Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Northfleet South, Gravesham

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

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

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Overall Deprivation in Northfleet South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Northfleet South. 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 006A 28.603 8707/32,844 3
Gravesham 004E 24.717 10937/32,844 4
Gravesham 006B 23.685 11584/32,844 4
Gravesham 004D 19.376 14937/32,844 5
Gravesham 004C 16.855 17129/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Northfleet South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Northfleet South. 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 006A 0.181 7952/32,844 3
Gravesham 006B 0.133 12214/32,844 4
Gravesham 004E 0.132 12316/32,844 4
Gravesham 004D 0.106 15488/32,844 5
Gravesham 004C 0.102 16076/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Northfleet South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Northfleet South 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 006A 0.135 7994/32,844 3
Gravesham 004E 0.094 13644/32,844 5
Gravesham 006B 0.087 14829/32,844 5
Gravesham 004D 0.072 18250/32,844 6
Gravesham 004C 0.072 18300/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Northfleet South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Northfleet South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10543/32,844) in Northfleet South is more than the adult average rank (8089/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Gravesham 006A 38.743 5705/32,844 2
Gravesham 004E 31.101 8139/32,844 3
Gravesham 004D 29.76 8678/32,844 3
Gravesham 004C 24.188 11239/32,844 4
Gravesham 006B 23.762 11456/32,844 4

Health Deprivation and Disability in Northfleet South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 South. 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 004E 0.042 15351/32,844 5
Gravesham 006B -0.1 17558/32,844 6
Gravesham 006A -0.105 17645/32,844 6
Gravesham 004D -0.159 18524/32,844 6
Gravesham 004C -0.456 22856/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Northfleet South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Northfleet South. 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 006B 1.527 979/32,844 1
Gravesham 006A 1.061 3067/32,844 1
Gravesham 004E 0.782 5617/32,844 2
Gravesham 004D 0.675 6790/32,844 3
Gravesham 004C 0.437 9946/32,844 4

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in Northfleet South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Northfleet South. 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 006A 21.657 14715/32,844 5
Gravesham 006B 11.464 27162/32,844 9
Gravesham 004C 9.704 28883/32,844 9
Gravesham 004E 9.024 29488/32,844 9
Gravesham 004D 8.601 29871/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Northfleet South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Northfleet South. 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 004E 1.126 2933/32,844 1
Gravesham 004D 0.777 5930/32,844 2
Gravesham 004C 0.742 6341/32,844 2
Gravesham 006B 0.393 10632/32,844 4
Gravesham 006A -1.101 29750/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Northfleet South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Northfleet South. 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 006B 0.494 8476/32,844 3
Gravesham 004E 0.442 9002/32,844 3
Gravesham 006A 0.383 9718/32,844 3
Gravesham 004D 0.358 10026/32,844 4
Gravesham 004C 0.303 10695/32,844 4

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.