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Indices of Deprivation 2025·England & Wales

Deprivation map by council

See how every neighbourhood in a council area ranks on the official 2025 indices of deprivation. Pick one of 318 councils in England and Wales to open its map, with each small area coloured by its national decile. Free, with no account needed.

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Neighbourhoods in each national decile, from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived).

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England (296)

Wales (22)

What the deprivation map shows

  • Every neighbourhood, coloured by decileeach 2021 small area (Lower layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents) in the council, shaded from decile 1, the most deprived tenth of areas in its nation, to decile 10, the least deprived.
  • How the council spreads across the decileshow many of its neighbourhoods fall in each decile, so you can see whether deprivation is concentrated or spread out.
  • The most and least deprived neighbourhoodswith the ward each one mostly falls in, its national rank and decile.
  • Details for any areatap or click an area on the map for its decile, rank and best-fit ward.

What deprivation measures

The indices rank small areas by how many of their residents experience different kinds of deprivation, combined into one overall score. Income and employment carry the most weight in both nations.

  • England (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): seven domains. They are income; employment; education, skills and training; health deprivation and disability; crime; barriers to housing and services; and living environment.
  • Wales (Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025): eight domains. They are income; employment; health; education; access to services; housing; community safety; and physical environment.

The map shows the overall decile. A property report on Address Lens shows each domain separately for the area around a specific address.

How to read deciles and ranks

  • Every small area gets a rank within its own nation: 1 to 33,755 in England and 1 to 1,917 in Wales, where 1 is the most deprived.
  • Deciles split that ranking into ten equal groups. Decile 1 holds the 10% most deprived areas and decile 10 the 10% least deprived.
  • The indices are relative. They show how areas compare with each other, not how much deprivation an area has in absolute terms. An area can change decile between editions because areas around it changed.
  • Least deprived isn't the same as most affluent. A decile 10 area still contains people experiencing deprivation.

England and Wales are measured separately

England and Wales publish different indices, with different domains, indicators and methods. A decile only compares areas within the same nation, so an English decile 3 and a Welsh decile 3 can't be compared. Each council page uses its own nation's index and says which one. Scotland and Northern Ireland publish their own measures, which this map doesn't include.

What the map can't tell you

It describes areas, not homes or people. Deprivation is a summary of everyone living in a small area. It says nothing about any one home, household or street, and it isn't a verdict on whether a place is a good place to live or buy. Most indicators describe the years before publication, not today, and the boundaries on the map are simplified, so check a specific address with a property report.

Frequently asked questions

What does decile 1 mean?

The area is among the 10% most deprived small areas in its nation, England or Wales. Decile 10 is the 10% least deprived. A decile is a position in a ranking, not a score.

Is a least deprived area the same as a wealthy one?

No. The indices measure deprivation, not affluence. A decile 10 area has relatively few residents experiencing deprivation compared with other areas, but it can still contain households in need.

Can I compare an area in England with one in Wales?

No. England and Wales publish separate indices with different domains and methods, so a decile only compares areas within the same nation.

Does the map cover Scotland or Northern Ireland?

No. Scotland and Northern Ireland publish their own deprivation measures, which this map doesn't include.

Does a deprived area mean a property is a bad buy?

No. Deprivation describes the circumstances of the people living in a small area, not a particular home. Use it as background alongside the sold prices, EPC, flood, planning and crime checks for the specific address.

Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021.