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Anti-social behaviourNeighbourhood BurglaryNeighbourhood Crime and ASBNeighbourhood Criminal damage and arsonNeighbourhood Drug offencesNeighbourhood Other crimeNeighbourhood Recorded crime rateNeighbourhood RobberyNeighbourhood Recorded crimes (Scotland)Council Damage (Scotland)Council DishonestyCouncil Recorded crime rate (Scotland)Council Recorded sexual crimes (Scotland)Council Violence (Scotland)Council ShopliftingNeighbourhood Theft from the personNeighbourhood Vehicle crimeNeighbourhood ViolenceNeighbourhood

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Aged 15 to 64Output area Aged 65 and overOutput area Aged under 15Output area Born outside the UKOutput area Degree-level qualifications DisabilityOutput area Asian ethnicityOutput area Black ethnicityOutput area Mixed or Multiple ethnic groupsOutput area Other ethnic groupOutput area White ethnic groupsOutput area Good or very good healthOutput area HouseholdsOutput area No car or vanOutput area Owner-occupied homesOutput area Population densityOutput area PopulationOutput area Private rented homesOutput area ChristianOutput area No religionOutput area Social rented homesOutput area Working mainly from homeOutput area

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Most deprived 10%Council Most deprived 20%Council Deprivation score (England)Neighbourhood

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Number of GP practicesCouncil Female life expectancyCouncil Male life expectancyCouncil

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Average house priceCouncil Annual price changeCouncil Detached house priceCouncil Flat priceCouncil Semi-detached house priceCouncil Terraced house priceCouncil House sales per yearNeighbourhood Median sale priceNeighbourhood House sales per monthCouncil House price to payCouncil One-bedroom private rentCouncil Two-bedroom private rentCouncil Three-bedroom private rentCouncil Four-bedroom+ rentCouncil Average private rentCouncil Annual rent changeCouncil

Crime and justice

Anti-social behaviourNeighbourhood BurglaryNeighbourhood Crime and ASBNeighbourhood Criminal damage and arsonNeighbourhood Drug offencesNeighbourhood Other crimeNeighbourhood Recorded crime rateNeighbourhood RobberyNeighbourhood ShopliftingNeighbourhood Theft from the personNeighbourhood Vehicle crimeNeighbourhood ViolenceNeighbourhood

People and census

Aged 15 to 64Output area Aged 65 and overOutput area Aged under 15Output area Born outside the UKOutput area DisabilityOutput area Asian ethnicityOutput area Black ethnicityOutput area Mixed or Multiple ethnic groupsOutput area Other ethnic groupOutput area White ethnic groupsOutput area Good or very good healthOutput area HouseholdsOutput area No car or vanOutput area Owner-occupied homesOutput area Population densityOutput area PopulationOutput area Private rented homesOutput area ChristianOutput area No religionOutput area Social rented homesOutput area Working mainly from homeOutput area

Deprivation

Most deprived 10%Council Most deprived 20%Council Deprivation score (England)Neighbourhood

Health

Number of GP practicesCouncil Female life expectancyCouncil Male life expectancyCouncil

Education

Number of schoolsCouncil

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Killed or badly hurtCouncil Collisions per 1,000Council

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Full-fibre broadband coverageCouncil Full-fibre take-upCouncil Gigabit broadband coverageOutput area 4G coverage from all four networksCouncil

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Claimants Claimant rateNeighbourhood Employment rateCouncil Median full-time payCouncil

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Housing

Average house priceCouncil Annual price changeCouncil Detached house priceCouncil Flat priceCouncil Semi-detached house priceCouncil Terraced house priceCouncil House sales per yearNeighbourhood Median sale priceNeighbourhood House sales per monthCouncil House price to payCouncil One-bedroom private rentCouncil Two-bedroom private rentCouncil Three-bedroom private rentCouncil Four-bedroom+ rentCouncil Average private rentCouncil Annual rent changeCouncil

Crime and justice

Anti-social behaviourNeighbourhood BurglaryNeighbourhood Crime and ASBNeighbourhood Criminal damage and arsonNeighbourhood Drug offencesNeighbourhood Other crimeNeighbourhood Recorded crime rateNeighbourhood RobberyNeighbourhood Recorded crimes (Scotland)Council Damage (Scotland)Council DishonestyCouncil Recorded crime rate (Scotland)Council Recorded sexual crimes (Scotland)Council Violence (Scotland)Council ShopliftingNeighbourhood Theft from the personNeighbourhood Vehicle crimeNeighbourhood ViolenceNeighbourhood

