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

Middlesbrough was the most deprived of North East’s 12 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 40.0).

North Tyneside was the least deprived (20.9). The middle council, County Durham, had 28.8.

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

| Rank | Area | Deprivation score (England) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 40.0 |
| 2 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 37.6 |
| 3 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 32.8 |
| 4 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 31.1 |
| 5 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 30.3 |
| =6 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 28.8 |
| =6 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 28.8 |
| 8 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 28.1 |
| 9 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 25.8 |
| 10 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 25.7 |
| 11 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 22.0 |
| 12 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 20.9 |

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 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)
- [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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