‘Left Behind’ neighbourhoods in England: Where they are and why they matter

• DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12583
• Publication Date: 2024-05-08T10:44:36Z
• Authors: Victoria Houlden; Caitlin Robinson; Rachel Franklin; Francisco Rowe; Andy Pike
• Keywords: name=Jean Golding; 330; name=Poverty; 0211 other engineering and technologies; 710; 02 engineering and technology; /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/poverty_SRI; Left behind; /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/jean_golding; Neighbourhoods; name=Bristol Poverty Institute; Inequality; Multi-level modelling; /dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/poverty; Sequence Analysis

Abstract The term ‘left behind’ has come to connote political disaffection, alongside social and spatial inequalities in wealth opportunity. Yet the is also widely contested, often prioritising a regional economic perspective at expense of more local nuanced approach. In response, we argue that neighbourhood context integral understanding identifying places. Building classification behindness’ for England, evaluate extent which trajectory contributes our range multidimensional individual‐level outcomes. Our findings reveal geography neighbourhoods are systematically disadvantaged over time, concentrated major urban conurbations, post‐industrial coastal towns. magnitude impact highlighted through poorer economic, health, outcomes those living areas.