Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Maypole & Leyton Cross, Dartford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Maypole & Leyton Cross, Dartford, Kent

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

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Overall Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

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 Maypole & Leyton Cross. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dartford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dartford 011D 16.321 17629/32,844 6
Dartford 010C 15.92 18022/32,844 6
Dartford 011C 14.188 19754/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

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 Maypole & Leyton Cross. 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
Dartford 011D 0.089 18069/32,844 6
Dartford 010C 0.078 19958/32,844 7
Dartford 011C 0.052 25611/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Maypole & Leyton Cross 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
Dartford 010C 0.072 18141/32,844 6
Dartford 011D 0.071 18382/32,844 6
Dartford 011C 0.058 22233/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Maypole & Leyton Cross population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (25041/32,844) in Maypole & Leyton Cross is more than the adult average rank (14396/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dartford 011D 14.991 17363/32,844 6
Dartford 010C 11.733 20208/32,844 7
Dartford 011C 10.631 21237/32,844 7

Health Deprivation and Disability in Maypole & Leyton Cross

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 Maypole & Leyton Cross. 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
Dartford 011D -0.133 18121/32,844 6
Dartford 011C -0.284 20407/32,844 7
Dartford 010C -0.329 21112/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Maypole & Leyton Cross. 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
Dartford 010C 0.832 5092/32,844 2
Dartford 011C 0.534 8612/32,844 3
Dartford 011D 0.097 15165/32,844 5

There were 90 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Maypole & Leyton Cross in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Maypole & Leyton Cross

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Maypole & Leyton Cross. 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
Dartford 011C 32.613 5319/32,844 2
Dartford 011D 31.027 6257/32,844 2
Dartford 010C 22.337 13925/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Maypole & Leyton Cross. 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
Dartford 010C -0.273 20719/32,844 7
Dartford 011D -0.584 24965/32,844 8
Dartford 011C -0.729 26616/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Maypole & Leyton Cross

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Maypole & Leyton Cross. 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
Dartford 011C 1.137 3281/32,844 1
Dartford 010C 1.049 3807/32,844 2
Dartford 011D 0.981 4269/32,844 2

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.