Deprivation Statistics for Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Swale

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Swale, Kent

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

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Overall Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Swale.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Swale 008A 27.867 9109/32,844 3
Swale 008B 18.4 15783/32,844 5
Swale 008C 15.358 18585/32,844 6
Swale 008D 12.404 21707/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. 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
Swale 008A 0.137 11767/32,844 4
Swale 008B 0.102 16083/32,844 5
Swale 008D 0.079 19684/32,844 6
Swale 008C 0.074 20601/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch 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
Swale 008A 0.103 11973/32,844 4
Swale 008B 0.078 16682/32,844 6
Swale 008D 0.077 17107/32,844 6
Swale 008C 0.049 25010/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (14112/32,844) in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch is more than the adult average rank (14006/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Swale 008A 27.853 9453/32,844 3
Swale 008B 22.252 12376/32,844 4
Swale 008D 17.74 15312/32,844 5
Swale 008C 11.993 19943/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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 Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. 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
Swale 008A 0.215 12857/32,844 4
Swale 008B 0.048 15276/32,844 5
Swale 008D -0.075 17187/32,844 6
Swale 008C -0.149 18380/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. 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
Swale 008A 0.68 6731/32,844 3
Swale 008B 0.519 8805/32,844 3
Swale 008D 0.043 15998/32,844 5
Swale 008C -0.037 17258/32,844 6

There were 12 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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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 Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. 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
Swale 008A 40.464 2059/32,844 1
Swale 008C 26.068 10119/32,844 4
Swale 008B 22.569 13679/32,844 5
Swale 008D 7.261 30821/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. 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
Swale 008C 1.227 2285/32,844 1
Swale 008B 0.355 11126/32,844 4
Swale 008A 0.255 12509/32,844 4
Swale 008D -0.418 22796/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch. 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
Swale 008A 0.507 8335/32,844 3
Swale 008C -0.296 20289/32,844 7
Swale 008D -0.365 21466/32,844 7
Swale 008B -0.545 24115/32,844 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.