North West Poverty Monitor 2024: Poverty and deprivation
The child poverty rate in the North West of England is higher than it is across the country as a whole. This page details the child poverty rate after housing costs in each North West local authority and presents maps detailing parliamentary constituency and ward level child poverty figures. As the government doesn’t produce local level working age and pensioner poverty figures, child poverty is often used as a proxy for poverty rates more broadly within an area.
Also on this page are two maps detailing socio-economic classification and levels of deprivation by ward.
Please note that while local level data is available for both relative and absolute child poverty, relative child poverty is the one that is most typically used. It is also preferable to look at local child poverty rates ‘after housing costs’, however this is not always available.
Child poverty rates by local authority
This map shows the percentage of children (aged 0-16) living in relative poverty (after housing costs) in each North West local authority in 2023/24 (the most recent data available).
Hover over the area you are interested in to see the child poverty rate for that area.
Child poverty rates by parliamentary constituency
This map shows the percentage of children living in relative poverty (after housing costs) in each North West parliamentary constituency in 2023/24 (the most recent data available).
Hover over the area you are interested in to see the child poverty rate for that constituency.
Percentage of children affected by the two-child limit
This map shows the percentage of children affected by the two-child limit on benefits.
This policy limits certain benefits to the first two children in a family.
Hover over the parliamentary constituency you are interested in to see the percentage of children impacted by the two-child limit.
Child poverty rates by ward
Greater Manchester
Merseyside & Cheshire
Lancashire & Cumbria
Greater Manchester
This map shows Resolve Poverty estimates of the percentage of children living in relative poverty and absolute poverty (before housing costs) in each electoral ward in Greater Manchester in 2023 (the most recent data available).
Please note that the data available is for wards that may have changed or that no longer exist following boundary reviews in a number of areas.
Because this data shows poverty rates before housing costs, the figures are not comparable with the after housing costs local authority and parliamentary level data also shown on this page.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Merseyside & Cheshire
This map shows Resolve Poverty estimates of the percentage of children living in relative poverty and absolute poverty (before housing costs) in each electoral ward in Merseyside and Cheshire in 2023 (the most recent data available).
Please note that the data available is for wards that may have changed or that no longer exist following boundary reviews in a number of areas.
Because this data shows poverty rates before housing costs, the figures are not comparable with the after housing costs local authority and parliamentary level data also shown on this page.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Lancashire & Cumbria
This map shows Resolve Poverty estimates of the percentage of children living in relative poverty and absolute poverty (before housing costs) in each electoral ward in Lancashire and Cumbria in 2023 (the most recent data available).
Please note that the data available is for wards that may have changed or that no longer exist following boundary reviews in a number of areas.
Because this data shows poverty rates before housing costs, the figures are not comparable with the after housing costs local authority and parliamentary level data also shown on this page.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Deprivation by ward
Greater Manchester
Merseyside & Cheshire
Lancashire & Cumbria
Greater Manchester
This map shows the percentage of households experiencing multiple aspects of deprivation in 2021 using deprivation dimensions developed by the Office of National Statistics. The figures are based on Census 2021 data. The four deprivation dimensions are employment, education, health and disability, and household overcrowding. Read more about this on the Office for National Statistics website.
Please note that the data available is for wards that may have changed or that no longer exist following boundary reviews in a number of areas.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Merseyside & Cheshire
This map shows the percentage of households experiencing multiple aspects of deprivation in 2021 using deprivation dimensions developed by the Office of National Statistics. The figures are based on Census 2021 data. The four deprivation dimensions are employment, education, health and disability, and household overcrowding. Read more about this on the Office for National Statistics website.
Please note that the data available is for wards that may have changed or that no longer exist following boundary reviews in a number of areas.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Lancashire & Cumbria
This map shows the percentage of households experiencing multiple aspects of deprivation in 2021 using deprivation dimensions developed by the Office of National Statistics. The figures are based on Census 2021 data. The four deprivation dimensions are employment, education, health and disability, and household overcrowding. Read more about this on the Office for National Statistics website.
Please note that the data available is for wards that may have changed or that no longer exist following boundary reviews in a number of areas.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Socio-economic classification by ward
Greater Manchester
Merseyside & Cheshire
Lancashire & Cumbria
Greater Manchester
This map shows socio-economic levels by ward using Office for National Statistic Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). NS-SEC indicates a person’s socio-economic position based on their occupation and other job characteristics.
In this map we show the proportion of people falling into two NS-SEC groupings:
- L1, L2 and L3: Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations and L4, L5 and L6: Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations combined.
- L14.1 and L14.2: Never worked and long-term unemployed.
Read more about the classifications here.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Merseyside & Cheshire
This map shows socio-economic levels by ward using Office for National Statistic Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). NS-SEC indicates a person’s socio-economic position based on their occupation and other job characteristics.
In this map we show the proportion of people falling into two NS-SEC groupings:
- L1, L2 and L3: Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations and L4, L5 and L6: Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations combined.
- L14.1 and L14.2: Never worked and long-term unemployed.
Read more about the classifications here.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Lancashire & Cumbria
This map shows socio-economic levels by ward using Office for National Statistic Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). NS-SEC indicates a person’s socio-economic position based on their occupation and other job characteristics.
In this map we show the proportion of people falling into two NS-SEC groupings:
- L1, L2 and L3: Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations and L4, L5 and L6: Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations combined.
- L14.1 and L14.2: Never worked and long-term unemployed.
Read more about the classifications here.
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Children in poverty who do not qualify for Free School Meals
The low earnings threshold for Free School Meals (FSM) means that many children experiencing poverty miss out on this essential support.
This chart shows the number of children experiencing poverty but not eligible for FSM in each top tier/unitary North West local authority. The data is for 2022/23.
Life expectancy by ward
Greater Manchester
Merseyside & Cheshire
Lancashire & Cumbria
Greater Manchester
Life expectancy tends to be lower for those experiencing poverty and deprivation, and for those living in areas with higher rates of poverty and deprivation. This map shows the average life expectancy at birth for people in each electoral ward in Greater Manchester. The data is from 2021 and is calculated as a four-year average between 2016-2020.
Please note that the latest data available uses 2021 wards. Some may have changed or no longer exist following boundary reviews in several areas.
Use the drop-down menu to see average life expectancy at birth in Greater Manchester for:
- Males
- Females
- Total (males and females).
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Merseyside & Cheshire
This map shows the average life expectancy at birth for people in each electoral ward in Cheshire and Merseyside. The data is from 2021 and is calculated as a four-year average between 2016-2020. Â
Please note that the latest data available uses 2021 wards. Some may have changed or no longer exist following boundary reviews in several areas.Â
Use the drop-down menu to see average life expectancy at birth in Cheshire and Merseyside for:Â
- Males
- Females
- Total (males and females).
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
Lancashire & Cumbria
This map shows the average life expectancy at birth for people in each electoral ward in Lancashire and Cumbria. The data is from 2021 and is calculated as a four-year average between 2016-2020. Â
Please note that the latest data available uses 2021 wards. Some may have changed or no longer exist following boundary reviews in several areas.Â
Use the drop-down menu to see average life expectancy at birth in Lancashire and Cumbria for:Â
- Males
- Females
- Total (males and females).Â
For the total population of each ward, see our population estimates.
