The most impoverished neighborhood in England is an Essex seaside village, which is according to a recently published official study. Having measured the states of deprivation across thirty-two thousand eight hundred and forty-four areas in the country, the researchers concluded that the community that lies east of Jaywick near Clacton-on-Sea is the most deprived region in the country. The report also found that most of the deprived neighborhoods in the country lie in the north. These include Middlesbrough, Hull, Liverpool, Knowsley, and Manchester.
Of the top ten most deprived neighborhoods, Blackpool had ten on the list. It also had eight regions placing in the twenty most deprived areas. According to the Index of Multiple Deprivation published in 2015, eighty-three percent of the neighborhoods in the list were present in the year 2010. Some communities have gotten dropped from the list, following investments made after the last record got published. Seven out of the ten local districts with the most significant levels of income deprivation amongst the older population are in the capital.
Jaywick
Without interventions from both the local and the national governments, neighborhoods such as the Jaywick are in danger of spiraling out of control in regards to poverty. People in this area face numerous planning restrictions imposed on them by the national government. These regulations prevent them from undertaking any significant housing developments and have done so for the last four decades. The government, as well as the local council, was recently lobbied to come up with less stringent standards on the housing to benefit the people living here. With the new policies in place, squalor can get reduced over time. ‘Housing’ is a means of providing shelter as well as employment opportunities to the residents. A recent study shows that unemployment levels are at record levels and many people are unable to scrape up enough money to meet their basic needs.
Top twenty most deprived regions in the UK
Tendring- around St Osyth and Seawick
Blackpool- the Area near The Central Pier
Blackpool- Around the Promenade by the North Pier
Thanet- In Cliftonville West
Blackpool- in the Region by the South Pier
Tendring- in the Area by Clacton-On-The-Sea
Blackpool- in the Region That Falls between Waterloo Road and St Chad’s Station
Coventry- In the Area around Hillmorton Road In Henly
Blackpool- In Woolman Road As Well As Clinton Avenue
Waveney- In the Location of the South Pier in Lowestoft
Blackpool-Around the Cookson Street
Kingston upon Hull- near St John’s Grove
North East Lincolnshire- In the Area That Is Around Oxford Street in Grimsby
Burnley- The Area That Falls On Tay Street and Howard Street
Burnley- The Region That Lies Between Belvedere Road and the Church Street
Mansfield- In Sandy Lane
Blackpool- In Carshalton Road As Well As Clevedon Road
Blackburn with Darwen- The Region of Wensley Fold
Great Yarmouth- By the Seafront
Problems leading to deprivation
Poor policiesSome national, as well as local government policies do more to oppress the society than they do to build. Stringent laws on trade and housing should be lifted to allow people to have more access to employment opportunities.Unemployment ratesThe unemployment rates are currently very high, and as such, people lack the funds required to invest. Without investments coming up in such neighborhoods, fewer developments take place, and this makes the economy of the towns stagnate. Lack of fundingLocal authorities rely on financing sourced from levies and taxes and without much business going on in a deprived neighborhood, there will be fewer funds. As such, a local authority will find it hard to develop an area using the meager resources it collects.It is necessary that the national government intervenes by creating more employment opportunities and introducing fair laws in these impoverished regions. Only then can they get off the ‘Most Deprived Neighborhoods’ list.
