Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Kendal East, South Lakeland

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Kendal East, South Lakeland, Cumbria

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kendal East, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of South Lakeland. 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 5 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 Kendal East 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 Kendal East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kendal East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Kendal East. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of South Lakeland.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
South Lakeland 003B 23.122 11973/32,844 4
South Lakeland 003C 11.049 23276/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005C 9.577 25030/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005A 7.138 28147/32,844 9
South Lakeland 005B 3.393 31975/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Kendal East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Kendal East. 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
South Lakeland 003B 0.142 11311/32,844 4
South Lakeland 005C 0.064 22783/32,844 7
South Lakeland 003C 0.046 27110/32,844 9
South Lakeland 005A 0.046 27134/32,844 9
South Lakeland 005B 0.033 30160/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Kendal East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kendal East 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
South Lakeland 003B 0.126 9010/32,844 3
South Lakeland 005C 0.048 25286/32,844 8
South Lakeland 003C 0.048 25377/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005A 0.048 25402/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005B 0.028 30994/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kendal East

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kendal East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (15430/32,844) in Kendal East is less than the adult average rank (19346/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
South Lakeland 003B 37.194 6139/32,844 2
South Lakeland 005C 16.19 16413/32,844 5
South Lakeland 005A 12.759 19254/32,844 6
South Lakeland 003C 9.843 22001/32,844 7
South Lakeland 005B 7.73 24212/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kendal East

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 Kendal East. 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
South Lakeland 003B 0.35 10981/32,844 4
South Lakeland 005B -0.399 22104/32,844 7
South Lakeland 003C -0.549 24031/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005C -0.56 24188/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005A -0.661 25477/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Kendal East

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Kendal East. 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
South Lakeland 003C -0.415 22637/32,844 7
South Lakeland 003B -0.492 23662/32,844 8
South Lakeland 005C -0.792 27214/32,844 9
South Lakeland 005A -1.176 30333/32,844 10
South Lakeland 005B -1.525 31859/32,844 10

There were 127 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kendal East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kendal East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kendal East. 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
South Lakeland 005C 18.244 18801/32,844 6
South Lakeland 005A 17.386 19944/32,844 7
South Lakeland 003C 12.22 26320/32,844 9
South Lakeland 003B 10.298 28330/32,844 9
South Lakeland 005B 9.372 29188/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kendal East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kendal East. 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
South Lakeland 003C 1.473 1175/32,844 1
South Lakeland 003B 0.629 7596/32,844 3
South Lakeland 005C 0.589 8068/32,844 3
South Lakeland 005A 0.34 11350/32,844 4
South Lakeland 005B -0.6 25176/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kendal East

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kendal East. 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
South Lakeland 003C -0.889 28398/32,844 9
South Lakeland 005C -1.119 30407/32,844 10
South Lakeland 003B -1.132 30488/32,844 10
South Lakeland 005B -1.169 30722/32,844 10
South Lakeland 005A -1.439 32000/32,844 10

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.