Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Teynham and Lynsted, Swale

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Teynham and Lynsted, Swale, Kent

We have used the 4 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in Teynham and Lynsted, to provide you with an at-a-glace overview of deprivation in this area of Swale. 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 4 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 Teynham and Lynsted 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 Teynham and Lynsted. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

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 Teynham and Lynsted. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Swale.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Swale 016C 30.596 7744/32,844 3
Swale 016E 23.76 11532/32,844 4
Swale 016D 21.836 12889/32,844 4
Swale 013C 17.873 16250/32,844 5

Income Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

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 Teynham and Lynsted. 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
Swale 016D 0.128 12735/32,844 4
Swale 016E 0.121 13538/32,844 5
Swale 016C 0.121 13601/32,844 5
Swale 013C 0.062 23189/32,844 8

Employment Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Teynham and Lynsted 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
Swale 016D 0.113 10678/32,844 4
Swale 016C 0.099 12727/32,844 4
Swale 016E 0.097 13015/32,844 4
Swale 013C 0.052 24083/32,844 8

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

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 Teynham and Lynsted population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (11136/32,844) in Teynham and Lynsted is less than the adult average rank (13767/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated adults move into the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Swale 016D 33.98 7107/32,844 3
Swale 016C 26.98 9832/32,844 3
Swale 016E 21.543 12838/32,844 4
Swale 013C 12.737 19280/32,844 6

Health Deprivation and Disability in Teynham and Lynsted

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
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 Teynham and Lynsted. 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
Swale 016C 0.159 13623/32,844 5
Swale 016D 0.085 14740/32,844 5
Swale 016E -0.088 17372/32,844 6
Swale 013C -0.295 20569/32,844 7

Crime Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Teynham and Lynsted. 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
Swale 016C 0.466 9536/32,844 3
Swale 016E 0.342 11293/32,844 4
Swale 013C 0.226 13101/32,844 4
Swale 016D 0.146 14382/32,844 5

There were 44 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Teynham and Lynsted in January 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Teynham and Lynsted

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Teynham and Lynsted. 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
Swale 016C 43.403 1349/32,844 1
Swale 013C 36.174 3549/32,844 2
Swale 016E 30.381 6693/32,844 3
Swale 016D 16.116 21526/32,844 7

Inside Environment Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Teynham and Lynsted. 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
Swale 016C 1.51 1071/32,844 1
Swale 016E 1.225 2301/32,844 1
Swale 013C 1.089 3185/32,844 1
Swale 016D 0.533 8756/32,844 3

Outside Environment Deprivation in Teynham and Lynsted

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Teynham and Lynsted. 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
Swale 013C 0.637 7073/32,844 3
Swale 016C -0.037 15895/32,844 5
Swale 016E -0.599 24910/32,844 8
Swale 016D -0.897 28473/32,844 9

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.