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West Bromwich town centre<\/p>\nMaps paint a stark picture of poverty and deprivation in our regionWest Bromwich town centre<\/p>\n
West Midlands streets among some of the poorest in England can be seen on special deprivation maps.<\/p>\n
The maps have been coloured according to average incomes, painting a stark picture of the rates of poverty and deprivation which exists in our region.<\/p>\n
The map was produced by the ONS and based on its hyperlocal data for income-deprivation in England’s towns and cities.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Government issues major update to UK drivers over new parking laws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Get our local newsletters like Black Country News, MySolihull and MySuttonColdfield straight to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Birmingham<\/a>, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall are all listed among the 20 most deprived parts of England.<\/p>\n Our region’s struggles with inequality are well documented but the coloured maps allow people to see where the worst-hit areas are, as well as the more affluent and better-off parts.<\/p>\n Sandwell<\/strong><\/p>\n The Black Country borough is among the most deprived places in England, with high rates of poverty.<\/p>\n According to this ONS study, the borough is the ninth most income deprived. Other studies have put Sandwell as high as third nationally for poverty.<\/p>\n And the map shows widespread deprivation across the borough in maroon, red and orange, with only small pockets with good standards of living in blue on the fringes.<\/p>\n Towns like West Bromwich, Oldbury and Smethwick<\/a> are among the poorest areas.<\/p>\n Wolverhampton<\/strong><\/p>\n Wolverhampton isn’t far behind Sandwell<\/a> in 11th place nationally for deprivation.<\/p>\n Higher poverty levels are mostly situated around the city centre, including immediately to the east in Heath Town and All Saints.<\/p>\n These parts can be seen coloured in maroon. Areas to the north are also among the poorest such as Low Hill.<\/p>\n The western edges of the city are the most affluent, which won’t come as a surprise to those familiar with Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n Walsall<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n It’s a tale of two halves in Walsall.<\/p>\n The more populated central and western parts of the borough are where deprivation is highest.<\/p>\n The poorest streets are to the north and south of the town centre including Leamore and parts of Bloxwich.<\/p>\n Out to the east of the borough are the quieter and more rural parts, while Aldridge and Streetly are among the poshest parts of the region.<\/p>\n Nationally, Walsall was 16th on the list of most deprived.<\/p>\n Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n We previously reported on Birmingham’s poorest streets, and full details can be seen here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The city is among the most deprived anywhere in the country, in seventh place on this list.<\/p>\n Areas among the most deprived include Handsworth, Aston, Perry Barr<\/a>, Saltley, Small Heath<\/a> and Sparkbrook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maps paint a stark picture of poverty and deprivation in our regionWest Bromwich town centre West Midlands streets…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5008],"tags":[9163,748,393,4884,705,12608,17756,16,15,10847,17299,4349],"class_list":{"0":"post-456449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"tag-black-country","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-oldbury","13":"tag-sandwell","14":"tag-smethwick","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-walsall","18":"tag-west-bromwich","19":"tag-wolverhampton"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115278714447450563","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Sandwell\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_sandwell.jpg\")
Sandwell<\/p>\n![\"Wolverhampton\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_wolverhampton.jpg\")
Wolverhampton<\/p>\n![\"Walsall\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_walsall.jpg\")
Walsall<\/p>\n![\"Birmingham\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_brum.jpg\")
Birmingham<\/p>\n