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Least deprived (England) in East of England

Which English areas are least deprived? All 45 council areas in East of England ranked on deprivation rank (of 296, 1 = most deprived). Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived.

Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)
1stSt Albans289 / 296
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire283 / 296
3rdEast Hertfordshire277 / 296
#AreaDeprivation rankEngland & Wales
1St Albans289 / 2968th
2South Cambridgeshire283 / 29614th
3East Hertfordshire277 / 29620th
4Uttlesford274 / 29623rd
5Three Rivers273 / 29624th
6Brentwood264 / 29633rd
7North Hertfordshire259 / 29638th
8Rochford258 / 29639th
9Cambridge257 / 29640th
10Huntingdonshire252 / 29645th
11East Cambridgeshire247 / 29650th
12Broadland246 / 29651st
13Central Bedfordshire232 / 29665th
14South Norfolk231 / 29666th
15Chelmsford230 / 29667th
16Welwyn Hatfield220 / 29677th
17Dacorum217 / 29680th
18Epping Forest215 / 29682nd
19Hertsmere214 / 29683rd
20Mid Suffolk207 / 29690th
21Babergh193 / 296104th
22Maldon184 / 296113th
23West Suffolk182 / 296115th
24Watford181 / 296116th
25Braintree178 / 296119th
26Colchester171 / 296126th
27Castle Point165 / 296132nd
28Broxbourne162 / 296135th
29Stevenage151 / 296146th
30Bedford138 / 296159th
31East Suffolk131 / 296166th
32Breckland129 / 296168th
33Thurrock122 / 296175th
34North Norfolk121 / 296176th
35Harlow116 / 296181st
36Basildon106 / 296191st
37Southend-on-Sea89 / 296208th
38King's Lynn and West Norfolk88 / 296209th
39Ipswich76 / 296221st
40Fenland66 / 296231st
41Norwich65 / 296232nd
42Peterborough54 / 296243rd
43Luton45 / 296252nd
44Tendring25 / 296272nd
45Great Yarmouth18 / 296279th

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