Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Northfleet North, Gravesham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Northfleet North, Gravesham, Kent

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Northfleet North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Gravesham. 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 4 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 Northfleet North 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 Northfleet North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Northfleet North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Northfleet North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Gravesham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Gravesham 001C 49.349 2278/32,844 1
Gravesham 001B 34.37 6113/32,844 2
Gravesham 001D 25.386 10515/32,844 4
Gravesham 001A 16.956 17030/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Northfleet North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Northfleet North. 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
Gravesham 001C 0.31 1938/32,844 1
Gravesham 001B 0.217 5713/32,844 2
Gravesham 001D 0.152 10299/32,844 4
Gravesham 001A 0.103 15916/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Northfleet North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Northfleet North 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
Gravesham 001C 0.184 4069/32,844 2
Gravesham 001B 0.146 6896/32,844 3
Gravesham 001D 0.096 13270/32,844 5
Gravesham 001A 0.069 19147/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Northfleet North

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Northfleet North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (7290/32,844) in Northfleet North is more than the adult average rank (5335/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Gravesham 001C 54.619 2461/32,844 1
Gravesham 001B 47.29 3706/32,844 2
Gravesham 001D 37.058 6181/32,844 2
Gravesham 001A 22.77 12050/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Northfleet North

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 Northfleet North. 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
Gravesham 001C 0.815 5764/32,844 2
Gravesham 001B 0.528 8753/32,844 3
Gravesham 001D -0.031 16472/32,844 6
Gravesham 001A -0.603 24745/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Northfleet North

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Northfleet North. 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
Gravesham 001C 1.707 557/32,844 1
Gravesham 001D 1.121 2670/32,844 1
Gravesham 001B 0.891 4479/32,844 2
Gravesham 001A 0.87 4683/32,844 2

There were 454 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Northfleet North in March 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Northfleet North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Northfleet North. 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
Gravesham 001C 32.488 5382/32,844 2
Gravesham 001B 16.785 20702/32,844 7
Gravesham 001A 16.691 20818/32,844 7
Gravesham 001D 13.402 24930/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Northfleet North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Northfleet North. 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
Gravesham 001B 0.542 8639/32,844 3
Gravesham 001D 0.495 9258/32,844 3
Gravesham 001A 0.137 14335/32,844 5
Gravesham 001C 0.081 15187/32,844 5

Outside Environment Deprivation in Northfleet North

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Northfleet North. 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
Gravesham 001A 0.261 11261/32,844 4
Gravesham 001D 0.055 14407/32,844 5
Gravesham 001B 0.041 14632/32,844 5
Gravesham 001C -0.131 17528/32,844 6

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.