Deprivation Statistics for Kings Hill, Tonbridge and Malling

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Kings Hill, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Kings Hill, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Tonbridge and Malling. 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 6 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 Kings Hill 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 Kings Hill. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Kings Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Kings Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Tonbridge and Malling.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 13.994 19958/32,844 7
Tonbridge and Malling 007C 9.264 25442/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007E 8.787 26069/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007G 4.06 31445/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007H 2.894 32284/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007F 1.879 32702/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Kings Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Kings Hill. 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
Tonbridge and Malling 007C 0.076 20199/32,844 7
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 0.062 23304/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007E 0.054 25077/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007G 0.04 28610/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007F 0.028 31090/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007H 0.018 32360/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Kings Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Kings Hill 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
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 0.065 20009/32,844 7
Tonbridge and Malling 007C 0.062 20955/32,844 7
Tonbridge and Malling 007E 0.058 22000/32,844 7
Tonbridge and Malling 007G 0.029 30867/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007F 0.015 32569/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007H 0.014 32617/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Kings Hill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Kings Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (23685/32,844) in Kings Hill is less than the adult average rank (25204/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 13.177 18894/32,844 6
Tonbridge and Malling 007E 11.262 20654/32,844 7
Tonbridge and Malling 007C 6.418 25693/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007F 4.538 27858/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007G 3.597 29012/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007H 3.339 29330/32,844 9

Health Deprivation and Disability in Kings Hill

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
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 Kings Hill. 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
Tonbridge and Malling 007E -0.683 25748/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007C -0.977 28632/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 014A -1.052 29236/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007F -1.437 31488/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007G -1.583 31935/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007H -1.652 32108/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Kings Hill

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 Kings Hill. 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
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 0.46 9629/32,844 3
Tonbridge and Malling 007E -1.217 30566/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007F -1.347 31213/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007G -1.375 31337/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007C -1.424 31526/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007H -2.08 32699/32,844 10

There were 33 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Kings Hill in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Kings Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Kings Hill. 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
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 33.997 4573/32,844 2
Tonbridge and Malling 007C 30.029 6949/32,844 3
Tonbridge and Malling 007E 28.876 7751/32,844 3
Tonbridge and Malling 007G 25.901 10261/32,844 4
Tonbridge and Malling 007H 25.201 10913/32,844 4
Tonbridge and Malling 007F 15.069 22917/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Kings Hill

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Kings Hill. 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
Tonbridge and Malling 014A 0.114 14698/32,844 5
Tonbridge and Malling 007E -1.336 30955/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007G -1.578 31780/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007F -1.625 31898/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007C -2.142 32664/32,844 10
Tonbridge and Malling 007H -2.384 32775/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Kings Hill

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Kings Hill. 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
Tonbridge and Malling 014A -0.551 24201/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007H -0.627 25273/32,844 8
Tonbridge and Malling 007F -0.732 26597/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007G -0.821 27659/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007E -0.883 28334/32,844 9
Tonbridge and Malling 007C -0.887 28366/32,844 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.