Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Rochester East, Medway

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

We have used the 6 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Rochester East, 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 Rochester East 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 Rochester East. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Rochester East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Rochester East. 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 014A 41.098 3949/32,844 2
Medway 017B 31.603 7250/32,844 3
Medway 017C 23.265 11876/32,844 4
Medway 024A 22.799 12186/32,844 4
Medway 017D 21.867 12866/32,844 4
Medway 017A 16.774 17208/32,844 6

Income Deprivation in Rochester East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Rochester East. 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 014A 0.237 4660/32,844 2
Medway 017B 0.211 6052/32,844 2
Medway 024A 0.174 8521/32,844 3
Medway 017C 0.168 8989/32,844 3
Medway 017D 0.088 18217/32,844 6
Medway 017A 0.077 20057/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Rochester East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Rochester East 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 014A 0.174 4701/32,844 2
Medway 017B 0.133 8151/32,844 3
Medway 024A 0.115 10293/32,844 4
Medway 017C 0.113 10616/32,844 4
Medway 017D 0.077 16952/32,844 6
Medway 017A 0.073 18068/32,844 6

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Rochester East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Rochester East population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13091/32,844) in Rochester East is less than the adult average rank (13531/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Medway 014A 29.342 8846/32,844 3
Medway 017C 25.793 10417/32,844 4
Medway 017B 22.251 12377/32,844 4
Medway 024A 21.452 12887/32,844 4
Medway 017D 19.039 14370/32,844 5
Medway 017A 13.786 18343/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Rochester East

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
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 Rochester East. 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 014A 1.263 2537/32,844 1
Medway 017B 0.272 12028/32,844 4
Medway 017C 0.093 14623/32,844 5
Medway 024A -0.09 17414/32,844 6
Medway 017A -0.104 17631/32,844 6
Medway 017D -0.151 18414/32,844 6

Crime Deprivation in Rochester East

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 Rochester East. 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 014A 1.253 1956/32,844 1
Medway 017B 1.015 3399/32,844 2
Medway 017D 0.995 3562/32,844 2
Medway 024A 0.682 6701/32,844 3
Medway 017A 0.637 7230/32,844 3
Medway 017C 0.491 9186/32,844 3

There were 337 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Rochester East in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Rochester East

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Rochester East. 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 014A 18.878 18015/32,844 6
Medway 017C 17.324 20022/32,844 7
Medway 024A 15.847 21871/32,844 7
Medway 017B 15.755 22002/32,844 7
Medway 017A 11.275 27342/32,844 9
Medway 017D 10.32 28309/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in Rochester East

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Rochester East. 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 017D 1.327 1753/32,844 1
Medway 017B 1.049 3488/32,844 2
Medway 017A 0.723 6536/32,844 2
Medway 014A 0.655 7255/32,844 3
Medway 017C -0.064 17473/32,844 6
Medway 024A -0.3 21140/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in Rochester East

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Rochester East. 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 017A 0.975 4318/32,844 2
Medway 017D 0.758 5991/32,844 2
Medway 014A 0.673 6713/32,844 3
Medway 017B 0.519 8202/32,844 3
Medway 024A 0.407 9412/32,844 3
Medway 017C 0.294 10830/32,844 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.