Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Maxton & Elms Vale, Dover

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Maxton & Elms Vale, Dover, Kent

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Maxton & Elms Vale, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dover. 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 3 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 Maxton & Elms Vale 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 Maxton & Elms Vale. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

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 Maxton & Elms Vale. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dover.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dover 013C 19.247 15047/32,844 5
Dover 014B 17.533 16529/32,844 6
Dover 014C 7.285 27955/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

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 Maxton & Elms Vale. 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
Dover 013C 0.11 14958/32,844 5
Dover 014B 0.083 19069/32,844 6
Dover 014C 0.049 26476/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Maxton & Elms Vale 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
Dover 013C 0.078 16663/32,844 6
Dover 014B 0.073 17903/32,844 6
Dover 014C 0.046 25967/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Maxton & Elms Vale population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13827/32,844) in Maxton & Elms Vale is more than the adult average rank (13788/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dover 013C 26.873 9883/32,844 4
Dover 014B 16.836 15935/32,844 5
Dover 014C 16.36 16293/32,844 5

Health Deprivation and Disability in Maxton & Elms Vale

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 Maxton & Elms Vale. 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
Dover 013C -0.07 17090/32,844 6
Dover 014B -0.209 19252/32,844 6
Dover 014C -0.393 22028/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

6
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 Maxton & Elms Vale. 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
Dover 013C 0.729 6196/32,844 2
Dover 014B 0.347 11213/32,844 4
Dover 014C -0.468 23342/32,844 8

There were 26 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Maxton & Elms Vale in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Maxton & Elms Vale

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Maxton & Elms Vale. 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
Dover 014B 28.253 8223/32,844 3
Dover 014C 12.839 25596/32,844 8
Dover 013C 12.714 25741/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Maxton & Elms Vale. 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
Dover 014B 0.903 4672/32,844 2
Dover 013C 0.701 6768/32,844 3
Dover 014C -0.329 21574/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Maxton & Elms Vale

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Maxton & Elms Vale. 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
Dover 013C -0.586 24700/32,844 8
Dover 014B -0.885 28356/32,844 9
Dover 014C -1.124 30440/32,844 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.