Poorest areas in the UK

Poorest areas in UK

Snapshot of the lowest-income UK areas based on gross annual household income. Figures represent combined household income before tax and are shown at neighbourhood (small-area) level, so they can reveal pockets of deprivation within mixed districts.

Last data update: 25 January 2026

Place	Area	District	Gross annual household income
1	Grimsby East Marsh & Port	North East Lincolnshire	£25,413
2	Central Blackpool	Blackpool	£27,072
3	South Promenade & Seasiders Way	Blackpool	£27,513
4	North Shore	Blackpool	£27,953
5	Southport Waterfront	Sefton	£28,028
6	Birkenhead Central	Wirral	£28,606
7	Central Bolton	Bolton	£28,843
8	Ingoldmells & Chapel St Leonards	East Lindsey	£29,456
9	Barrow Central	Westmorland and Furness	£29,694
10	Horden	County Durham	£29,696
11	Mablethorpe	East Lindsey	£29,724
12	Bootle South	Sefton	£29,819
13	Ayresome	Middlesbrough	£29,830
14	Wigan East	Wigan	£29,877
15	Bridlington West	East Riding of Yorkshire	£30,034
16	Sculcoates	Kingston upon Hull, City of	£30,121
17	Little Layton & Little Carleton	Blackpool	£30,429
18	Sutton-on-Sea	East Lindsey	£30,856
19	Southcoates East	Kingston upon Hull, City of	£31,186
20	Rumworth North	Bolton	£31,238
21	North East Centre	Blackpool	£31,257
22	Bridlington Central	East Riding of Yorkshire	£31,393
23	Ashton Central	Tameside	£31,419
24	Ferryhill East & Cornforth	County Durham	£31,483
25	Hendon & Docks	Sunderland	£31,493
26	Pendleton	Salford	£31,495
27	Little Marton & Marton Moss Side	Blackpool	£31,626
28	Scarborough Town & North Bay	North Yorkshire	£31,666
29	Jaywick & St Osyth	Tendring	£31,718
30	Tranmere	Wirral	£31,769
31	Longview & Knowsley Park	Knowsley	£31,788
32	Morecambe Town	Lancaster	£31,874
33	Everton East	Liverpool	£31,910
34	Kirkdale North	Liverpool	£31,938
35	Elswick South	Newcastle upon Tyne	£31,948
36	South Shields West	South Tyneside	£31,984
37	Halliwell & Brownlow Fold	Bolton	£32,085
38	Fleetwood Rossall & Chatsworth	Wyre	£32,228
39	Walton South	Liverpool	£32,244
40	Kirkdale South & Vauxhall	Liverpool	£32,280
41	Farnworth South	Bolton	£32,360
42	Laithwaite & Marsh Green	Wigan	£32,392
43	Headland & West View	Hartlepool	£32,399
44	Bootle North	Sefton	£32,442
45	Paignton Central	Torbay	£32,449
46	Everton West	Liverpool	£32,468
47	Town Centre West	St. Helens	£32,520
48	Fleetwood Town	Wyre	£32,528
49	Walkden North West	Salford	£32,570
50	Walker North	Newcastle upon Tyne	£32,621

Summary

The lowest-income areas in the UK are concentrated in coastal towns and post-industrial regions in the North and Midlands. Grimsby East Marsh & Port has the lowest recorded household income at £25,413, significantly below the national average. Blackpool features prominently, with three of the top five lowest-income areas, including Central Blackpool (£27,072).

A clear geographic pattern emerges, with many areas located in the North West of England, including parts of Merseyside (Wirral, Liverpool, Sefton), Greater Manchester (Bolton, Salford), and Lancashire. Other clusters appear in Yorkshire and the Humber, and the North East, highlighting a pronounced north-south economic divide.

Coastal economies, particularly traditional seaside resorts like Blackpool, Skegness (Ingoldmells), and Bridlington, are strongly represented, suggesting economic challenges in these sectors. Former industrial centres in counties like Durham and towns reliant on seasonal tourism also feature heavily.

Overall, the data underscores persistent regional economic disparities, with the lowest household incomes found outside London and the South East, in areas grappling with industrial decline and seasonal employment.