2
Kirklees 014B	0.597	7792/32,844	3
Kirklees 018F	0.494	9149/32,844	3
Kirklees 017A	0.46	9620/32,844	3
Kirklees 014A	0.454	9704/32,844	3
Kirklees 013D	0.184	13777/32,844	5
Kirklees 014D	0.104	15076/32,844	5

There were 177 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Dewsbury East in October 2024

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Barriers to Housing and Services in Dewsbury East

Above Average

iLivehere Rating 4/10

This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 014C	26.045	10140/32,844	4
Kirklees 014B	24.097	12038/32,844	4
Kirklees 018B	22.9	13327/32,844	5
Kirklees 017B	22.867	13352/32,844	5
Kirklees 014A	21.851	14499/32,844	5
Kirklees 018F	19.949	16716/32,844	6
Kirklees 017A	19.589	17149/32,844	6
Kirklees 017E	16.802	20689/32,844	7
Kirklees 013D	15.425	22449/32,844	7
Kirklees 018A	14.474	23689/32,844	8
Kirklees 018C	13.909	24349/32,844	8
Kirklees 018E	12.617	25869/32,844	8
Kirklees 018D	10.973	27668/32,844	9
Kirklees 014D	10.94	27696/32,844	9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Dewsbury East

Bad

iLivehere Rating 8/10

This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 017A	1.403	1449/32,844	1
Kirklees 017E	1.329	1744/32,844	1
Kirklees 014D	1.252	2132/32,844	1
Kirklees 018C	1.181	2570/32,844	1
Kirklees 013D	1.115	3013/32,844	1
Kirklees 014B	1.084	3225/32,844	1
Kirklees 014A	0.849	5171/32,844	2
Kirklees 018E	0.812	5564/32,844	2
Kirklees 014C	0.766	6039/32,844	2
Kirklees 018A	0.44	9987/32,844	4
Kirklees 018B	0.249	12609/32,844	4
Kirklees 017B	0.194	13389/32,844	5
Kirklees 018F	0.006	16366/32,844	5
Kirklees 018D	-0.075	17651/32,844	6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Dewsbury East

Below Average

iLivehere Rating 7/10

This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Dewsbury 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
Kirklees 017B	1.106	3462/32,844	2
Kirklees 017A	0.721	6317/32,844	2
Kirklees 017E	0.698	6507/32,844	2
Kirklees 018F	0.358	10020/32,844	4
Kirklees 014C	0.306	10662/32,844	4
Kirklees 013D	0.265	11209/32,844	4
Kirklees 014B	0.259	11289/32,844	4
Kirklees 018B	0.247	11476/32,844	4
Kirklees 018A	0.217	11888/32,844	4
Kirklees 014D	0.202	12108/32,844	4
Kirklees 018C	0.194	12226/32,844	4
Kirklees 014A	0.18	12418/32,844	4
Kirklees 018E	0.112	13458/32,844	5
Kirklees 018D	0.011	15116/32,844	5

Source: English indices of deprivation 2019
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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.

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