Indices of Deprivation

Indices of Deprivation

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities commissioned OCSI to update the indices in both 2015 and 2019.

The English Indices of Deprivation provide a comprehensive measure of relative deprivation in small areas called lower-layer super output areas (LSOAs) in England.

The Index of Multiple Deprivation, which is the most widely used index, is based on 39 separate indicators organised across seven domains of deprivation. The domains are combined and weighted to produce an overall measure of multiple deprivation experienced by people living in an area. Every LSOA in England is ranked based on their level of deprivation relative to other areas.

Access the data

The data and the accompanying reports are available to download online:

The data is also available to use in Local Insight. For example, you can:

compare relative deprivation over time through exploring data from 2010, 2015 and 2019
see how your neighbourhooods fare on the index of multiple deprivation
analyse whether the delivery of your projects and services targets the areas most in need.

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Image shows a map of the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 at LSOA level for England

Indices of Deprivation

Indices of Deprivation

Indices of Deprivation

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English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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