Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Tenterden South, Ashford

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

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Tenterden South, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Ashford. 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 3 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 Tenterden 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 Tenterden South. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Tenterden 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 Tenterden South. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Ashford.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Ashford 013F 19.826 14505/32,844 5
Ashford 013A 13.192 20855/32,844 7
Ashford 014C 12.06 22102/32,844 7

Income Deprivation in Tenterden South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Tenterden 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
Ashford 013F 0.126 13019/32,844 4
Ashford 014C 0.082 19122/32,844 6
Ashford 013A 0.066 22277/32,844 7

Employment Deprivation in Tenterden South

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Tenterden 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
Ashford 013F 0.096 13265/32,844 5
Ashford 014C 0.06 21605/32,844 7
Ashford 013A 0.041 27666/32,844 9

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Tenterden 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 Tenterden South population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (9933/32,844) in Tenterden South is less than the adult average rank (18804/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ashford 013F 32.357 7680/32,844 3
Ashford 014C 18.983 14416/32,844 5
Ashford 013A 12.481 19513/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Tenterden South

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
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 Tenterden 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
Ashford 013F -0.332 21147/32,844 7
Ashford 014C -0.408 22211/32,844 7
Ashford 013A -0.678 25685/32,844 8

Crime Deprivation in Tenterden South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Tenterden 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
Ashford 013F 0.261 12543/32,844 4
Ashford 013A -0.122 18484/32,844 6
Ashford 014C -0.438 22940/32,844 7

There were 36 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Tenterden South in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Tenterden South

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Tenterden 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
Ashford 013A 36.726 3312/32,844 2
Ashford 014C 26.507 9706/32,844 3
Ashford 013F 25.02 11092/32,844 4

Inside Environment Deprivation in Tenterden South

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Tenterden 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
Ashford 013A 0.727 6500/32,844 2
Ashford 013F -0.217 19877/32,844 7
Ashford 014C -0.681 26119/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Tenterden South

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Tenterden 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
Ashford 013F -0.915 28677/32,844 9
Ashford 013A -1.072 30035/32,844 10
Ashford 014C -1.102 30270/32,844 10

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.