These are the 15 worst places in England to grow up poor

The Social Mobility Commission’s (SMC) annual State of the Nation report shows a stark “postcode lottery” determins the chances of poor children across England succeeding in life. North East Lincolnshire, with major towns such as Grimsby, comes in 15th worst area. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Rural authorities such as Wychavon, which includes towns such as Pershore and Evesham, suffer both economically and socially, the report states. (David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)

The former industrial heartlands and coal mining areas have struggled to progress. Swadlincote in South Derbyshire has a social mobility rank of 311 out of 324. (Geograph.co.uk)

The East Midlands is the English region with the worst outcomes for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, says the report. (Arcaid/UIG via Getty Images)

Commission chairman Alan Milburn said: “Too many rural and coastal areas and towns of Britain’s old industrial heartlands are being left behind economically and hollowed out socially.” Here, people make their way toward Blackpool’s bright lights. (PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A critical factor in the performance of the best areas is the number and quality of teachers available. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The research shows that London is improving its social mobility, while rural, coastal and former industrial areas, such as the Midlands, are getting worse. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A map of the nation’s social mobility “hotspots” is dominated by London, while the East and West Midlands are the worst performing regions overall. (Wikimedia)

There is a “postcode lottery” in which life chances are increasingly tied to where people live, the Social Mobility Commission found. (PA Images via Getty Images)

Commission chair Alan Milburn said: “The country seems to be in the grip of a self-reinforcing spiral of ever-growing division. There is a stark social mobility lottery in Britain today.” Rural districts such as Allerdale in Cumbria struggle to offer young people any prospect of moving up in the world. (CM Dixon/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The commission called on the government to rebalance transport spending, provide a fund to back school partnerships in rural and coastal areas, and spend £72 million to ensure collaboration between local education systems and employers. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Corby has often been highlighting as the country’s youth unemployment blackspot. The town has never recovered from the demise of the steel industry which robbed Corby of 10,000 jobs. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Seaside towns fare particularly poorly on the social mobility index. Commission chairman Alan Milburn said: “Tinkering around the edges will not do the trick. The analysis in this report substantiates the sense of political alienation and social resentment that so many parts of Britain feel.” (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The East Midlands district dominates the worst areas, with Newark & Sherwood the poorest performing local authority. (Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images)

In 71 largely rural areas, more than 30% of people earned below the voluntary living wage. In West Somerset, in towns such as Minehead, workers are paid an average of £312 per week, less than half of London’s best performing areas – Wandsworth, Richmond and Westminster. (Photo by Julian Herbert/Getty Images)