We use the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Indices of Deprivation for England to measure deprivation in Bristol.
The MHCLG published new 2025 Indices of Deprivation for England on 30 October 2025. This release updates the 2019 English Indices of Deprivation.
The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the official measure of relative deprivation in England.
The English Indices of Deprivation measure relative, not absolute, levels of deprivation in 33,755 small areas or neighbourhoods, called Lower Layer Super Output Areas, in England.
The 2025 Indices of Deprivation combine a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social, environmental and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for each neighbourhood in England. The indicators used to construct the indices are based on the most up to date information available when compiled.
Deprivation in Bristol 2025
pdf Deprivation in Bristol 2025 Headlines(817 KB) gives a summary of the main headlines from the 2025 Indices of Deprivation for Bristol.
Further information
The MHCLG Local Deprivation Explorer is a tool to map, access and interact with the data. You can also visit the MHCLG website for further information.
Deprivation in Bristol 2019
Patterns of deprivation and key findings for Bristol in 2019 are presented in Deprivation in Bristol 2019.