Did you know? Deprivation in Chelmsford Diocese
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- There are 46 parishes in Chelmsford Diocese that have pockets of high deprivation as defined with reference to the Government’s 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation for England.
- The most highly deprived pockets are in the coastal communities of Clacton and Southend.
- High deprivation is most widespread in Newham Deanery. There is also significant deprivation in Barking, Waltham Forest, Southend, Thurrock and St Osyth.
- There are also small pockets of high deprivation in Redbridge and Colchester.
- Rural Essex also faces challenges, with high levels of deprivation in terms of access to housing, transport and other services.
Sources: National Statistics; Essex Rural Partnership.
