Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Temple Hill, Dartford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent

We have used the 5 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Temple Hill, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Dartford. 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 5 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 Temple Hill 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 Temple Hill. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Temple Hill

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Temple Hill. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Dartford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Dartford 001A 50.311 2133/32,844 1
Dartford 001D 40.213 4208/32,844 2
Dartford 001C 34.873 5938/32,844 2
Dartford 001B 21.336 13281/32,844 5
Dartford 005A 18.648 15536/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Temple Hill

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 Temple Hill. 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
Dartford 001A 0.3 2209/32,844 1
Dartford 001D 0.235 4739/32,844 2
Dartford 001C 0.178 8175/32,844 3
Dartford 001B 0.109 15027/32,844 5
Dartford 005A 0.096 16864/32,844 6

Employment Deprivation in Temple Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Temple Hill 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
Dartford 001A 0.229 1939/32,844 1
Dartford 001D 0.17 5014/32,844 2
Dartford 001C 0.152 6405/32,844 2
Dartford 001B 0.073 18037/32,844 6
Dartford 005A 0.063 20698/32,844 7

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Temple Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Temple Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (10465/32,844) in Temple Hill is more than the adult average rank (8626/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dartford 001D 48.531 3507/32,844 2
Dartford 001A 40.747 5182/32,844 2
Dartford 001C 29.3 8859/32,844 3
Dartford 001B 21.75 12703/32,844 4
Dartford 005A 15.211 17195/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Temple Hill

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 Temple Hill. 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
Dartford 001A 1.102 3515/32,844 2
Dartford 001C 0.586 8108/32,844 3
Dartford 001D 0.451 9705/32,844 3
Dartford 001B -0.215 19361/32,844 6
Dartford 005A -0.459 22880/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Temple Hill

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Temple Hill. 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
Dartford 001A 1.664 645/32,844 1
Dartford 001C 1.573 864/32,844 1
Dartford 001D 1.52 994/32,844 1
Dartford 005A 0.992 3585/32,844 2
Dartford 001B 0.809 5311/32,844 2

There were 425 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Temple Hill in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Temple Hill

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Temple Hill. 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
Dartford 001B 40.079 2167/32,844 1
Dartford 005A 29.194 7508/32,844 3
Dartford 001A 26.333 9870/32,844 4
Dartford 001D 25.66 10504/32,844 4
Dartford 001C 20.765 15757/32,844 5

Inside Environment Deprivation in Temple Hill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Temple Hill. 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
Dartford 001C -0.298 21113/32,844 7
Dartford 001D -0.536 24354/32,844 8
Dartford 005A -0.556 24611/32,844 8
Dartford 001A -0.621 25430/32,844 8
Dartford 001B -0.998 29048/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Temple Hill

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Temple Hill. 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
Dartford 001C 1.795 794/32,844 1
Dartford 005A 1.514 1577/32,844 1
Dartford 001D 1.159 3174/32,844 1
Dartford 001A 1.004 4101/32,844 2
Dartford 001B 0.214 11939/32,844 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.