Ward level data for England and Wales have been aggregated to district level to provide a number of summary indicators for local authorities (see Map 1 for a description of local authorities in the South West). Data table

Employment and income

The indicators for employment and income deprivation are not rates, but are based on actual numbers of those who lack employment or suffer from income deprivation. The rankings therefore, to some extent, reflect the size of the district. They provide an illustration of the size of the problems of lack of employment and income deprivation. The districts with the highest numbers of people suffering from lack of employment and income deprivation are Bristol, Plymouth and Bournemouth Data table

District aggregates of ward scores and ward ranks

The domains of ward scores and ward ranks are population weighted averages of these constituents, and reflect the general deprivation of the whole district. The average of ward scores better reflects extreme scores, which may be concealed in the average of ranks. In the ward scores, four districts are in the most deprived quartile nationally (Kerrier, Penwith, Plymouth and Torbay). In the ward ranks eight districts, these four districts, and a further four, North Cornwall, Restormel, Torridge and West Somerset are also in the most deprived quartile nationally. This reflects more extreme scores in some wards in the first four districts (see Data table for details).

Extent

The extent score shows high levels of deprivation. It measures the percentage of a district's population who live in the most deprived 10% of wards nationally. It answers the question: "What percentage of a district's population live in highly deprived wards?"

In 31 out of the 45 districts within the South West, none of the population lives in the most deprived 10% of wards in England and Wales. Of those 14 districts with residents in highly deprived wards, none is in the most deprived national quartile. This demonstrates that although the South West contains some highly deprived wards, these are relatively dispersed ( Map 2 and Data table ).

Concentration

The concentration score is the population weighted average of the wards which capture the most deprived 10% of that district's population. It answers the question "How deprived are the most deprived 10% of the district's population?"

Bristol, Plymouth, Penwith and Bournemouth are in the most deprived quartile nationally ( Map 3 and Data table ).

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

Districts which are in the top 50 nationally on any of the six indices of deprivation have been allocated specific funding under this programme. There are 81 authorities in this category, of which four are in the South West. These are Bristol, Plymouth, Penwith and Kerrier. Details of district scores and ranks are in the data table .   

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund report:

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