Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Middle Deal, Dover

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Middle Deal, Dover, Kent

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Middle Deal, 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 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 Middle Deal 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 Middle Deal. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Middle Deal

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Middle Deal. 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 007A 34.79 5963/32,844 2
Dover 003A 28.509 8761/32,844 3
Dover 005B 27.58 9251/32,844 3
Dover 003B 18.651 15533/32,844 5
Dover 003C 8.79 26064/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Middle Deal

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Middle Deal. 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 007A 0.269 3258/32,844 1
Dover 003A 0.2 6657/32,844 3
Dover 005B 0.19 7271/32,844 3
Dover 003B 0.107 15331/32,844 5
Dover 003C 0.058 24187/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Middle Deal

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Middle Deal 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 007A 0.172 4868/32,844 2
Dover 003A 0.171 4920/32,844 2
Dover 005B 0.138 7693/32,844 3
Dover 003B 0.103 12016/32,844 4
Dover 003C 0.058 22057/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Middle Deal

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Middle Deal population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10275/32,844) in Middle Deal is less than the adult average rank (14017/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dover 007A 43.736 4474/32,844 2
Dover 005B 28.74 9085/32,844 3
Dover 003A 26.677 9987/32,844 4
Dover 003B 24.973 10848/32,844 4
Dover 003C 6.578 25515/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Middle Deal

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Middle Deal. 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 003A 0.612 7786/32,844 3
Dover 007A 0.482 9294/32,844 3
Dover 003B 0.218 12809/32,844 4
Dover 005B 0.071 14932/32,844 5
Dover 003C -0.334 21190/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Middle Deal

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 Middle Deal. 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 007A 0.451 9757/32,844 3
Dover 003B 0.432 10009/32,844 4
Dover 005B 0.413 10251/32,844 4
Dover 003C 0.322 11609/32,844 4
Dover 003A 0.088 15313/32,844 5

There were 109 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Middle Deal in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Middle Deal

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Middle Deal. 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 005B 30.542 6579/32,844 3
Dover 003A 19.205 17612/32,844 6
Dover 007A 15.573 22263/32,844 7
Dover 003C 12.847 25586/32,844 8
Dover 003B 12.466 26050/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Middle Deal

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Middle Deal. 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 005B -0.041 17099/32,844 6
Dover 007A -0.043 17131/32,844 6
Dover 003B -0.189 19466/32,844 6
Dover 003C -0.443 23140/32,844 8
Dover 003A -0.739 26732/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Middle Deal

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Middle Deal. 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 003C -0.711 26333/32,844 9
Dover 007A -0.76 26933/32,844 9
Dover 003A -0.873 28238/32,844 9
Dover 003B -1.228 31065/32,844 10
Dover 005B -1.426 31966/32,844 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.