Deprivation (IMD) in the South WestLocal Authorities Ranked
All 27 local authorities in the South West, 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 | Plymouth | 11.6% | 25.6% | 164 |
| 2 | Bristol | 11.2% | 23.1% | 268 |
| 3 | Torbay | 11.0% | 24.2% | 91 |
| 4 | Gloucester | 11.0% | 26.8% | 82 |
| 5 | Swindon | 7.1% | 13.6% | 140 |
| 6 | North Somerset | 6.5% | 10.1% | 138 |
| 7 | North Devon | 5.1% | 13.6% | 59 |
| 8 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 5.0% | 10.0% | 240 |
| 9 | Cornwall | 3.3% | 10.7% | 336 |
| 10 | Cheltenham | 2.6% | 6.5% | 77 |
| 11 | Bath and North East Somerset | 2.5% | 4.2% | 118 |
| 12 | Dorset | 2.2% | 4.0% | 223 |
| 13 | Somerset | 2.1% | 9.4% | 339 |
| 14 | Tewkesbury | 1.8% | 1.8% | 56 |
| 15 | Wiltshire | 0.7% | 2.9% | 307 |
| 16 | South Gloucestershire | 0.0% | 1.1% | 175 |
| 17 | Isles of Scilly | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 18 | East Devon | 0.0% | 1.1% | 88 |
| 19 | Exeter | 0.0% | 6.4% | 78 |
| 20 | Mid Devon | 0.0% | 4.5% | 44 |
| 21 | South Hams | 0.0% | 0.0% | 49 |
| 22 | Teignbridge | 0.0% | 5.8% | 86 |
| 23 | Torridge | 0.0% | 7.9% | 38 |
| 24 | West Devon | 0.0% | 0.0% | 32 |
| 25 | Cotswold | 0.0% | 0.0% | 56 |
| 26 | Forest of Dean | 0.0% | 2.0% | 50 |
| 27 | Stroud | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72 |