Middlesbrough most deprived

I spent the formative years of my life living in Middlesbrough, I still support the team. It saddens me to learn that the Middlesbrough council area had the highest proportion of deprived neighbourhoods:

http://ift.tt/1P5qUAK

I guess this is what happens when the major industries move and nothing properly fills it place. My fellow Smoggies could have moved I suppose but I'm not sure how transferable their skills would be :(.