# 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.

| Rank | Area | Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 40.7% |
| 2 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 40.4% |
| =3 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 40.0% |
| =3 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 40.0% |
| 5 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 37.4% |
| 6 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 37.3% |
| 7 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 36.8% |
| 8 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 35.1% |
| 9 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 32.1% |
| 10 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 31.2% |
| 11 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 31.1% |
| 12 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 26.0% |
| 13 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 25.5% |
| 14 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 23.4% |
| 15 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 23.1% |
| 16 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 18.9% |
| 17 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 17.6% |
| 18 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 17.2% |
| 19 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 15.5% |
| 20 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 13.0% |
| 21 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 11.4% |
| 22 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 10.8% |
| 23 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 10.2% |
| 24 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 9.3% |
| 25 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 8.6% |
| 26 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 7.8% |
| 27 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 6.3% |
| 28 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 6.1% |
| 29 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 5.5% |
| =30 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 4.3% |
| =30 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 4.3% |
| 32 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 3.9% |
| 33 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 2.9% |
| 34 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 2.5% |
| 35 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 0.0% |

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

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/england)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/most-deprived-10-england/north-east)
- [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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