Four London boroughs have been named by the Government as some of the most “income-deprived” areas of England, the Government has said.
Parts of the capital have been named as some of the most deprived parts of England, with boroughs scoring particularly poorly in factors involving residents’ income.
Four out of the five areas of the country with the highest proportion of income-deprived households were in London.
Just over 40% of Tower Hamlets residents are living in income-deprived households, according to the latest official data.
A similar percentage of residents were living in the same conditions in Hackney, while 39% of residents were living in income-deprived households in Newham.
Income deprivation is a measure of the proportion of people in an area who are out of work or on low earnings.
Tower Hamlets and Hackney were also named as the most deprived in terms of income deprivation affecting children.
Both boroughs, as well as Newham, Islington and Southwark, ranked as the most deprived regarding income deprivation affecting older people.
The data, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), presented relative levels of deprivation in areas or neighbourhoods of England in 2025.
The data also revealed that an area of the coastal village of Jaywick, close to the town of Clacton-on-Sea in the local authority of Tendring in Essex, has been classed the most deprived neighbourhood for the fourth time in a row.
Areas of Blackpool again make up most of the rest of the top 10, along with new appearances for neighbourhoods in Hastings and Rotherham.
The data highlighted that the largest areas of deprivation came in large urban areas, areas that have historically had strong links to the heavy industry manufacturing or mining sectors, coastal towns and parts of east London.
Jaywick had topped the list in the three previous publications in 2019, 2015 and 2010. The area specified takes in the Brooklands estate and the Jaywick Sands promenade.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he was “sad” to see an area of his constituency once again named the most deprived neighbourhood in England, describing parts of it as “very depressed”.
Mr Farage told the PA news agency he was “obviously sad that things aren’t improving more quickly” and while he felt he had helped with investment and tourism for the area, “there’s a limit to what one person can do”.
Jaywick received international coverage in 2018 after it was used in a US election campaign advert, with a bleak picture of the area, showing unpaved roads and dilapidated homes, to warn voters about the consequences of not backing Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections in the US.
The latest data highlights “the scale of the challenge” but does not “reflect the progress made since 2019 or the strength of the people who call Jaywick Sands home”, according to a statement on the Tendring District Council website.
