Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Chatham Central, Medway

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Chatham Central, Medway, Kent

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Chatham Central, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Medway. 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 10 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 Chatham Central 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 Chatham Central. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Chatham Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Chatham Central. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Medway.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Medway 022B 54.405 1534/32,844 1
Medway 015B 52.995 1727/32,844 1
Medway 015C 45.838 2879/32,844 1
Medway 022C 41.954 3738/32,844 2
Medway 027A 36.851 5249/32,844 2
Medway 021A 36.535 5363/32,844 2
Medway 022A 34.227 6171/32,844 2
Medway 015A 33.181 6597/32,844 3
Medway 021C 33.149 6611/32,844 3
Medway 021B 30.788 7653/32,844 3

Income Deprivation in Chatham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Chatham Central. 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
Medway 022B 0.34 1200/32,844 1
Medway 015B 0.271 3188/32,844 1
Medway 022C 0.236 4734/32,844 2
Medway 015C 0.23 5011/32,844 2
Medway 027A 0.227 5118/32,844 2
Medway 021A 0.227 5149/32,844 2
Medway 022A 0.201 6608/32,844 3
Medway 015A 0.201 6615/32,844 3
Medway 021C 0.168 8954/32,844 3
Medway 021B 0.167 8993/32,844 3

Employment Deprivation in Chatham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Chatham Central 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
Medway 022B 0.237 1697/32,844 1
Medway 015B 0.223 2163/32,844 1
Medway 027A 0.204 2956/32,844 1
Medway 021A 0.175 4656/32,844 2
Medway 015A 0.157 5967/32,844 2
Medway 015C 0.152 6382/32,844 2
Medway 022C 0.15 6523/32,844 2
Medway 021C 0.113 10624/32,844 4
Medway 021B 0.112 10723/32,844 4
Medway 022A 0.106 11550/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Chatham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Chatham Central population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (8465/32,844) in Chatham Central is more than the adult average rank (6755/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Medway 022B 81.322 237/32,844 1
Medway 015C 57.835 1995/32,844 1
Medway 022A 49.314 3375/32,844 2
Medway 022C 48.67 3485/32,844 2
Medway 015B 30.44 8386/32,844 3
Medway 027A 27.63 9555/32,844 3
Medway 021A 25.183 10734/32,844 4
Medway 021B 24.879 10897/32,844 4
Medway 021C 24.377 11145/32,844 4
Medway 015A 23.845 11423/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Chatham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
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 Chatham Central. 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
Medway 015B 1.275 2481/32,844 1
Medway 022B 0.842 5518/32,844 2
Medway 021B 0.73 6587/32,844 3
Medway 027A 0.618 7733/32,844 3
Medway 015A 0.567 8322/32,844 3
Medway 015C 0.481 9311/32,844 3
Medway 022C 0.462 9563/32,844 3
Medway 021A 0.447 9751/32,844 3
Medway 021C 0.432 9912/32,844 4
Medway 022A 0.342 11069/32,844 4

Crime Deprivation in Chatham Central

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Chatham Central. 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
Medway 015B 2.468 28/32,844 1
Medway 015C 2.17 97/32,844 1
Medway 022C 1.511 1027/32,844 1
Medway 021C 1.47 1148/32,844 1
Medway 021A 1.414 1307/32,844 1
Medway 015A 1.279 1851/32,844 1
Medway 022A 1.046 3168/32,844 1
Medway 027A 0.928 4145/32,844 2
Medway 021B 0.892 4472/32,844 2
Medway 022B 0.754 5891/32,844 2

There were 788 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Chatham Central in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Chatham Central

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Chatham Central. 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
Medway 015B 24.859 11270/32,844 4
Medway 021C 23.184 13005/32,844 4
Medway 015A 23.113 13087/32,844 4
Medway 027A 20.731 15795/32,844 5
Medway 021A 20.39 16193/32,844 5
Medway 015C 19.606 17128/32,844 6
Medway 022B 18.729 18197/32,844 6
Medway 022C 18.272 18766/32,844 6
Medway 022A 17.154 20243/32,844 7
Medway 021B 16.321 21263/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Chatham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Chatham Central. 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
Medway 022C 1.219 2330/32,844 1
Medway 021B 1.172 2624/32,844 1
Medway 022A 1.16 2703/32,844 1
Medway 021C 1.132 2882/32,844 1
Medway 015C 1.102 3102/32,844 1
Medway 015B 0.939 4350/32,844 2
Medway 021A 0.412 10355/32,844 4
Medway 022B 0.283 12091/32,844 4
Medway 027A -0.11 18182/32,844 6
Medway 015A -0.214 19831/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Chatham Central

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Chatham Central. 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
Medway 015C 1.237 2748/32,844 1
Medway 015B 1.162 3152/32,844 1
Medway 027A 0.857 5180/32,844 2
Medway 021C 0.851 5233/32,844 2
Medway 022C 0.847 5263/32,844 2
Medway 021A 0.742 6124/32,844 2
Medway 015A 0.732 6208/32,844 2
Medway 021B 0.649 6956/32,844 3
Medway 022B 0.616 7271/32,844 3
Medway 022A 0.467 8743/32,844 3

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.