Indices of deprivation 2010: Local authority summaries

Overview

This release updates the English Indices of Deprivation 2007.

The English Indices of Deprivation measures relative levels of deprivation in small areas of England called Lower layer Super Output Areas.

Most of the indicators used in these statistics are from 2008.

Key results from the report are:

  • over 5 million people lived in the most deprived areas in England in 2008 and 38 per cent of them were income deprived
  • Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Manchester, Knowsley, the City of Kingston-upon Hull, Hackney and Tower Hamlets are the local authorities with the highest proportion of Lower layer Super Output Areas amongst the most deprived in England
  • 98 per cent of the most deprived Lower layer Super Output Areas are in urban areas but there are also pockets of deprivation across rural areas
  • 56 per cent of Local Authorities contain at least one Lower layer Super Output Areas amongst the 10 per cent most deprived in England
  • 88 per cent of the Lower layer Super Output Areas that are the most deprived in 2010 were also amongst the most deprived in 2007.