Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Gillingham North, Medway

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

We have used the 10 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Gillingham North, 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 Gillingham North 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 Gillingham North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Gillingham North

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Gillingham North. 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 009A 63.76 611/32,844 1
Medway 010B 60.875 844/32,844 1
Medway 012A 52.408 1818/32,844 1
Medway 007A 42.366 3628/32,844 2
Medway 009D 34.798 5961/32,844 2
Medway 010D 32.369 6937/32,844 3
Medway 009C 32.345 6943/32,844 3
Medway 010A 31.011 7547/32,844 3
Medway 009B 28.105 8972/32,844 3
Medway 010C 20.359 14039/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Gillingham North

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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 Gillingham North. 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 009A 0.403 369/32,844 1
Medway 010B 0.343 1147/32,844 1
Medway 012A 0.311 1918/32,844 1
Medway 007A 0.259 3644/32,844 2
Medway 010A 0.194 7017/32,844 3
Medway 009D 0.167 9054/32,844 3
Medway 009C 0.165 9165/32,844 3
Medway 010D 0.154 10096/32,844 4
Medway 010C 0.111 14816/32,844 5
Medway 009B 0.11 14982/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Gillingham North

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Gillingham North 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 009A 0.283 649/32,844 1
Medway 010B 0.245 1433/32,844 1
Medway 012A 0.207 2816/32,844 1
Medway 007A 0.147 6812/32,844 3
Medway 010A 0.134 8041/32,844 3
Medway 010D 0.122 9485/32,844 3
Medway 009D 0.116 10207/32,844 4
Medway 009C 0.106 11592/32,844 4
Medway 010C 0.088 14674/32,844 5
Medway 009B 0.071 18543/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Gillingham North

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Gillingham North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (4888/32,844) in Gillingham North is less than the adult average rank (7127/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Medway 010B 76.665 425/32,844 1
Medway 009A 61.502 1570/32,844 1
Medway 009B 44.627 4255/32,844 2
Medway 012A 42.679 4705/32,844 2
Medway 007A 41.462 5005/32,844 2
Medway 009D 40.365 5277/32,844 2
Medway 009C 38.542 5756/32,844 2
Medway 010D 38.267 5829/32,844 2
Medway 010A 29.296 8861/32,844 3
Medway 010C 17.419 15523/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Gillingham North

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Gillingham North. 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 012A 1.233 2689/32,844 1
Medway 009A 1.198 2887/32,844 1
Medway 010B 0.864 5335/32,844 2
Medway 009B 0.583 8136/32,844 3
Medway 010D 0.42 10061/32,844 4
Medway 007A 0.379 10607/32,844 4
Medway 010A 0.352 10950/32,844 4
Medway 009C 0.333 11171/32,844 4
Medway 009D 0.208 12946/32,844 4
Medway 010C -0.546 24003/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Gillingham North

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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 Gillingham North. 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 012A 1.999 208/32,844 1
Medway 010B 1.759 472/32,844 1
Medway 009D 1.635 710/32,844 1
Medway 007A 1.529 972/32,844 1
Medway 009A 1.509 1035/32,844 1
Medway 010D 1.211 2174/32,844 1
Medway 009C 1.01 3453/32,844 2
Medway 010A 0.963 3823/32,844 2
Medway 010C 0.767 5768/32,844 2
Medway 009B 0.272 12355/32,844 4

There were 788 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Gillingham North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Gillingham North

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Gillingham North. 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 010A 30.08 6917/32,844 3
Medway 009B 30.01 6964/32,844 3
Medway 010B 29.964 6995/32,844 3
Medway 010C 29.526 7285/32,844 3
Medway 009A 27.449 8875/32,844 3
Medway 007A 27.207 9071/32,844 3
Medway 012A 23.191 12998/32,844 4
Medway 009D 20.237 16379/32,844 5
Medway 009C 19.912 16755/32,844 6
Medway 010D 14.733 23371/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Gillingham North

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Gillingham North. 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 009B 1.276 2006/32,844 1
Medway 009C 1.242 2189/32,844 1
Medway 009D 1.124 2947/32,844 1
Medway 010D 1.102 3107/32,844 1
Medway 007A 1.085 3213/32,844 1
Medway 012A 0.504 9137/32,844 3
Medway 010C 0.234 12812/32,844 4
Medway 010B 0.205 13228/32,844 5
Medway 010A -0.267 20626/32,844 7
Medway 009A -0.446 23173/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Gillingham North

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Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Gillingham North. 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 009C 0.877 5018/32,844 2
Medway 010B 0.877 5020/32,844 2
Medway 012A 0.839 5326/32,844 2
Medway 009D 0.809 5575/32,844 2
Medway 009A 0.777 5828/32,844 2
Medway 010D 0.743 6116/32,844 2
Medway 007A 0.718 6335/32,844 2
Medway 010C 0.696 6522/32,844 2
Medway 009B 0.449 8927/32,844 3
Medway 010A 0.414 9321/32,844 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.