Deprivation Statistics Comparison for West Hill, Dartford

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

We have used the 7 English index of deprivation statistics Lower-Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in West 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 7 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 West 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 West Hill. However, the Living Environment Deprivation decile is used for the overall ward iLiveHere rating.

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Overall Deprivation in West Hill

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 West 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 003C 26.374 9952/32,844 4
Dartford 003B 20.067 14288/32,844 5
Dartford 003F 11.73 22488/32,844 7
Dartford 003E 10.368 24059/32,844 8
Dartford 003D 9.943 24604/32,844 8
Dartford 007B 9.831 24724/32,844 8
Dartford 007E 7.509 27678/32,844 9

Income Deprivation in West Hill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in West 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 003C 0.123 13342/32,844 5
Dartford 003B 0.07 21457/32,844 7
Dartford 003F 0.068 21889/32,844 7
Dartford 003E 0.053 25313/32,844 8
Dartford 007E 0.048 26725/32,844 9
Dartford 003D 0.043 27954/32,844 9
Dartford 007B 0.037 29230/32,844 9

Employment Deprivation in West Hill

3
Good
iLivehere Rating 3/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in West 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 003C 0.092 13911/32,844 5
Dartford 003B 0.058 22194/32,844 7
Dartford 003F 0.057 22425/32,844 7
Dartford 007B 0.044 26822/32,844 9
Dartford 003E 0.043 27093/32,844 9
Dartford 003D 0.036 29123/32,844 9
Dartford 007E 0.029 30822/32,844 10

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in West Hill

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the West Hill population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (24316/32,844) in West Hill is more than the adult average rank (15883/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Dartford 003C 19.059 14349/32,844 5
Dartford 003B 16.057 16522/32,844 6
Dartford 007E 12.387 19585/32,844 6
Dartford 003D 9.671 22188/32,844 7
Dartford 007B 9.387 22486/32,844 7
Dartford 003F 9.039 22820/32,844 7
Dartford 003E 8.095 23841/32,844 8

Health Deprivation and Disability in West Hill

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 West 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 003C 0.394 10418/32,844 4
Dartford 003F -0.312 20826/32,844 7
Dartford 003B -0.318 20939/32,844 7
Dartford 003E -0.564 24246/32,844 8
Dartford 007B -0.74 26359/32,844 9
Dartford 007E -0.815 27158/32,844 9
Dartford 003D -1.01 28913/32,844 9

Crime Deprivation in West Hill

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 West 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 003B 1.462 1169/32,844 1
Dartford 003C 1.2 2231/32,844 1
Dartford 003D 0.802 5394/32,844 2
Dartford 007B 0.32 11637/32,844 4
Dartford 003F 0.296 11986/32,844 4
Dartford 003E 0.186 13744/32,844 5
Dartford 007E -0.453 23154/32,844 8

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

Barriers to Housing and Services in West Hill

5
Average
iLivehere Rating 5/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in West 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 003C 30.147 6854/32,844 3
Dartford 007B 25.543 10624/32,844 4
Dartford 003B 21.619 14756/32,844 5
Dartford 003E 20.85 15664/32,844 5
Dartford 003F 17.301 20054/32,844 7
Dartford 007E 15.188 22757/32,844 7
Dartford 003D 10.552 28079/32,844 9

Inside Environment Deprivation in West Hill

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in West 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 003B 0.624 7651/32,844 3
Dartford 003C 0.418 10271/32,844 4
Dartford 003D 0.341 11333/32,844 4
Dartford 003E 0.28 12136/32,844 4
Dartford 003F 0.131 14420/32,844 5
Dartford 007E 0.035 15893/32,844 5
Dartford 007B -0.294 21055/32,844 7

Outside Environment Deprivation in West Hill

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in West 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 003B 1.299 2441/32,844 1
Dartford 007E 1.142 3265/32,844 1
Dartford 007B 1.037 3893/32,844 2
Dartford 003E 1.004 4098/32,844 2
Dartford 003D 0.976 4307/32,844 2
Dartford 003C 0.8 5647/32,844 2
Dartford 003F 0.688 6603/32,844 3

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.