Deprivation in Wakefield
Metropolitan boroughCentral Yorkshire and The Humber. 369,450 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 339 square kilometres.
8 layers about deprivation for Wakefield, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
72 of Wakefield’s 215 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
Deprivation score (England)
CouncilEngland onlyWakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the 59th most deprived of 296.
A higher score means more deprivation.
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wakefield. The map shows each one.
Education deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wakefield. The map shows each one.
Employment deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wakefield. The map shows each one.
Health deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wakefield. The map shows each one.
Income deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wakefield. The map shows each one.
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
CouncilEngland only17.2% of the neighbourhoods in Wakefield are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.
Among councils in England, that is the joint 50th most deprived of 296.
Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%
CouncilEngland onlyIn Wakefield, 72 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.