Deprivation & opportunity in Folkestone and Hythe
IMD 2019 · 67 LSOAs · MHCLG · OGL v3.0
What is the area opportunity and deprivation level in Folkestone and Hythe?
Folkestone and Hythe has a Gera Area Opportunity Index (GAOI) of 47.9/100 (rank 233 of 313 English local authorities), 10.0 points below the national average of 57.9/100. This places Folkestone and Hythe in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG), OGL v3.0.
47.9
GAOI / 100
#233
of 313 English LAs
Moderate Opportunity
Opportunity tier
-10.0
vs England avg (57.9)
Domain breakdown — Folkestone and Hythe
All scores 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity). Derived from IMD 2019 by inverting and normalising each domain across all 313 English LAs.
| Domain | IMD weight | GAOI sub-score | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 22.5% | 47.9/100 | |
| Employment | 22.5% | 44.8/100 | |
| Education | 13.5% | 42/100 | |
| Health | 13.5% | 35.5/100 | |
| Crime Safety | 9.3% | 42.5/100 | |
| Housing Access | 9.3% | 60.9/100 | |
| Environment | 9.3% | 75.1/100 |
Raw mean IMD composite: 24.15 (population-weighted across 67 LSOAs). Population (mid-2015): 109,838.
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Official ONS-weighted GAOI · Folkestone and Hythe · IMD 2019 source data
Domain breakdown (0 = most deprived, 100 = least deprived)
GAOI sub-scores derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG, OGL v3.0). Each sub-score = inverted and min-max normalised domain score across all 313 English LAs. Custom weighting is illustrative — not an official statistic.
Questions about Folkestone and Hythe
- What is the deprivation level in Folkestone and Hythe?
- Folkestone and Hythe has a Gera Area Opportunity Index of 47.9/100 (rank 233 of 313 English LAs), placing it in the "Moderate Opportunity" tier. Its population-weighted mean IMD score is 24.149 (lower IMD = less deprived). The national average IMD is 19.535. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019, MHCLG, OGL v3.0.
- What are the strongest and weakest opportunity domains in Folkestone and Hythe?
- In Folkestone and Hythe, the strongest opportunity domains are environment (75.1/100) and housing access (60.9/100). The domains with most room for improvement are education (42/100) and health (35.5/100). All scores are 0–100 (higher = less deprived / more opportunity), derived from English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG).
- How does Folkestone and Hythe compare with the England average for deprivation?
- Folkestone and Hythe's GAOI of 47.9/100 is 10.0 points below the England average of 57.9/100, based on the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (MHCLG). It ranks 233 out of 313 English local authorities (rank 1 = least deprived / highest opportunity).
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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 — File 7 (All LSOA Scores, Ranks, Deciles). Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), September 2019. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GAOI methodology: https://gerarent.com/methodology/gera-area-opportunity-index. Data as of ; page updated .