# Most and least deprived councils in East Midlands (2025)

Leicester was the most deprived of East Midlands’s 35 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 34.4).

Rushcliffe was the least deprived (7.8). The middle council, North Northamptonshire, had 18.5.

Deprivation score (England) is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within East Midlands only.

| Rank | Area | Deprivation score (England) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 34.4 |
| 2 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 33.7 |
| 3 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 30.4 |
| 4 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 28.9 |
| 5 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 28.5 |
| 6 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 28.2 |
| 7 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 26.9 |
| 8 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 25.7 |
| 9 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 25.6 |
| 10 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 25.4 |
| 11 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 22.5 |
| 12 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 21.5 |
| 13 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 21.0 |
| 14 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 20.7 |
| 15 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 19.1 |
| 16 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 18.7 |
| 17 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 18.6 |
| 18 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 18.5 |
| 19 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 17.6 |
| 20 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 16.6 |
| 21 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 15.3 |
| 22 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 15.2 |
| 23 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 14.9 |
| 24 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 14.5 |
| 25 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 14.4 |
| =26 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 13.8 |
| =26 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 13.8 |
| 28 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 13.7 |
| 29 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 13.4 |
| 30 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 13.3 |
| 31 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 13.2 |
| 32 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 10.5 |
| 33 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 9.9 |
| 34 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 9.2 |
| 35 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 7.8 |

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG. Covers England. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/england)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-score-england)

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