Deprivation headline indicators
This data provides a range of statistics for Liverpool with regard to deprivation and child poverty.
All data points are the latest available data, as at April 2026.
|
Indicator |
Liverpool |
United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Average rank (out of 296 English local authorities) | 12th most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Income rank | 24th most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Employment | 7th most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Education, skills and training | 32nd most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Health deprivation and disability | 2nd most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Crime | 28th most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Barriers to housing and services | 283rd most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Living environment | 36th most deprived local authority | n/a |
| Children (aged under 16) in low income families. After housing costs 2025 (Relative poverty) | 29,864 (34.2%) | 3,269,339 (26.0%) |
| Children (aged under 16) in low income families. Before housing costs 2025 (Relative poverty) | 25,849 (29.6%) | 2,429,265 (19.3%) |
| Households in fuel poverty 2023 | 31,810 (14.9%) | England only 2,801,647 (11.4%) |
Sources:
- Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- DWP - Children in Low Income Families 2025, data published March 2026
- BEIS - Sub Regional Fuel Poverty England 2023, data published April 2025
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