What is the poorest place in England?
Ava Arnold
Updated on February 18, 2026
In 2010, Jaywick was assessed as the most deprived area in England. In September 2015, it was again named as the most deprived, according to the indices of deprivation based on several factors including: poverty, crime, education and skill levels, unemployment and housing, after being assessed in 2012–13.
What is the poorest place in the UK?
Having measured the states of deprivation across thirty-two thousand eight hundred and forty-four areas in the country, the researchers concluded that the community that lies east of Jaywick near Clacton-on-Sea is the most deprived region in the country.Where are the poorest areas in England?
The lowest income areas were mostly urban areas in the Midlands, North West, North East, and Yorkshire and The Humber. These include Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham — major UK cities with household income among the lowest in the country, even though their levels of productivity are closer to the national average.What is the most deprived town in England?
Birmingham – England's largest Local Authority – contains more deprived LSOAs than any other by some margin and other core cities: Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds follow.What is a poor city in England?
Nottingham has been named the UK's "poorest city" on a government list - the fifth time in seven years.10 Poorest Areas in England
What is the poorest county in the UK?
Cornwall is one of the poorest regions in Britain and northern Europe. Fifteen constituencies in the county rank among the most deprived areas in Britain, according to national statistics.Where is the nicest place to live in the UK?
Ilkley in West Yorkshire has been crowned the best place to live in the UK, according to the 2022 Sunday Times guide.What are the 10 most deprived areas in England?
Top 20 areas with the most deprived neighbourhoods in England:
- Middlesbrough.
- Liverpool.
- Knowsley.
- Kingston upon Hull.
- Manchester.
- Blackpool.
- Birmingham.
- Burnley.