# Most and least deprived councils in East of England (2025)

Great Yarmouth was the most deprived of East of England’s 45 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 34.2).

St Albans was the least deprived (8.1). The middle council, West Suffolk, had 16.2.

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

| Rank | Area | Deprivation score (England) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 34.2 |
| 2 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 32.1 |
| 3 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 29.5 |
| 4 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 27.8 |
| 5 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 26.3 |
| 6 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 26.1 |
| 7 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 25.5 |
| 8 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 24.1 |
| 9 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 24.0 |
| 10 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 22.6 |
| 11 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 21.7 |
| 12 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 21.1 |
| 13 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 21.0 |
| 14 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 20.4 |
| 15 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 20.3 |
| 16 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 19.7 |
| 17 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 18.9 |
| 18 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 17.8 |
| 19 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 17.6 |
| 20 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 17.3 |
| 21 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 16.6 |
| 22 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 16.3 |
| 23 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 16.2 |
| 24 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 16.0 |
| 25 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 15.4 |
| 26 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 14.4 |
| =27 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 14.1 |
| =27 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 14.1 |
| 29 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 14.0 |
| 30 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 13.9 |
| =31 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 13.1 |
| =31 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 13.1 |
| =31 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 13.1 |
| =34 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 12.2 |
| =34 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 12.2 |
| 36 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 11.8 |
| 37 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 11.5 |
| 38 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 11.4 |
| 39 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 11.3 |
| 40 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 10.9 |
| =41 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 10.0 |
| =41 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 10.0 |
| 43 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 9.8 |
| 44 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 9.3 |
| 45 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 8.1 |

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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/deprivation-score-england/west-midlands)
- [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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