Performance – The Current Picture

Newcastle is currently ranked the 37th most deprived Local Authority by the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2007. It was 20th according to the IMD in 2004.  This change is evidence that Newcastle has become relatively less deprived over the last three years.

  • In 2007, less people in Newcastle were living in the most deprived areas nationally than in 2004 (66,300 compared to 81,500);
  • In 2007, more people in Newcastle lived in the most affluent areas nationally than in 2004 (92,600 compared to 69,300);
  • Newcastle is improving at a rate consistent with the other Tyne and Wear District authorities, and at a faster rate than many Core Cities (see below).

IMD 2007 - A Comparison with IMD 2004: National Context

The table below illustrates the improvement that Newcastle has made between the 2004 and 2007 Indices of Multiple Deprivation in comparison to other Tyne and Wear Districts and National Core Cities.

Improvement 2004 - 2007

 

IMD 2004
Ranked Position 

IMD 2007
Ranked Position 

Tyne and Wear Districts

 

 

Newcastle upon Tyne

20

37

Gateshead

26

52

North Tyneside

80

102

South Tyneside

27

38

Sunderland

22

35

Core Cities

 

 

Birmingham

15

10

Bristol

67

64

Leeds

68

85

Liverpool

1

1

Manchester

2

4

Nottingham

7

13

Sheffield

60

63

  The table indicates that:

  • Newcastle has improved from 20th most deprived in the country in 2004 to 37th most deprived in 2007;
  • All other authorities in Tyne and Wear have also improved during this period;
  • Newcastle has improved more than most of the other Core Cities (with the exception of Leeds) during this period. This is against the trend of many of these Core Cities, which have experienced consistent or worsening relative levels of deprivation over the last three years.