Research and analysis
Tables - best and worst social mobility areas in England
Updated 6 October 2020
Applies to England
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The long shadow of deprivation: differences in opportunity across England
Tables of best and worst social mobility places in England
Least socially mobile areas in England
| Region name | Local authority name | Median age 28 earnings FSM son (£) | Quintile of FSM median earnings | Quintile pay gap | Number of FSM sons in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | Chiltern | 6900 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Bradford | 9500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| North West | Hyndburn | 9600 | 5 | 5 | 228 |
| North East | Gateshead | 9700 | 5 | 5 | 591 |
| South East | Thanet | 10500 | 5 | 5 | 246 |
| North West | Blackpool | 10500 | 5 | 5 | 389 |
| North West | Oldham | 10700 | 5 | 5 | 811 |
| North West | Bolton | 11000 | 5 | 5 | 689 |
| North East | Stockton-on-Tees | 11200 | 5 | 5 | 596 |
| West Midlands | Walsall | 11400 | 5 | 5 | 766 |
| West Midlands | Wolverhampton | 11400 | 5 | 5 | 772 |
| North West | Barrow-in-Furness | 11400 | 5 | 5 | 264 |
| North West | Pendle | 11500 | 5 | 5 | 317 |
| North West | St. Helens | 11600 | 5 | 5 | 592 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Kirklees | 11700 | 5 | 5 | 1047 |
| North West | Blackburn with Darwen | 11700 | 5 | 5 | 701 |
| North West | Rochdale | 11800 | 5 | 5 | 875 |
| North West | Wigan | 11900 | 5 | 5 | 776 |
| West Midlands | Dudley | 12100 | 5 | 5 | 667 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | North East Lincolnshire | 12200 | 5 | 5 | 550 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Rotherham | 12200 | 5 | 5 | 623 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 12500 | 5 | 5 | 961 |
| East | Fenland | 12500 | 5 | 5 | 122 |
| East Midlands | Mansfield | 12600 | 5 | 5 | 280 |
Most socially mobile areas in England
| Region name | Local authority name | Median age 28 earnings FSM son (£) | Quintile of FSM median earnings | Quintile pay gap | Number of FSM sons in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Forest Heath | 21200 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| South East | West Oxfordshire | 19700 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| East Midlands | South Derbyshire | 18700 | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| London | Kingston upon Thames | 18500 | 1 | 1 | 138 |
| South East | Cherwell | 18400 | 1 | 1 | 163 |
| East | East Cambridgeshire | 17900 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| South West | South Gloucestershire | 17900 | 1 | 1 | 218 |
| London | Tower Hamlets | 17900 | 1 | 1 | 1852 |
| South West | Cotswold | 17800 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| East Midlands | Melton | 17600 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| East | Dacorum | 17300 | 1 | 1 | 114 |
| East | North Hertfordshire | 17300 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| East | South Cambridgeshire | 17200 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| South East | Oxford | 16800 | 1 | 1 | 288 |
| North West | Eden | 16800 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
September 2020