Map of Manchester shows where the most deprived places are

A new map released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS shows which areas of Manchester suffer from the most deprivation.

The map, which covers the whole of the UK, uses data collected in the 2021 census. Using four different categories of deprivation - employment, education, health and housing - the map shows what percentage of people in each MSOA (Middle Layer Super Output Area) struggle the most, as the cost of living crisis continues to hit families.

The interactive map shows that south Manchester neighbourhoods Longsight East, Victoria Park and Longsight West, then Fallowfield Central, have the highest proportion of people living in deprived circumstances - 38.5 per cent, 38 per cent and 37.6 per cent respectively.

Close behind is Crumpsall North and Heaton Park in north Manchester which sees 36.7 per cent of residents suffering from at least one area of deprivation in either their housing, health, employment or education.

At the other end of the scale, the least deprived area is Deansgate and Castlefield - with only 23.3 per cent of residents living in any form of deprivation, with West Didsbury close behind (23.6 per cent).

And, showing how the city of Manchester is changing, a number of formally deprived areas near the city centre - such as Collyhurst, Piccadilly and Ancoats, New Islington and Bradford and Miles Platting - are now among some of the lowest ranked neighbourhoods in the city for deprivation, perhaps owing to the level of gentrification happening.

The MSOA of Deansgate and Castlefield now has among the highest number of high-rise apartment buildings across the whole of Greater Manchester.

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