Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Park, Tunbridge Wells

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

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

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Overall Deprivation in Park

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Park. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Tunbridge Wells.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Tunbridge Wells 009B 10.74 23619/32,844 8
Tunbridge Wells 009A 6.714 28645/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 008C 5.291 30229/32,844 10
Tunbridge Wells 009C 2.674 32402/32,844 10

Income Deprivation in Park

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Park. 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
Tunbridge Wells 009A 0.07 21437/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 009B 0.068 22037/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 008C 0.047 26813/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 009C 0.039 28871/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Park

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Park 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
Tunbridge Wells 009B 0.085 15155/32,844 5
Tunbridge Wells 009A 0.048 25334/32,844 8
Tunbridge Wells 008C 0.036 29176/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 009C 0.028 31138/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Park

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Park population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (29654/32,844) in Park is more than the adult average rank (28235/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Tunbridge Wells 009B 4.962 27343/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 009A 2.942 29798/32,844 10
Tunbridge Wells 009C 2.258 30582/32,844 10
Tunbridge Wells 008C 1.535 31408/32,844 10

Health Deprivation and Disability in Park

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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. 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
Tunbridge Wells 009B -0.612 24861/32,844 8
Tunbridge Wells 009C -1 28818/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 009A -1.011 28915/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 008C -1.472 31611/32,844 10

Crime Deprivation in Park

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. 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
Tunbridge Wells 008C -0.086 17927/32,844 6
Tunbridge Wells 009A -0.3 21040/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 009B -0.529 24168/32,844 8
Tunbridge Wells 009C -1.957 32629/32,844 10

There were 207 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Park in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Park

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Park. 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
Tunbridge Wells 009B 23.848 12300/32,844 4
Tunbridge Wells 009C 16.149 21482/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 009A 15.761 21990/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 008C 12.451 26064/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Park

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Park. 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
Tunbridge Wells 008C 0.49 9340/32,844 3
Tunbridge Wells 009A -0.076 17668/32,844 6
Tunbridge Wells 009B -0.272 20716/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 009C -0.635 25585/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Park

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Park. 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
Tunbridge Wells 009B -0.372 21565/32,844 7
Tunbridge Wells 009A -0.722 26474/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 008C -0.756 26886/32,844 9
Tunbridge Wells 009C -0.967 29143/32,844 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.