Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Pontefract South, Wakefield

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Pontefract South, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

We have used the 13 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Pontefract South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Wakefield. 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 13 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 Pontefract 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 Pontefract South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

Overall Deprivation in Pontefract 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 Pontefract South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Wakefield.
LSOA NameIMD ScoreIMD Rank (England)IMD Decile
Wakefield 011A55.0081468/32,8441
Wakefield 018B51.9331884/32,8441
Wakefield 015C50.512100/32,8441
Wakefield 018C43.3833378/32,8442
Wakefield 018A36.2155460/32,8442
Wakefield 018D34.416102/32,8442
Wakefield 015B34.0986231/32,8442
Wakefield 023E33.9116310/32,8442
Wakefield 023B15.71218228/32,8446
Wakefield 034E12.91421151/32,8447
Wakefield 023D10.28124161/32,8448
Wakefield 023C8.06426996/32,8449
Wakefield 023A4.44831061/32,84410

Income Deprivation in Pontefract South

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 Pontefract 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 NameIncome ScoreIncome Rank (England)Income Decile
Wakefield 018B0.3081989/32,8441
Wakefield 011A0.2992235/32,8441
Wakefield 018C0.2494049/32,8442
Wakefield 015C0.2344807/32,8442
Wakefield 018D0.2116026/32,8442
Wakefield 023E0.1917221/32,8443
Wakefield 018A0.1827888/32,8443
Wakefield 015B0.1669105/32,8443
Wakefield 023B0.08119411/32,8446
Wakefield 034E0.06821988/32,8447
Wakefield 023D0.05724373/32,8448
Wakefield 023C0.04726826/32,8449
Wakefield 023A0.02431680/32,84410

Employment Deprivation in Pontefract South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Pontefract 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 NameEmployment ScoreEmployment Rank (England)Employment Decile
Wakefield 015C0.2411578/32,8441
Wakefield 011A0.2142537/32,8441
Wakefield 018B0.2112668/32,8441
Wakefield 018C0.1953397/32,8442
Wakefield 023E0.1794357/32,8442
Wakefield 015B0.1764599/32,8442
Wakefield 018D0.1714905/32,8442
Wakefield 018A0.1575893/32,8442
Wakefield 023B0.10511760/32,8444
Wakefield 034E0.06619979/32,8447
Wakefield 023D0.06420358/32,8447
Wakefield 023C0.0621488/32,8447
Wakefield 023A0.04326866/32,8449

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Pontefract South

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 Pontefract South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (12543/32,844) in Pontefract South is more than the adult average rank (10522/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA NameEducation ScoreEducation Rank (England)Education Decile
Wakefield 018B77.948369/32,8441
Wakefield 011A77.329395/32,8441
Wakefield 018A66.3141059/32,8441
Wakefield 018C64.8011209/32,8441
Wakefield 015C58.6291889/32,8441
Wakefield 018D53.7262608/32,8441
Wakefield 015B38.7285707/32,8442
Wakefield 023E28.5999141/32,8443
Wakefield 023D8.18323749/32,8448
Wakefield 023B7.69224259/32,8448
Wakefield 034E6.625486/32,8448
Wakefield 023C6.40725711/32,8448
Wakefield 023A4.1228384/32,8449

Health Deprivation and Disability in Pontefract South

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 Pontefract 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 NameHealth ScoreHealth Rank (England)Health Decile
Wakefield 015C1.5611261/32,8441
Wakefield 018B1.2692513/32,8441
Wakefield 011A1.1693056/32,8441
Wakefield 023E0.835633/32,8442
Wakefield 018A0.8235700/32,8442
Wakefield 018D0.8135779/32,8442
Wakefield 018C0.7776117/32,8442
Wakefield 015B0.5398631/32,8443
Wakefield 023B0.459721/32,8443
Wakefield 023D0.11814228/32,8445
Wakefield 034E-0.13818198/32,8446
Wakefield 023C-0.28720460/32,8447
Wakefield 023A-0.29820626/32,8447

Crime Deprivation in Pontefract South

8
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 Pontefract South. In policing statistics, this is known as 'street level crime' and includes offences such as robbery, burglary and other personal violent crime.
LSOA NameCrime ScoreCrime Rank (England)Crime Decile
Wakefield 011A2.75213/32,8441
Wakefield 015B1.4841112/32,8441
Wakefield 018B1.3961368/32,8441
Wakefield 015C1.3581512/32,8441
Wakefield 018C1.1762373/32,8441
Wakefield 023E0.9074325/32,8442
Wakefield 018A0.8944450/32,8442
Wakefield 023B0.4539725/32,8443
Wakefield 034E0.3411313/32,8444
Wakefield 018D0.31211764/32,8444
Wakefield 023C0.20813354/32,8445
Wakefield 023D0.14214439/32,8445
Wakefield 023A-0.63625490/32,8448

There were 281 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Pontefract South in October 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Pontefract South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Pontefract 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 NameBarriers ScoreBarriers Rank (England)Barriers Decile
Wakefield 034E26.9829295/32,8443
Wakefield 018C23.06413138/32,8445
Wakefield 018D18.55618419/32,8446
Wakefield 023E17.86719302/32,8446
Wakefield 011A17.41219900/32,8447
Wakefield 018A16.98620452/32,8447
Wakefield 015C15.52622319/32,8447
Wakefield 023A14.43223728/32,8448
Wakefield 015B13.53824769/32,8448
Wakefield 023D13.33225019/32,8448
Wakefield 018B12.42126099/32,8448
Wakefield 023C4.94432053/32,84410
Wakefield 023B4.62632169/32,84410

Inside Environment Deprivation in Pontefract South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Pontefract 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 NameInside ScoreInside Rank (England)Inside Decile
Wakefield 023E0.17313775/32,8445
Wakefield 015C0.10114876/32,8445
Wakefield 034E-0.19319525/32,8446
Wakefield 015B-0.41122686/32,8447
Wakefield 023D-0.42322869/32,8447
Wakefield 023B-0.42822946/32,8447
Wakefield 023C-0.44323134/32,8448
Wakefield 018D-0.73126638/32,8449
Wakefield 018A-0.75526888/32,8449
Wakefield 011A-0.86927949/32,8449
Wakefield 018C-0.9128275/32,8449
Wakefield 018B-1.07129542/32,8449
Wakefield 023A-1.43631325/32,84410

Outside Environment Deprivation in Pontefract South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Pontefract South. The IMD domains measure the air quality and the rate of road traffic accidents in each LSOA.
LSOA NameOutside ScoreOutside (England)Outside Decile
Wakefield 015B0.7296234/32,8442
Wakefield 015C0.676758/32,8443
Wakefield 023E0.3939600/32,8443
Wakefield 011A0.20312096/32,8444
Wakefield 023C-0.01615584/32,8445
Wakefield 034E-0.12217377/32,8446
Wakefield 018A-0.15617916/32,8446
Wakefield 023B-0.17518231/32,8446
Wakefield 018D-0.17918292/32,8446
Wakefield 018B-0.33620947/32,8447
Wakefield 023A-0.40722129/32,8447
Wakefield 023D-0.46623013/32,8448
Wakefield 018C-0.57124487/32,8448

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.