# 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. | Rank | Area | Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 34.0% | | 2 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 18.6% | | 3 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 14.4% | | 4 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 13.3% | | 5 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 12.0% | | 6 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 11.8% | | 7 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 11.6% | | 8 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 11.4% | | 9 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 9.2% | | =10 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 8.9% | | =10 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 8.9% | | 12 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 7.9% | | 13 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 7.5% | | 14 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 5.2% | | 15 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 5.0% | | 16 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 4.8% | | 17 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 4.3% | | 18 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 3.7% | | 19 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 3.4% | | 20 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 3.0% | | 21 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 2.4% | | 22 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 1.8% | | =23 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 1.5% | | =23 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 1.5% | | 25 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 1.3% | | =26 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 0.0% | | =26 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 0.0% | | =26 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 0.0% | | =26 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 0.0% | | =26 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 0.0% | | =26 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 0.0% | Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG. Covers England. Period: 2025. 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