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. 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. A home labelled as household deprived means their accommodation is overcrowded, in a shared dwelling or has no central heating. Just a couple of miles away, the MSOA of Piccadilly and Ancoats had 0.0 percentage of residents classed as deprived in all areas.
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