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<\/p>\nSeveral towns and cities made the deprivation list<\/p>\n
Walsall was among the top 50 poorest places.<\/p>\n
A number of Midlands towns and cities have been named among the poorest in England in a new study.<\/p>\n
Each area of the country was given a score based on analysis of income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and the state of the local environment.<\/p>\n
And it was a mixed bag for the Midlands, a region where many areas historically suffer with deprivation.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> DVLA will take over-70s off the roads and cancel licences under new rule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Get the latest court and crime news direct via our WhatsApp community here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Birmingham<\/a> is the second poorest place in the entire country out of around 300 areas, according to this study by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.<\/p>\n Things have worsened since the national deprivation list was last updated pre-Covid in 2019, when it was in 7th place.<\/p>\n The city is only behind Middlesbrough in terms of most deprived in England.<\/p>\n It was the only Midlands representative in the unwanted top 10.<\/p>\n In terms of our region, Nottingham is classed as the next most deprived and in 18th overall.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The 168 on-the-run ‘criminals’ who have been wanted by West Midlands Police for over 10 years – and what they did<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n It’s closely followed by Stoke-on-Trent in 19th.<\/p>\n Perhaps surprisingly, parts of the Black Country are further down the list with Walsall<\/a> in 27th and Wolverhampton in 32nd.<\/p>\n