Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Cheriton, Folkestone and Hythe

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Cheriton, Folkestone and Hythe, Kent

We have used the 8 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Cheriton, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Folkestone and Hythe. 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 8 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 Cheriton 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 Cheriton. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Cheriton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Cheriton. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Folkestone and Hythe.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Shepway 005B 26.887 9658/32,844 3
Shepway 002A 23.209 11926/32,844 4
Shepway 005C 22.463 12408/32,844 4
Shepway 005D 20.063 14296/32,844 5
Shepway 006B 18.515 15677/32,844 5
Shepway 006C 17.014 16975/32,844 6
Shepway 005A 16.284 17669/32,844 6
Shepway 006D 9.851 24695/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Cheriton

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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 Cheriton. 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
Shepway 005B 0.18 8058/32,844 3
Shepway 005C 0.175 8435/32,844 3
Shepway 002A 0.164 9279/32,844 3
Shepway 006B 0.149 10590/32,844 4
Shepway 006C 0.148 10652/32,844 4
Shepway 005D 0.119 13832/32,844 5
Shepway 005A 0.113 14529/32,844 5
Shepway 006D 0.071 21209/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Cheriton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Cheriton 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
Shepway 005B 0.15 6529/32,844 2
Shepway 005C 0.13 8471/32,844 3
Shepway 002A 0.125 9021/32,844 3
Shepway 006C 0.107 11454/32,844 4
Shepway 005D 0.098 12881/32,844 4
Shepway 006B 0.096 13299/32,844 5
Shepway 005A 0.071 18542/32,844 6
Shepway 006D 0.067 19669/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Cheriton

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Cheriton population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11978/32,844) in Cheriton is more than the adult average rank (11570/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Shepway 005D 37.455 6066/32,844 2
Shepway 005B 32.529 7608/32,844 3
Shepway 005C 28.329 9255/32,844 3
Shepway 002A 26.133 10244/32,844 4
Shepway 005A 26.086 10274/32,844 4
Shepway 006B 24.161 11260/32,844 4
Shepway 006C 16.906 15883/32,844 5
Shepway 006D 8.367 23561/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Cheriton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Cheriton. 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
Shepway 005B 0.375 10647/32,844 4
Shepway 002A 0.111 14342/32,844 5
Shepway 005D 0.005 15928/32,844 5
Shepway 005A -0.124 17954/32,844 6
Shepway 006B -0.162 18567/32,844 6
Shepway 005C -0.265 20108/32,844 7
Shepway 006C -0.417 22347/32,844 7
Shepway 006D -0.723 26151/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Cheriton

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Cheriton. 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
Shepway 002A 0.299 11937/32,844 4
Shepway 005B -0.015 16912/32,844 6
Shepway 005A -0.063 17580/32,844 6
Shepway 006D -0.067 17654/32,844 6
Shepway 005D -0.165 19111/32,844 6
Shepway 005C -0.173 19254/32,844 6
Shepway 006C -0.385 22234/32,844 7
Shepway 006B -0.439 22955/32,844 7

There were 17 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Cheriton in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Cheriton

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Cheriton. 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
Shepway 005D 22.177 14122/32,844 5
Shepway 005C 19.971 16690/32,844 6
Shepway 002A 17.142 20263/32,844 7
Shepway 005B 14.496 23668/32,844 8
Shepway 006D 14.006 24225/32,844 8
Shepway 006C 12.98 25433/32,844 8
Shepway 005A 11.293 27327/32,844 9
Shepway 006B 11.187 27423/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Cheriton

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Cheriton. 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
Shepway 005A 0.697 6817/32,844 3
Shepway 006B 0.575 8246/32,844 3
Shepway 005B 0.489 9361/32,844 3
Shepway 006D 0.295 11932/32,844 4
Shepway 006C 0.244 12678/32,844 4
Shepway 002A 0.031 15957/32,844 5
Shepway 005D -0.024 16840/32,844 6
Shepway 005C -0.127 18462/32,844 6

Outside Environment Deprivation in Cheriton

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Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Cheriton. 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
Shepway 002A -0.209 18801/32,844 6
Shepway 005C -0.221 19005/32,844 6
Shepway 006B -0.258 19603/32,844 6
Shepway 005B -0.364 21429/32,844 7
Shepway 006D -0.553 24236/32,844 8
Shepway 006C -0.623 25213/32,844 8
Shepway 005A -0.655 25604/32,844 8
Shepway 005D -0.936 28886/32,844 9

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.