Far Croft, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Far Croft is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Far Croft has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Far Croft is located in the Dearne South ward of the Barnsley district in South Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.520176, -1.319309
Grid Ref SE452028
Constituency Wentworth and Dearne
Postcodes S63 8AY, S63 8FJ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Far Croft in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Far Croft, South Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by South-yorkshire Police in Far Croft during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Far Croft and compared that to the average for the Dearne South ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Far Croft, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dearne South ward

Social economic statistics for Far Croft

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Far Croft is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Far Croft is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Far Croft experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Far Croft are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Far Croft involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Far Croft are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Far Croft are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Far Croft, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Far Croft are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Far Croft

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Far Croft.

Unemployment in Far Croft

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.43% of Far Croft residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Far Croft

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Far Croft. The proportion of retirees on Far Croft is 0.38% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.22% of Far Croft residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Far Croft

The proportion of home owners on Far Croft is 7.11% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.13% of properties in Far Croft are private rented and 22.76% are social rented.
69.11% of residents of Far Croft own their home

Country of Birth of Far Croft residents

The proportion if Far Croft residents born in the UK is 15.32% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.03% of Far Croft residents were born outside the UK.
97.97% of Far Croft residents were born in the UK

Far Croft Summary

With house prices in Far Croft less than the average for South Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Far Croft has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Far Croft maybe difficult.

Far Croft has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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