Local Trust / #BeeWell / Centre for Education and Youth · 2025
This report examines the wellbeing of young people living in 'doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods' (DDNs) — areas that are both materially deprived and lack social infrastructure — in Greater Manchester, comparing them with peers in non-DDNs. Using survey data from over 62,000 young people and two online focus group workshops, the study finds that young people in DDNs report worse life satisfaction, greater feelings of unsafety, and slightly higher loneliness than those in non-DDNs. The gaps are most pronounced for girls, LGBTQ+ young people, and white young people. Recommendations include greater involvement of young people in local decision-making and ring-fenced funding to protect informal 'third places' for socialising.