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

Plymouth was the most deprived of South West’s 27 councils in 2025 (share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: 11.6%).

12 councils were the joint least deprived (0.0%). The middle council, Tewkesbury, had 1.8%.

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

| Rank | Area | Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 11.6% |
| 2 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 11.2% |
| =3 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 11.0% |
| =3 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 11.0% |
| 5 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 7.1% |
| 6 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 6.5% |
| 7 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 5.1% |
| 8 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 5.0% |
| 9 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 3.3% |
| 10 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 2.6% |
| 11 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 2.5% |
| 12 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 2.2% |
| 13 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 2.1% |
| 14 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 1.8% |
| 15 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 0.7% |
| =16 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 0.0% |
| =16 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 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)
- [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)

- [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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