Most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods: share by council in North West (2025)
Manchester was the most deprived of North West’s 35 councils in 2025 (share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: 40.7%).
Ribble Valley was the least deprived (0.0%). The middle council, Preston, had 17.2%.
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within North West only.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 40.7% |
| 2 | Blackpool | 40.4% |
| =3 | Burnley | 40.0% |
| =3 | Knowsley | 40.0% |
| 5 | Blackburn with Darwen | 37.4% |
| 6 | Oldham | 37.3% |
| 7 | Liverpool | 36.8% |
| 8 | Pendle | 35.1% |
| 9 | Hyndburn | 32.1% |
| 10 | Halton | 31.2% |
| 11 | Rochdale | 31.1% |
| 12 | Bolton | 26.0% |
| 13 | Salford | 25.5% |
| 14 | Wirral | 23.4% |
| 15 | St. Helens | 23.1% |
| 16 | Sefton | 18.9% |
| 17 | Tameside | 17.6% |
| 18 | Preston | 17.2% |
| 19 | Wigan | 15.5% |
| 20 | Wyre | 13.0% |
| 21 | Lancaster | 11.4% |
| 22 | Bury | 10.8% |
| 23 | Cumberland | 10.2% |
| 24 | Rossendale | 9.3% |
| 25 | Cheshire West and Chester | 8.6% |
| 26 | Stockport | 7.8% |
| 27 | Westmorland and Furness | 6.3% |
| 28 | Warrington | 6.1% |
| 29 | West Lancashire | 5.5% |
| =30 | Chorley | 4.3% |
| =30 | Trafford | 4.3% |
| 32 | Fylde | 3.9% |
| 33 | South Ribble | 2.9% |
| 34 | Cheshire East | 2.5% |
| 35 | Ribble Valley | 0.0% |