Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Park Farm North, Ashford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Park Farm North, Ashford, Kent

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

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Overall Deprivation in Park Farm North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Park Farm North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ashford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ashford 009H 8.507 26408/32,844 9
Ashford 009B 8.053 27012/32,844 9
Ashford 009D 7.033 28278/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Park Farm North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Park Farm 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
Ashford 009B 0.068 21817/32,844 7
Ashford 009H 0.059 23923/32,844 8
Ashford 009D 0.035 29745/32,844 10

Employment Deprivation in Park Farm North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Park Farm 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
Ashford 009B 0.044 26771/32,844 9
Ashford 009H 0.036 29149/32,844 9
Ashford 009D 0.029 30943/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Park Farm North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Park Farm North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (21278/32,844) in Park Farm North is less than the adult average rank (21627/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ashford 009D 11.736 20206/32,844 7
Ashford 009H 9.883 21953/32,844 7
Ashford 009B 7.531 24449/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Park Farm North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Park Farm 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
Ashford 009H -0.213 19320/32,844 6
Ashford 009B -0.248 19838/32,844 7
Ashford 009D -1.206 30328/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Park Farm North

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Park Farm 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
Ashford 009D -0.207 19720/32,844 7
Ashford 009B -0.537 24292/32,844 8
Ashford 009H -0.685 26062/32,844 8

There were 85 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Park Farm North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Park Farm North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Park Farm 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
Ashford 009D 30.803 6415/32,844 2
Ashford 009H 28.021 8418/32,844 3
Ashford 009B 22 14328/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Park Farm North

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Park Farm 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
Ashford 009H -1.038 29321/32,844 9
Ashford 009D -1.524 31609/32,844 10
Ashford 009B -2.027 32571/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Park Farm North

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Park Farm 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
Ashford 009B -0.425 22408/32,844 7
Ashford 009H -0.815 27574/32,844 9
Ashford 009D -0.908 28605/32,844 9

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.