Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rainham South, Medway

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

We have used the 9 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rainham South, 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 9 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 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 Rainham South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rainham South

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 South. 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 025E 36.324 5424/32,844 2
Medway 036C 23.963 11392/32,844 4
Medway 032B 12.476 21638/32,844 7
Medway 036B 11.111 23201/32,844 8
Medway 036E 9.991 24543/32,844 8
Medway 032A 9.951 24588/32,844 8
Medway 036D 8.974 25825/32,844 8
Medway 032D 8.526 26390/32,844 9
Medway 032C 7.777 27329/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in Rainham South

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 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
Medway 025E 0.217 5688/32,844 2
Medway 036C 0.138 11634/32,844 4
Medway 032A 0.061 23598/32,844 8
Medway 036E 0.058 24114/32,844 8
Medway 032D 0.057 24557/32,844 8
Medway 036D 0.054 25251/32,844 8
Medway 036B 0.052 25786/32,844 8
Medway 032B 0.05 26120/32,844 8
Medway 032C 0.047 27002/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in Rainham South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rainham 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
Medway 025E 0.171 4898/32,844 2
Medway 036C 0.123 9363/32,844 3
Medway 036B 0.065 20089/32,844 7
Medway 036E 0.057 22498/32,844 7
Medway 036D 0.056 22598/32,844 7
Medway 032A 0.054 23268/32,844 8
Medway 032D 0.047 25769/32,844 8
Medway 032C 0.045 26216/32,844 8
Medway 032B 0.043 26930/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rainham South

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rainham South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11592/32,844) in Rainham South is less than the adult average rank (14787/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Medway 025E 52.571 2796/32,844 1
Medway 036C 30.644 8308/32,844 3
Medway 036B 20.927 13186/32,844 5
Medway 032B 18.831 14531/32,844 5
Medway 036E 18.798 14549/32,844 5
Medway 032C 17.626 15375/32,844 5
Medway 032A 16.995 15817/32,844 5
Medway 032D 16.132 16467/32,844 6
Medway 036D 13.842 18294/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rainham South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
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 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
Medway 025E 0.837 5561/32,844 2
Medway 036C 0.267 12095/32,844 4
Medway 036B 0.032 15508/32,844 5
Medway 036E -0.243 19768/32,844 7
Medway 036D -0.312 20824/32,844 7
Medway 032B -0.39 21999/32,844 7
Medway 032C -0.43 22506/32,844 7
Medway 032D -0.498 23403/32,844 8
Medway 032A -0.521 23710/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Rainham South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Rainham 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
Medway 032B 0.985 3646/32,844 2
Medway 025E 0.683 6692/32,844 3
Medway 036D -0.012 16877/32,844 6
Medway 036E -0.065 17623/32,844 6
Medway 036C -0.074 17751/32,844 6
Medway 036B -0.192 19514/32,844 6
Medway 032C -0.561 24596/32,844 8
Medway 032A -0.707 26287/32,844 9
Medway 032D -0.711 26335/32,844 9

There were 135 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rainham South in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rainham South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rainham 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
Medway 036C 27.612 8754/32,844 3
Medway 032A 21.994 14336/32,844 5
Medway 032D 20.739 15785/32,844 5
Medway 032B 18.15 18938/32,844 6
Medway 025E 17.491 19804/32,844 7
Medway 032C 15.159 22790/32,844 7
Medway 036B 12.039 26521/32,844 9
Medway 036D 10.329 28300/32,844 9
Medway 036E 8.901 29594/32,844 10

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rainham South

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rainham 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
Medway 032A -0.444 23145/32,844 8
Medway 036E -0.487 23741/32,844 8
Medway 036D -0.521 24172/32,844 8
Medway 025E -0.56 24677/32,844 8
Medway 032C -0.723 26554/32,844 9
Medway 032B -0.737 26712/32,844 9
Medway 036B -0.817 27488/32,844 9
Medway 032D -0.874 27993/32,844 9
Medway 036C -1.135 29927/32,844 10

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rainham South

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rainham 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
Medway 036C 0.872 5061/32,844 2
Medway 025E 0.576 7637/32,844 3
Medway 032B 0.47 8708/32,844 3
Medway 032A 0.395 9582/32,844 3
Medway 036B 0.313 10570/32,844 4
Medway 032C 0.271 11124/32,844 4
Medway 036E 0.265 11204/32,844 4
Medway 032D 0.222 11815/32,844 4
Medway 036D 0.18 12424/32,844 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.