I Visited England's Most Deprived Town | Full Documentary 

This is a really informative documentary. Well done to the young reporter.

I did a study on this in the past. Most of UKs seaside towns are deprived with the exception of a handful. The poor UK weather is the primary reason. Another reason is that in the 1960s only 12% of UK citizens had a passport and that now stands at 87% with flights from many local UK airports to hot destinations sometimes costing less than half the train fare to these towns (you can blame the government there). The 3rd reason given was a lack of job opportunities in these areas due to the above driving people to larger towns inland. Then as this part-influx (amongst a few other situations) took hold it meant poorer people in those larger towns found living too expensive spread out to cheaper places which involved some seaside towns. Unfortunately we ended up with places like Margate, Grimsby and even once thriving towns like Blackpool languishing by the wayside. As a brief example, a friend went to Blackpool for 1 day recently, petrol £30 return, Food £24, rides £68, parking £12. (Lucky he didn't get a parking ticket or flashed by a speed camera for going over by 5mph otherwise add another £200). While a flight to say Malta can cost £20 if booked in advance, hotel £45 per night and cheaper food. And come back much happier and broader.

The best thing about this documentary is the young reporter. He is excellent very articulate.

My mum and dad owned a chalet on the Jaywick sea front in the early 1980's and it was a lovely, vibrant, busy place, so sad to see how it has been killed off by illegal rental practices.

It’s crazy to think, London’s just received a state of the art transportation system ‘The Elizabeth Line’ and there’s places like this, that exist throughout the U.K.. just forgotten.

My brother used to work for a council that was involved with Jaywick, specifically emergency planning. The plan for Jaywick in the event of an emergency is essentially, leave them to die. That's not a joke. If you're from Jaywick and a nuke drops or something, you're not getting any help.

Great little documentary. One thing I'll mention, constructively (as I'm sure you are aware) is the poor audio /wind noise during interviews. You deserve a better setup. If you're using just onboard phone / camera mic, get a dedicated mic and use a "dead cat". These can be bought cheaply on Amazon / eBay etc. I think you're a great producer so it's a shame to have poor audio let your excellent content down. All the best, keep up the good work.

Margate was where my mum took me and my brothers in the summer. We couldn't do Spain or Disney world, but loading up the car and spending the day at Margate, going to the Dreamland arcades, and Bem Bom Brothers when it was open felt lile a proper summer holiday. I'm glad Margate had a cultural renaissance. The high speed line helped so much

Jaywick has a lovely beach. It's so sad to see it like this. I had happy holidays at Jaywick as a child. Thanks for recording this documentary.

We used to holiday in Jaywick Sands nearly every year when I was a child. We rented a bungalow, I have such fond memories of walking to Clacton on Sea and eating fish and chips on the Seafront, I lived it

This is such a professionally written and presented documentary that I could easily see this broadcast on TV. Interviews were a lovely touch, especially with the MP for Margate. Really nice job.

Neil you have a gift for interviewing and creating a solid documentary. i would like to add that every country needs areas that are not gentrified so the rents stay low for the poorest of people. As soon as an area is improved, people with money start wanting to move in and take advantage, only to kick out the locals that were there first cos they had no other place that accepted them. I see this situation happening globally.

The advantage Margate has is is doesn’t have Tendring council involved . The council in Jaywick spends nothing on Jaywick . Clacton etc . It just takes the money

I visited Jaywick a few years ago whilst working in the area, it's a very unique place. I spent a good few hours chatting with the locals in the Never Say Die, one of the best-named pubs ever, they made me feel very welcome. I feel like the area needs investment but also efforts should be made to preserve the atmosphere as it's certainly not all doom and gloom; there are quite a few creative and artistic people there too.

I lived in North Essex for years and loved the place. I was fascinated by these 'self built' areas along the coast, where people from the old East End had come and just physically built their own houses in empty fields or along the creeks and coastal defences. Jaywick was the largest, but there were smaller clusters all the way to St Osyth. I loved some of them and toyed with buying one of the little 'houses' (really more a very big shed!) at Point Clear once, but the solicitor advised that the ownership was insecure, as it was officially registered as a lifeboat station! Lovely place though, right on the creek and next to a huge bird sancturary.

This is awesome. Really highlights the fact that historically, low cost housing in run down areas attract low income artists, who set the trend by developing sense of community, and beautification inevitably followed by gentrification.

Have to hand it to that lad ... this was a very well made social documentary... keep up the great work you are doing as it gives a voice to ordinary people who could easily be forgotten otherwise

Excellent, mature reporting from a young documentarist. Some of the spoiled, biased MSM could or *should* learn from this. Congratulations Neil! All the best, Rob in Switzerland.

I'm impressed with this. I'm a public health intelligence manager based in Essex, and this is actually the sort of journalism we should be doing on things like the BBC. Very insightful and well researched, and I would actually like you to go further; why do these seaside towns share a history of decline, why have attempts to improve these areas failed etc?

Oh wow what a really great documentary. Not sure why this was recommended to me by RU-vid. However, I am pleased it was. Thank for making and uploading this video 👍

Great insight into a very much left out part of our country, good to see some improvements are being made by the local council. Great reporting man!

Clear, concise, informative and straight to the point, a great documentary.

I must say buddy this was well presented and almost full BBC documentary feel I loved every minute, thanks for the video I didn't know I wanted to watch I guess!

Excellent and highly informative, yet objective report. Very well presented, great reporter Neil. Also on a technical level it has very high production values. Highly recommended 👍🏼

That was a really interesting report, and the comparison with Margate well made. Very good piece.

