The childhood lottery
A new study reveals the best and worst places across the country to grow up. Use our tool below to search for your postcode – or explore the disparities by local authority.
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Pick a topic, then hover or tap an area – or search for yours.
Pinch or use + to zoom in, then drag to move around.
Source: The children’s commissioner’s forthcoming report, The Childhood Lottery
Graphic: Pete Guest and Philip Lay
The map shows how each upper tier authority scores across 96 criteria; the colours represent the order in which they rank within 10% bands, or deciles, of the total scores. On the six topic tabs, colours show which tenth of the ranking each area falls in for that topic. Data covers England only.
* Bury and Nottinghamshire are excluded after failing to respond to a statutory data request by the children’s commissioner. City of London and Isles of Scilly are excluded on account of low populations skewing statistics.