Deprivation Statistics for Fawkham and West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Fawkham and West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Fawkham and West Kingsdown, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Sevenoaks. 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 4 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 Fawkham and West Kingsdown 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 Fawkham and West Kingsdown. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Fawkham and West Kingsdown. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Sevenoaks.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Sevenoaks 007A 15.797 18138/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007B 15.047 18872/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007C 14.751 19170/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007D 9.077 25682/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Fawkham and West Kingsdown. 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
Sevenoaks 007A 0.09 17927/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007C 0.087 18372/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007B 0.074 20672/32,844 7
Sevenoaks 007D 0.058 24296/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Fawkham and West Kingsdown 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
Sevenoaks 007D 0.067 19598/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007A 0.065 20079/32,844 7
Sevenoaks 007B 0.064 20473/32,844 7
Sevenoaks 007C 0.055 22982/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Fawkham and West Kingsdown population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (16651/32,844) in Fawkham and West Kingsdown is more than the adult average rank (10622/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Sevenoaks 007A 22.624 12161/32,844 4
Sevenoaks 007B 22.356 12316/32,844 4
Sevenoaks 007D 21.31 12960/32,844 4
Sevenoaks 007C 16.503 16200/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 Fawkham and West Kingsdown. 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
Sevenoaks 007B -0.487 23236/32,844 8
Sevenoaks 007C -0.742 26378/32,844 9
Sevenoaks 007D -0.884 27832/32,844 9
Sevenoaks 007A -0.891 27896/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

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 Fawkham and West Kingsdown. 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
Sevenoaks 007C 0.628 7349/32,844 3
Sevenoaks 007A 0.174 13927/32,844 5
Sevenoaks 007B -0.227 20005/32,844 7
Sevenoaks 007D -0.378 22151/32,844 7

There were 32 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Fawkham and West Kingsdown in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Fawkham and West Kingsdown. 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
Sevenoaks 007B 37.03 3189/32,844 1
Sevenoaks 007A 27.951 8485/32,844 3
Sevenoaks 007C 23.973 12171/32,844 4
Sevenoaks 007D 9.729 28863/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Fawkham and West Kingsdown. 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
Sevenoaks 007C 0.496 9245/32,844 3
Sevenoaks 007A 0.406 10440/32,844 4
Sevenoaks 007B -0.433 23010/32,844 8
Sevenoaks 007D -0.495 23855/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Fawkham and West Kingsdown

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Fawkham and West Kingsdown. 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
Sevenoaks 007A 0.177 12465/32,844 4
Sevenoaks 007C -0.17 18137/32,844 6
Sevenoaks 007D -0.374 21603/32,844 7
Sevenoaks 007B -0.53 23902/32,844 8

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.