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Deprivation in Wigan

Metropolitan borough

The middle of the North West. 347,089 people in 188 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Wigan, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

58 of Wigan’s 200 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
25.2
MHCLG · 2025

Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the 78th most deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Wigan among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Wigan is 25.2.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wigan. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wigan. The map shows each one.

Employment deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wigan. The map shows each one.

Health deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wigan. The map shows each one.

Income deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wigan. The map shows each one.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
15.5%
MHCLG · 2025

15.5% of the neighbourhoods in Wigan are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the 56th most deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Wigan among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Wigan is 15.5%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
58
MHCLG · 2025

58 of the neighbourhoods in Wigan are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Wigan among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Wigan is 58.