Most and least deprived councils in South East (2025)

Hastings was the most deprived of South East’s 64 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 37.3).

Hart was the least deprived (5.9). The middle council, Sevenoaks, had 14.4.

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

Map of deprivation score (England) across the UK

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Deprivation score (England) for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Hastings	37.3
2	Thanet	32.0
3	Swale	26.7
4	Portsmouth	26.4
5	Southampton	25.6
6	Folkestone and Hythe	25.2
7	Dover	24.9
8	Isle of Wight	24.6
9	Medway	24.4
10	Eastbourne	23.9
11	Gravesham	23.6
12	Gosport	23.4
13	Slough	23.0
14	Rother	22.5
15	Havant	21.5
16	Crawley	20.8
17	Brighton and Hove	20.3
18	Ashford	19.7
19	Arun	19.4
20	Canterbury	19.2
21	Reading	18.6
22	Milton Keynes	18.5
23	Maidstone	18.1
24	Dartford	17.4
25	Lewes	16.8
26	Worthing	15.9
27	Chichester	15.6
28	Rushmoor	15.2
29	Adur	15.0
30	Spelthorne	14.9
=31	Oxford	14.4
=31	Sevenoaks	14.4
33	Tunbridge Wells	13.9
=34	Basingstoke and Deane	13.0
=34	Tonbridge and Malling	13.0
36	New Forest	12.9
37	Wealden	12.7
38	Cherwell	12.6
39	Tandridge	12.5
40	Runnymede	12.4
41	Test Valley	12.2
42	Buckinghamshire	11.9
43	Woking	11.5
=44	Eastleigh	11.0
=44	West Berkshire	11.0
46	Winchester	10.2
=47	Bracknell Forest	10.1
=47	Reigate and Banstead	10.1
=47	West Oxfordshire	10.1
50	East Hampshire	9.9
51	Mole Valley	9.8
52	Horsham	9.6
=53	Guildford	9.5
=53	Vale of White Horse	9.5
55	Windsor and Maidenhead	8.9
56	Mid Sussex	8.7
57	South Oxfordshire	8.5
=58	Fareham	8.1
=58	Waverley	8.1
=60	Elmbridge	8.0
=60	Epsom and Ewell	8.0
=60	Surrey Heath	8.0
63	Wokingham	6.1
64	Hart	5.9

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