· IMD 2025 · LSOA-LEVEL ·
England's steepest deprivation gradients.
Councils where the most- and least-deprived neighbourhoods sit closest together. The classic gentrification-edge geography — high-end streets a stone's throw from the bottom IMD decile.
| # | Council | LSOAs | % in dec 1–2 | % in dec 9–10 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 90 | 60.0% | 10.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 2 | Preston | 87 | 44.8% | 18.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 3 | Hartlepool | 57 | 52.6% | 10.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 4 | Walsall | 169 | 48.5% | 14.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 302 | 53.6% | 8.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 6 | Bradford | 312 | 51.0% | 10.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 7 | Birmingham | 659 | 54.9% | 6.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 8 | Stockton-on-Tees | 124 | 33.1% | 28.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 9 | Halton | 80 | 45.0% | 16.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 10 | Nottingham | 179 | 53.6% | 6.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 11 | Cheltenham | 77 | 6.5% | 53.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 12 | South Tyneside | 103 | 48.5% | 10.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 13 | Stoke-on-Trent | 163 | 51.5% | 7.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 14 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 180 | 38.3% | 20.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 177 | 43.5% | 14.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 16 | Derby | 152 | 36.2% | 21.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 17 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 168 | 51.8% | 6.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 18 | Warrington | 132 | 15.9% | 41.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 19 | Solihull | 134 | 17.2% | 39.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 20 | Wirral | 209 | 32.5% | 23.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 185 | 45.9% | 8.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 22 | North East Lincolnshire | 107 | 37.4% | 16.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 23 | Sheffield | 343 | 35.0% | 19.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 24 | Leeds | 488 | 27.9% | 25.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 25 | Enfield | 183 | 44.3% | 8.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 26 | St. Helens | 121 | 36.4% | 16.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 27 | Redditch | 57 | 22.8% | 29.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 28 | Gloucester | 82 | 26.8% | 25.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 29 | Basildon | 112 | 24.1% | 27.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 30 | Haringey | 147 | 44.2% | 7.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 31 | Redcar and Cleveland | 88 | 36.4% | 14.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 32 | Trafford | 139 | 7.9% | 43.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 33 | Cheshire East | 244 | 8.6% | 42.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 34 | Dudley | 203 | 26.1% | 24.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 35 | Rochdale | 135 | 43.7% | 6.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 36 | Salford | 161 | 41.6% | 8.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 37 | Bromley | 199 | 6.0% | 44.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 38 | County Durham | 330 | 40.3% | 9.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 39 | Cheshire West and Chester | 222 | 16.2% | 33.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 40 | Wigan | 200 | 29.0% | 20.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 41 | Gateshead | 126 | 35.7% | 13.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 42 | South Ribble | 70 | 10.0% | 38.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 43 | Darlington | 66 | 28.8% | 19.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 44 | Stockport | 191 | 14.7% | 33.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 45 | Havant | 79 | 25.3% | 22.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 46 | Tameside | 142 | 38.0% | 9.9% | 1 → 10 |
| 47 | Southend-on-Sea | 108 | 23.1% | 24.1% | 1 → 10 |
| 48 | Mansfield | 68 | 30.9% | 16.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 49 | Ipswich | 85 | 30.6% | 16.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 50 | Kirklees | 260 | 30.8% | 16.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 51 | Worcester | 64 | 18.8% | 28.1% | 1 → 10 |
| 52 | North Tyneside | 133 | 19.5% | 26.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 53 | Doncaster | 199 | 38.2% | 7.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 54 | Wakefield | 215 | 33.5% | 11.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 55 | Peterborough | 121 | 38.8% | 5.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 56 | Chorley | 70 | 12.9% | 31.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 57 | Bury | 120 | 25.0% | 19.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 58 | Bristol, City of | 268 | 23.1% | 20.9% | 1 → 10 |
| 59 | Plymouth | 164 | 25.6% | 18.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 60 | North Somerset | 138 | 10.1% | 33.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 61 | Rotherham | 170 | 34.7% | 8.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 62 | Sefton | 191 | 27.2% | 15.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 63 | Coventry | 203 | 31.0% | 11.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 64 | Oxford | 84 | 7.1% | 35.7% | 1 → 10 |
| 65 | Erewash | 73 | 19.2% | 23.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 66 | Norwich | 85 | 31.8% | 10.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 67 | Northumberland | 200 | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 68 | Stafford | 81 | 7.4% | 34.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 69 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 213 | 10.3% | 31.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 70 | Gosport | 56 | 26.8% | 14.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 71 | Lancaster | 88 | 23.9% | 17.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 72 | North East Derbyshire | 64 | 12.5% | 28.1% | 1 → 10 |
| 73 | Chesterfield | 69 | 24.6% | 15.9% | 1 → 10 |
| 74 | Calderdale | 129 | 31.8% | 8.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 75 | Lincoln | 60 | 35.0% | 5.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 76 | West Lancashire | 73 | 16.4% | 23.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 77 | Rossendale | 43 | 32.6% | 7.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 78 | East Staffordshire | 72 | 16.7% | 22.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 79 | Swindon | 140 | 13.6% | 24.3% | 1 → 10 |
| 80 | Cumberland | 177 | 23.7% | 14.1% | 1 → 10 |
| 81 | Croydon | 229 | 19.7% | 17.9% | 1 → 10 |
| 82 | Tamworth | 51 | 17.6% | 19.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 83 | Canterbury | 92 | 19.6% | 17.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 84 | Ashfield | 77 | 27.3% | 9.1% | 1 → 10 |
| 85 | North Northamptonshire | 205 | 13.2% | 22.9% | 1 → 10 |
| 86 | Telford and Wrekin | 115 | 24.3% | 10.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 87 | Brighton and Hove | 165 | 17.0% | 17.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 88 | Wyre Forest | 67 | 17.9% | 16.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 89 | Southampton | 152 | 24.3% | 9.9% | 1 → 10 |
| 90 | Havering | 153 | 6.5% | 27.5% | 1 → 10 |
| 91 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 240 | 10.0% | 23.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 92 | Medway | 169 | 21.9% | 11.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 93 | West Northamptonshire | 238 | 10.5% | 23.1% | 1 → 10 |
| 94 | Eastbourne | 60 | 18.3% | 15.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 95 | Amber Valley | 79 | 13.9% | 19.0% | 1 → 10 |
| 96 | Dartford | 67 | 10.4% | 22.4% | 1 → 10 |
| 97 | Newark and Sherwood | 74 | 14.9% | 17.6% | 1 → 10 |
| 98 | Gravesham | 65 | 21.5% | 10.8% | 1 → 10 |
| 99 | Maidstone | 99 | 11.1% | 21.2% | 1 → 10 |
| 100 | Camden | 130 | 21.5% | 10.8% | 1 → 10 |
Source: MHCLG IMD 2025 via PostcodeProperty.ai. Top 100 councils by gradient — only LADs with ≥30 LSOAs and at least 5% in both extremes are shown.