Ethnicity and deprivation in England: How likely are ethnic minorities to live in deprived neighbourhoods?

This briefing shows that all ethnic minority groups in England are more likely to live in deprived neighbourhoods than the White British majority.

• The proportion living in the most deprived neighbourhoods  decreased for most ethnic groups between 2001 and 2011 as a result of faster population growth in all other neighbourhoods.

•In 2011, more than one in three in the Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups lived in a deprived neighbourhood, which is considerably more than any other ethnic group.

•Ethnic group inequality in the proportion of the population that lived in a deprived neighbourhood varies across regions.

• Ethnic inequality is greatest in the Midlands and smallest in the South.

• Some groups are more likely to live in particular types of deprived neighbourhood.

• The Bangladeshi ethnic group was the most likely to live in neighbourhoods deprived because of low income (46%) and barriers to housing and services (32%).
• The Pakistani ethnic group was the most likely to live in neighbourhoods deprived because of living environment (39%), education (23%), health (20%) and employment (16%).

• The broad Asian ethnic group has worse labour market outcomes than the White British group in better-off neighbourhoods, but similar outcomes in deprived neighbourhoods.

• The Mixed and Black ethnic groups have worse labour market outcomes regardless of whether they live in better-off or deprived neighbourhoods.