# Most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods: share by council in North East (2025)

Middlesbrough was the most deprived of North East’s 12 councils in 2025 (share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: 50.0%).

North Tyneside was the least deprived (8.3%). The middle council, South Tyneside, had 21.4%.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within North East only.

| Rank | Area | Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 50.0% |
| 2 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 42.1% |
| 3 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 27.6% |
| 4 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 26.1% |
| 5 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 25.0% |
| 6 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 21.4% |
| 7 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 19.7% |
| 8 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 19.4% |
| 9 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 19.1% |
| 10 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 17.0% |
| 11 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 11.0% |
| 12 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 8.3% |

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

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/england)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/most-deprived-10-england)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/most-deprived-10-england)

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