The Flats, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

The Flats is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. The Flats is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Flats is located in the Penistone East ward of the Barnsley district in South Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.489864, -1.534491
Grid Ref SK309993
Suburb Wortley
Constituency Penistone and Stocksbridge
Postcodes S30 7DR, S35 7DR

House Prices

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

Crime in The Flats, South Yorkshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by South-yorkshire Police in The Flats during May 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 The Flats and compared that to the average for the Penistone East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Flats, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Penistone East ward

Social economic statistics for The Flats

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 The Flats is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Flats 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 The Flats experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Flats are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Flats involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Flats are in the top 20% least 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 The Flats are in the top 40% least 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 The Flats, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Flats are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for The Flats

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

Unemployment in The Flats

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.
1.1% of The Flats residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Flats

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Flats. The proportion of retirees on The Flats is 8.87% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.47% of The Flats residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Flats

The proportion of home owners on The Flats is 9.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 26.87% of properties in The Flats are private rented and 1.49% are social rented.
71.64% of residents of The Flats own their home

Country of Birth of The Flats residents

The proportion if The Flats residents born in the UK is 16.38% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 0.97% of The Flats residents were born outside the UK.
99.03% of The Flats residents were born in the UK

The Flats Summary

The Flats has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Flats maybe difficult.

The Flats has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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