Maldon has been ranked as one of the least deprived areas in Essex.

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation statistics are released by the government every four years.

They use a variety of factors to come up with an overall deprivation level ranking for constituencies across England.

The data from the 2019 results also shows how the constituency compares to its rank from 2015.

According to the data, Maldon is ranked as the fifth least deprived area is Essex with a rank of 421, a 15 place increase from 2015

Rayleigh and Wickford is the least deprived area in Essex with a rank of 496.

The list is as follows:

1) Rayleigh and Wickford - 496 (+10)

2) Saffron Waldon - 493 (+12)

3) Brentwood and Ongar - 462 (-1)

4) Chelmsford - 433 (+14)

5) Maldon - 421 (+15)

6) Witham - 420 (+12)

7) Braintree - 389 (+15)

8) Epping Forest - 388 (+12)

9) Southend West - 361 (+49)

10) Castle Point - 339 (-6)

11) Harwich and North Essex - 334 (-23)

12) Colchester - 279 (+9)

13) Harlow - 265 (+35)

14) Basildon and Billericay - 239 (+19)

15) Thurrock - 222 (+15)

16) South Basildon and East Thurrock - 187 (-9)

17) Rochford and Southend East - 128 (+24)

18) Clacton - 46 (-12)