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

Blackpool was the most deprived of North West’s 35 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 43.5).

Ribble Valley was the least deprived (10.0). The middle council, Rossendale, had 26.0.

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

| Rank | Area | Deprivation score (England) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 43.5 |
| =2 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 38.7 |
| =2 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 38.7 |
| 4 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 37.1 |
| 5 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 36.9 |
| 6 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 36.8 |
| 7 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 36.2 |
| 8 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 35.4 |
| 9 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 35.3 |
| 10 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 34.3 |
| 11 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 32.3 |
| 12 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 31.4 |
| 13 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 31.1 |
| 14 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 29.8 |
| 15 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 29.0 |
| 16 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 28.8 |
| 17 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 27.5 |
| 18 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 26.0 |
| 19 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 25.2 |
| 20 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 25.1 |
| 21 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 24.0 |
| 22 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 23.8 |
| 23 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 22.4 |
| 24 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 20.9 |
| 25 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 18.4 |
| 26 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 18.3 |
| 27 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 17.8 |
| 28 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 17.7 |
| 29 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 16.8 |
| 30 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 16.4 |
| 31 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 15.7 |
| 32 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 15.0 |
| 33 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 14.2 |
| 34 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 14.1 |
| 35 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 10.0 |

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)
- [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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