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

Hastings was the most deprived of South East’s 64 councils in 2025 (share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: 34.0%).

39 councils were the joint least deprived (0.0%). The middle council, East Hampshire, had 0.0%.

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

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Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Hastings34.0%
2Thanet18.6%
3Swale14.4%
4Eastbourne13.3%
5Portsmouth12.0%
6Southampton11.8%
7Dover11.6%
8Havant11.4%
9Gravesham9.2%
=10Gosport8.9%
=10Medway8.9%
12Brighton and Hove7.9%
13Folkestone and Hythe7.5%
14Rother5.2%
15Arun5.0%
16Milton Keynes4.8%
17Canterbury4.3%
18Ashford3.7%
19Isle of Wight3.4%
20Maidstone3.0%
21Oxford2.4%
22New Forest1.8%
=23Crawley1.5%
=23Dartford1.5%
25Sevenoaks1.3%
=26Adur0.0%
=26Basingstoke and Deane0.0%
=26Bracknell Forest0.0%
=26Buckinghamshire0.0%
=26Cherwell0.0%
=26Chichester0.0%
=26East Hampshire0.0%
=26Eastleigh0.0%
=26Elmbridge0.0%
=26Epsom and Ewell0.0%
=26Fareham0.0%
=26Guildford0.0%
=26Hart0.0%
=26Horsham0.0%
=26Lewes0.0%
=26Mid Sussex0.0%
=26Mole Valley0.0%
=26Reading0.0%
=26Reigate and Banstead0.0%
=26Runnymede0.0%
=26Rushmoor0.0%
=26Slough0.0%
=26South Oxfordshire0.0%
=26Spelthorne0.0%
=26Surrey Heath0.0%
=26Tandridge0.0%
=26Test Valley0.0%
=26Tonbridge and Malling0.0%
=26Tunbridge Wells0.0%
=26Vale of White Horse0.0%
=26Waverley0.0%
=26Wealden0.0%
=26West Berkshire0.0%
=26West Oxfordshire0.0%
=26Winchester0.0%
=26Windsor and Maidenhead0.0%
=26Woking0.0%
=26Wokingham0.0%
=26Worthing0.0%

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