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How deprived is Bury 021C?

Bury 021C is a small area called a Lower-layer Super Output Area (LSOA) in Bury.

LSOAs – referred to here as 'neighbourhoods' – have an average population of 1,600 people.

The latest available data, released in 2025, shows that:

Bury 021C is more deprived than most neighbourhoods in England

About two thirds of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived (ranked 12,609 out of 33,755 neighbourhoods).

This is an overall measure, called the Index of Multiple Deprivation. It is calculated by combining different types of deprivation in this neighbourhood.

What is deprivation?

Deprivation is a lack of resources needed in life.

This data can be used to compare relative levels of deprivation in different neighbourhoods. However, it can't be used to measure absolute levels of deprivation in a neighbourhood, or to assess trends over time.

Bury 021C is more deprived than most neighbourhoods within Bury

The Bury local authority district contains 119 other neighbourhoods. About two thirds of neighbourhoods in this area are less deprived than the neighbourhood you selected.

There are different types of deprivation in Bury 021C

The neighbourhood you selected is most deprived in relation to crime. 81% of neighbourhoods in England are less deprived.

It's also possible to measure income deprivation affecting people of different ages.

Bury 021C has a higher rate of income deprivation affecting children (IDACI) than most neighbourhoods in England.

But it is ranked around the middle for income deprivation affecting older people (IDAOPI), compared to other neighbourhoods in England.

Income deprivation affecting:

Compared to other neighbourhoods in Bury, Bury 021C is most deprived in relation to crime

About three quarters of neighbourhoods in Bury are less deprived in relation to crime than the neighbourhood you selected.

About this article

This article contains semi-automated text. This means that the sentences are produced according to rules programmed by staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, based on the data for a local area.

Further reading

What is an LSOA?

Read about the characteristics of Lower-layer Super Output Areas on the Office for National Statistics website.

Technical and research reports

These reports provide information on the methodology of the 2025 Indices of Deprivation.

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Glossary

Understand the terms used in the Indices of Deprivation dataset

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