Deprivation Statistics Comparison for Westcourt, Gravesham

English Indices of Deprivation statistical comparisons for Lower-Super Output Areas in Westcourt, Gravesham, Kent

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

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Overall Deprivation in Westcourt

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
Taking into consideration all the English Indices of Deprivation (2019) domains, this is our overall iLiveHere rating for Westcourt. It is certainly something you should take into account if you are thinking of moving to this area of Gravesham.
LSOA Name IMD Score IMD Rank (England) IMD Decile
Gravesham 007A 46.462 2760/32,844 1
Gravesham 007C 34.936 5911/32,844 2
Gravesham 007B 32.146 7027/32,844 3
Gravesham 008D 31.69 7211/32,844 3
Gravesham 008E 24.493 11071/32,844 4

Income Deprivation in Westcourt

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what proportion of the population are experiencing deprivation relating to low income in Westcourt. 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
Gravesham 007A 0.277 2961/32,844 1
Gravesham 007C 0.209 6117/32,844 2
Gravesham 008D 0.209 6170/32,844 2
Gravesham 007B 0.169 8867/32,844 3
Gravesham 008E 0.109 15124/32,844 5

Employment Deprivation in Westcourt

8
Bad
iLivehere Rating 8/10
This iLiveHere rating is an iundicator of the proportion of working-age residents in Westcourt 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
Gravesham 007A 0.2 3110/32,844 1
Gravesham 007B 0.156 6002/32,844 2
Gravesham 007C 0.15 6600/32,844 3
Gravesham 008D 0.134 8057/32,844 3
Gravesham 008E 0.106 11544/32,844 4

Education, Skills and Training Deprivation in Westcourt

9
Very Bad
iLivehere Rating 9/10
This iLiveHere rating ia an indicator of the lack of formal qualification and job-based skills in the Westcourt population. The average Education, Skill and Training rank for children (6194/32,844) in Westcourt is more than the adult average rank (4741/32,844). It could be argued that the more educated children leave the area.
LSOA Name Education Score Education Rank (England) Education Decile
Gravesham 007A 58.479 1913/32,844 1
Gravesham 007B 43.015 4637/32,844 2
Gravesham 008D 41.568 4982/32,844 2
Gravesham 007C 37.693 5993/32,844 2
Gravesham 008E 28.739 9086/32,844 3

Health Deprivation and Disability in Westcourt

7
Below Average
iLivehere Rating 7/10
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 Westcourt. 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
Gravesham 007A 0.826 5665/32,844 2
Gravesham 007C 0.565 8339/32,844 3
Gravesham 007B 0.281 11883/32,844 4
Gravesham 008D 0.123 14143/32,844 5
Gravesham 008E 0.08 14818/32,844 5

Crime Deprivation in Westcourt

10
Extremely Bad
iLivehere Rating 10/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indictor of how likely you are to be a victim of personal and material crime in Westcourt. 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
Gravesham 007A 1.757 473/32,844 1
Gravesham 007C 1.647 687/32,844 1
Gravesham 007B 1.437 1234/32,844 1
Gravesham 008E 1.413 1312/32,844 1
Gravesham 008D 1.3 1754/32,844 1

There were 446 street level crime incidents in the Policing neighbourhood that covers Westcourt in February 2024

Barriers to Housing and Services in Westcourt

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLiveHere rating measures the financial accessibility and physical accessibility to housing and local services in Westcourt. 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
Gravesham 008D 19.703 16995/32,844 6
Gravesham 007A 18.173 18903/32,844 6
Gravesham 007B 15.369 22524/32,844 7
Gravesham 007C 13.233 25128/32,844 8
Gravesham 008E 13.103 25273/32,844 8

Inside Environment Deprivation in Westcourt

4
Above Average
iLivehere Rating 4/10
This iLivehHere rating is an indicator of the quality of housing in Westcourt. 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
Gravesham 008E 0.472 9577/32,844 3
Gravesham 007C -0.016 16730/32,844 6
Gravesham 007B -0.255 20467/32,844 7
Gravesham 008D -0.429 22969/32,844 7
Gravesham 007A -0.719 26496/32,844 9

Outside Environment Deprivation in Westcourt

6
Average
iLivehere Rating 6/10
This iLiveHere rating is an indicator of what the outdoors environment is like in Westcourt. 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
Gravesham 007C 0.237 11601/32,844 4
Gravesham 007A 0.122 13280/32,844 5
Gravesham 008D 0.087 13888/32,844 5
Gravesham 008E 0.045 14561/32,844 5
Gravesham 007B -0.025 15706/32,844 5

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.