Most and least deprived councils in West Midlands (2025)

Birmingham was the most deprived of West Midlands’s 30 councils in 2025 (deprivation score 38.1).

Warwick was the least deprived (10.8). The middle council, Worcester, had 19.1.

Deprivation score (England) is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within West Midlands only.

Map of deprivation score (England) across the UK

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Deprivation score (England) for every council in West Midlands, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Birmingham	38.1
2	Sandwell	33.8
3	Stoke-on-Trent	33.6
4	Wolverhampton	32.6
5	Walsall	31.7
6	Coventry	27.5
7	Telford and Wrekin	24.4
8	Nuneaton and Bedworth	24.0
9	Dudley	23.2
10	Wyre Forest	22.1
11	Redditch	20.3
12	Tamworth	20.2
13	North Warwickshire	20.1
14	Cannock Chase	19.9
15	Worcester	19.1
=16	East Staffordshire	19.0
=16	Newcastle-under-Lyme	19.0
18	Herefordshire	18.8
19	Shropshire	17.6
20	Solihull	17.0
21	Malvern Hills	16.1
22	Wychavon	15.8
23	Staffordshire Moorlands	14.8
24	Rugby	14.1
25	Stafford	13.9
26	South Staffordshire	13.5
27	Lichfield	12.7
28	Stratford-on-Avon	11.8
29	Bromsgrove	11.0
30	Warwick	10.8

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