Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Tenterden St Michael’s, Ashford

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Tenterden St Michael's, Ashford, Kent

We have used the 3 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Tenterden St Michael's, 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 St Michael's 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 St Michael's. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Tenterden St Michael's. 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 013E 10.825 23521/32,844 8
Ashford 013C 9.943 24602/32,844 8
Ashford 013D 8.811 26043/32,844 8

Income Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

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 Tenterden St Michael's. 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 013E 0.082 19271/32,844 6
Ashford 013C 0.068 21973/32,844 7
Ashford 013D 0.062 23198/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Tenterden St Michael's 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 013E 0.066 19966/32,844 7
Ashford 013C 0.061 21332/32,844 7
Ashford 013D 0.05 24650/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Tenterden St Michael's population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (13612/32,844) in Tenterden St Michael's is less than the adult average rank (17782/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Ashford 013D 20.319 13586/32,844 5
Ashford 013C 19.484 14095/32,844 5
Ashford 013E 13.414 18674/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Tenterden St Michael's

2
Very Good
iLivehere Rating 2/10
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 St Michael's. 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 013C -0.443 22681/32,844 7
Ashford 013D -0.782 26808/32,844 9
Ashford 013E -0.784 26829/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Tenterden St Michael's. 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 013E -0.293 20937/32,844 7
Ashford 013D -0.592 24996/32,844 8
Ashford 013C -0.829 27580/32,844 9

There were 3 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Tenterden St Michael's in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Tenterden St Michael's

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Tenterden St Michael's. 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 013E 23.918 12230/32,844 4
Ashford 013C 19.071 17783/32,844 6
Ashford 013D 18.988 17880/32,844 6

Inside Environment Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Tenterden St Michael's. 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 013D -0.335 21653/32,844 7
Ashford 013C -0.39 22407/32,844 7
Ashford 013E -0.573 24832/32,844 8

Outside Environment Deprivation in Tenterden St Michael's

1
Excellent
iLivehere Rating 1/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Tenterden St Michael's. 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 013D -0.922 28742/32,844 9
Ashford 013E -1.137 30523/32,844 10
Ashford 013C -1.164 30689/32,844 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.