People and census

Aged 15 to 64Output area Aged 65 and overOutput area Aged under 15Output area Born outside the UKOutput area Degree-level qualifications DisabilityOutput area Asian ethnicityOutput area Black ethnicityOutput area Mixed or Multiple ethnic groupsOutput area Other ethnic groupOutput area White ethnic groupsOutput area Good or very good healthOutput area HouseholdsOutput area No car or vanOutput area Owner-occupied homesOutput area Population densityOutput area PopulationOutput area Private rented homesOutput area ChristianOutput area No religionOutput area Social rented homesOutput area Working mainly from homeOutput area

Deprivation

Most deprived 10%Council Most deprived 20%Council Deprivation score (England)Neighbourhood

Health

Number of GP practicesCouncil Female life expectancyCouncil Male life expectancyCouncil

Education

Number of schoolsCouncil

Transport

Killed or badly hurtCouncil Collisions per 1,000Council

Connectivity

Full-fibre broadband coverageCouncil Full-fibre take-upCouncil Gigabit broadband coverageOutput area 4G coverage from all four networksCouncil

Economy and work

Claimant rateNeighbourhood Employment rateCouncil Median full-time payCouncil

Housing

Average house priceCouncil Annual price changeCouncil Detached house priceCouncil Flat priceCouncil Semi-detached house priceCouncil Terraced house priceCouncil House sales per yearNeighbourhood Median sale priceNeighbourhood House sales per monthCouncil House price to payCouncil One-bedroom private rentCouncil Two-bedroom private rentCouncil Three-bedroom private rentCouncil Four-bedroom+ rentCouncil Average private rentCouncil Annual rent changeCouncil

Crime and justice

Anti-social behaviourNeighbourhood BurglaryNeighbourhood Crime and ASBNeighbourhood Criminal damage and arsonNeighbourhood Drug offencesNeighbourhood Other crimeNeighbourhood Recorded crime rateNeighbourhood RobberyNeighbourhood ShopliftingNeighbourhood Theft from the personNeighbourhood Vehicle crimeNeighbourhood ViolenceNeighbourhood

People and census

Aged 15 to 64Output area Aged 65 and overOutput area Aged under 15Output area Born outside the UKOutput area DisabilityOutput area Asian ethnicityOutput area Black ethnicityOutput area Mixed or Multiple ethnic groupsOutput area Other ethnic groupOutput area White ethnic groupsOutput area Good or very good healthOutput area HouseholdsOutput area No car or vanOutput area Owner-occupied homesOutput area Population densityOutput area PopulationOutput area Private rented homesOutput area ChristianOutput area No religionOutput area Social rented homesOutput area Working mainly from homeOutput area

Deprivation

Most deprived 10%Council Most deprived 20%Council Deprivation score (England)Neighbourhood

Health

Number of GP practicesCouncil Female life expectancyCouncil Male life expectancyCouncil

Education

Number of schoolsCouncil

Transport

Killed or badly hurtCouncil Collisions per 1,000Council

Connectivity

Full-fibre broadband coverageCouncil Full-fibre take-upCouncil Gigabit broadband coverageOutput area 4G coverage from all four networksCouncil

Economy and work

Claimants Claimant rateNeighbourhood Employment rateCouncil Median full-time payCouncil

How to read the colours

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B

High A, low BHigh A, high BLow A, high BLow A, low B

Each band is a third of the 329 areas that have both figures.

Every area, degree level against claimants

329 areas

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High A, low B

Low A, high B

The areas whose two ranks are furthest apart.

EWNIDegree level covers England, Wales and Northern IrelandCouncil level, 329 areasDegree level 2021, claimants Aug 2026

Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 · Source: NISRA, Census 2021 · Source: Office for National Statistics, claimant count (Nomis) · Contains OS and ONS data © Crown copyright 2026 · © OpenStreetMap

EWNIDegree level covers England, Wales and Northern IrelandCouncil level, 329 areasDegree level 2021, claimants Aug 2026Colours are thirds, not fixed valuesONS Census 2021·NISRA Census 2021·ONS via Nomis·© OpenStreetMap