Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rainham North, Medway

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rainham North, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Medway. 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 6 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 Rainham 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 Rainham North. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rainham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rainham North. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Medway.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Medway 025D 30.419 7830/32,844 3
Medway 025C 24.296 11185/32,844 4
Medway 023A 12.029 22137/32,844 7
Medway 025A 11.343 22932/32,844 7
Medway 025B 10.749 23607/32,844 8
Medway 023B 10.068 24428/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Rainham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Rainham 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
Medway 025D 0.199 6741/32,844 3
Medway 025C 0.131 12441/32,844 4
Medway 025B 0.075 20529/32,844 7
Medway 023B 0.058 24135/32,844 8
Medway 025A 0.05 26084/32,844 8
Medway 023A 0.04 28630/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Rainham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rainham 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
Medway 025D 0.116 10241/32,844 4
Medway 025C 0.113 10637/32,844 4
Medway 025A 0.064 20425/32,844 7
Medway 023B 0.055 22956/32,844 7
Medway 023A 0.05 24638/32,844 8
Medway 025B 0.05 24708/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rainham North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rainham North population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (17922/32,844) in Rainham North is more than the adult average rank (14585/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Medway 025C 28.715 9097/32,844 3
Medway 025D 27.989 9403/32,844 3
Medway 023B 14.626 17660/32,844 6
Medway 025A 14.263 17935/32,844 6
Medway 025B 11.167 20737/32,844 7
Medway 023A 7.582 24390/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rainham North

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 Rainham 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
Medway 025D 0.794 5965/32,844 2
Medway 025C 0.392 10451/32,844 4
Medway 025A -0.253 19923/32,844 7
Medway 025B -0.449 22764/32,844 7
Medway 023B -0.529 23790/32,844 8
Medway 023A -0.682 25734/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Rainham North

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 Rainham 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
Medway 023A 1.061 3068/32,844 1
Medway 025C 0.743 6017/32,844 2
Medway 025D 0.293 12035/32,844 4
Medway 025B 0.177 13878/32,844 5
Medway 023B 0.099 15147/32,844 5
Medway 025A -0.219 19899/32,844 7

There were 252 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rainham North in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rainham North

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rainham 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
Medway 023A 25.711 10447/32,844 4
Medway 025A 24.315 11801/32,844 4
Medway 025B 22.701 13529/32,844 5
Medway 025D 17.216 20158/32,844 7
Medway 023B 17.126 20280/32,844 7
Medway 025C 14.002 24232/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rainham North

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rainham 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
Medway 025D 1.061 3397/32,844 2
Medway 025C 0.309 11753/32,844 4
Medway 025A -0.087 17830/32,844 6
Medway 023B -0.329 21570/32,844 7
Medway 023A -0.91 28280/32,844 9
Medway 025B -0.923 28400/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rainham North

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rainham 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
Medway 023A 0.631 7124/32,844 3
Medway 025C 0.467 8744/32,844 3
Medway 025D 0.41 9362/32,844 3
Medway 023B 0.366 9921/32,844 4
Medway 025B 0.31 10618/32,844 4
Medway 025A 0.084 13931/32,844 5

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.