Deprivation (IMD) in the South EastLocal Authorities Ranked
All 64 local authorities in the South East, ranked by neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%. Data: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local Authority | Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10% | In the most deprived 20% | Neighbourhoods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings | 34.0% | 49.1% | 53 |
| 2 | Thanet | 18.6% | 34.9% | 86 |
| 3 | Swale | 14.4% | 26.7% | 90 |
| 4 | Eastbourne | 13.3% | 18.3% | 60 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 12.0% | 24.0% | 125 |
| 6 | Southampton | 11.8% | 24.3% | 152 |
| 7 | Dover | 11.6% | 21.7% | 69 |
| 8 | Havant | 11.4% | 25.3% | 79 |
| 9 | Gravesham | 9.2% | 21.5% | 65 |
| 10 | Gosport | 8.9% | 26.8% | 56 |
| 11 | Medway | 8.9% | 21.9% | 169 |
| 12 | Brighton and Hove | 7.9% | 17.0% | 165 |
| 13 | Folkestone and Hythe | 7.5% | 22.4% | 67 |
| 14 | Rother | 5.2% | 13.8% | 58 |
| 15 | Arun | 5.1% | 9.1% | 99 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes | 4.8% | 11.4% | 166 |
| 17 | Canterbury | 4.3% | 19.6% | 92 |
| 18 | Ashford | 3.7% | 11.1% | 81 |
| 19 | Isle of Wight | 3.4% | 20.2% | 89 |
| 20 | Maidstone | 3.0% | 11.1% | 99 |
| 21 | Oxford | 2.4% | 7.1% | 84 |
| 22 | New Forest | 1.8% | 2.6% | 114 |
| 23 | Dartford | 1.5% | 10.4% | 67 |
| 24 | Crawley | 1.5% | 1.5% | 67 |
| 25 | Sevenoaks | 1.3% | 4.0% | 75 |
| 26 | Bracknell Forest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82 |
| 27 | West Berkshire | 0.0% | 1.0% | 99 |
| 28 | Reading | 0.0% | 11.0% | 100 |
| 29 | Slough | 0.0% | 9.5% | 84 |
| 30 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89 |
| 31 | Wokingham | 0.0% | 0.0% | 103 |
| 32 | Buckinghamshire | 0.0% | 0.6% | 334 |
| 33 | Lewes | 0.0% | 3.2% | 62 |
| 34 | Wealden | 0.0% | 3.0% | 99 |
| 35 | Basingstoke and Deane | 0.0% | 1.7% | 115 |
| 36 | East Hampshire | 0.0% | 0.0% | 74 |
| 37 | Eastleigh | 0.0% | 1.2% | 82 |
| 38 | Fareham | 0.0% | 2.7% | 73 |
| 39 | Hart | 0.0% | 0.0% | 59 |
| 40 | Rushmoor | 0.0% | 5.0% | 60 |
| 41 | Test Valley | 0.0% | 2.5% | 81 |
| 42 | Winchester | 0.0% | 1.4% | 72 |
| 43 | Tonbridge and Malling | 0.0% | 2.6% | 78 |
| 44 | Tunbridge Wells | 0.0% | 2.9% | 69 |
| 45 | Cherwell | 0.0% | 2.9% | 102 |
| 46 | South Oxfordshire | 0.0% | 0.0% | 93 |
| 47 | Vale of White Horse | 0.0% | 1.2% | 81 |
| 48 | West Oxfordshire | 0.0% | 1.5% | 68 |
| 49 | Elmbridge | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82 |
| 50 | Epsom and Ewell | 0.0% | 2.2% | 46 |
| 51 | Guildford | 0.0% | 1.2% | 84 |
| 52 | Mole Valley | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54 |
| 53 | Reigate and Banstead | 0.0% | 1.1% | 90 |
| 54 | Runnymede | 0.0% | 1.9% | 52 |
| 55 | Spelthorne | 0.0% | 1.6% | 61 |
| 56 | Surrey Heath | 0.0% | 0.0% | 55 |
| 57 | Tandridge | 0.0% | 0.0% | 51 |
| 58 | Waverley | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82 |
| 59 | Woking | 0.0% | 1.6% | 62 |
| 60 | Adur | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42 |
| 61 | Chichester | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75 |
| 62 | Horsham | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89 |
| 63 | Mid Sussex | 0.0% | 0.0% | 92 |
| 64 | Worthing | 0.0% | 4.4% | 68 |