Very well put together and quality presenting on this. You've earned yourself a Sub Neil. You've got talent. Well done!

Thanks for shining light on my town. To live here feels like a blessing, and a curse. But i wouldn't have it any other way. To me, Jaywick is beautiful. Again thank you for your work, I appreciate it.

Excellent information, production, delivery and research. Really well bloody done mate! Keep working at your passion, you are really good at it!

Really well shot and edited. Excellent camera presence and well spoken. Brilliant independent journalistic reporting. Subbed.

I lived half a mile from there in Meadow Way in the eighties and worked as a builders hand doing up some of those bungalows,mainly in Talbot and Sunbeam Avenue.However Jaywick Sands has three areas Brooklands which is the area of the documentary .Jaywick village which is not bad and The Tudor estate which is fairly nice .The people living on the Tudor estate liked to call it West Clacton as they got embarrassed being linked to Jaywick.Would you believe it Brooklands looks better now ,it was worse 20 years ago.It is a risk of flooding ,and do not forget these shacks were not meant to be lived in for years ,they were only built for short term holiday use .Many years ago residents got offered cash to move out,because Tendering District Council could not be bothered to upgrade the housing.However most declined and stayed there ,they even talked about building leisure park near by ,but the ground was to soft due to being below sea level.I moved away from the area twenty odd years ago,but took my partner down there as she wanted to see what all the fuss was about,she was not disappointed.Its a shame as most people were friendly and welcoming,there was no major drug or mental health issues when I was doing building work there nearly 40 years ago ,it got worse overtime .On a plus point,people do not realise that parts of Jaywick beach is lovely,it’s a bit of a hidden gem,much nicer than Clacton or Walton on the Naze.However the community there appear to getting things done and improvements are being noticed .I hope the area prospers the people deserve it,because basically when I lived nearby the Council did nothing to assist the Brooklands area or it’s people.

Well done. You deserve increased recognition. Thank you.

Great video - your channel will be a great success. You have put a lot of heart into this.

This was a really well-made piece. having grown up in a deprived seaside town (and about to move to another one) I really want to see these places make a comeback.

Such a young lad and already producing well made, really interesting documentaries such as this. I watched from beginning to end. I'd say you have a bright future ahead, keep it up! 👍👍

this is great chap, keep it up, you WILL gain a following with such outstanding journalism...

What a wonderfully presented and interesting documentary, thank you so much for your time and effort!

As a young person who also makes documentaries in the UK, keep it up mate, good work!

The airport is key to Thanet. The biggest factor in crushing margate was the building of the out of town shopping centre which demolished the beautiful Haine hospital buildings.

This really well done and I appreciate the reporter's non bias attitude and respect for the people he speaks to

Excellent video. Really informative. Look forward to seeing more like this. Thank you from Australia.

Great wee video, bless the algorithm for showing me it. Keep making quality stuff youll go far 👍👍

There is such a lovely beach there it is such a dreadful waste. Back in the sixties I had a school friend with a holiday home in Jaywick. Their main home was a very large house in Essex. I don't think you can compare it with the regeneration of Margate though - Margate had a lot more going for it even before it was regenerated.

Great informative video. You should keep this format, always good to see a new youtuber finding their niche and this format is great for you!

Excellent documentry. Informative, light, made me want to hear more and will put both on my places to visit list. 🙂

Love this, great bit of work mate

Please do more videos on towns around the UK! This was great

I found this to be a great little documentary. I hope you do many more around the country. I'm currently looking into relocating, and no town is out of the question for me right now - and looking into anywhere that I don't have to have a mortgage until I'm 75!

wow, the almighty algorythm thrown this video my way - an boy I'm grateful for that. Very well put together honest work in this mate. Congrats. Class content right there.

I went to Margate with some friends before lockdown. I wasn't expecting much because I had been there before and not liked it. However, I was pleasantly surprised, it had a great vibe there and I had a great day out. I would definitely go again .

Enjoy documentaries like this on YT. Great work man, keep it up. Subbed too.

Love how you timed those short cuts of the town with the music, very engaging. Keep it up!

Looks like this video was picked up by the algorithm in recent weeks. Liked + subbed, great journalism! 😁

I've lived in jaywick for 8 years and seen so many changes take place. All the side roads were rebuilt a few years back, and to a very high standard, the new houses have been built, the old empty units next to the post office have come back into use, there's the new market etc about to be built, we have regular let patrols by both council and locals. Jaywick is being revived and has lots going for it. You, the interviewer, try to comment on what you've seen in a short time and by taking to 2 "locals" who obviously don't live in the part of jaywick where the works are taking place, jaywick sands. We have dug 4 jaywick, where anyone can volunteer and grow get, forward etc , we have the brilliant neighborhood wardens, we have groups at the community center for almost everything, including lunches for pensioners. Don't compare jaywick to Margate, we're unique because not much happens without everyone knowing. We have crime, drugs, alcohol etc but, we don't bother the rest of the world with it. This video was nearly 4 minutes about jaywick and the rest about Margate. Spend a couple of months here then make another video with the facts

I used to go on holiday every year to jaywich back in the 70s , enjoy it immensely all day on the beach with my family and walks up to Clacton

Really really cool documentary. I love the comparison between Jaywick and Margate. You should definitely film some more documentaries in a similar style 👏🏻

Well put together Neil, great work. Regards from an old Roman Town in East Dunbartonshire.

I live in Sussex and Hastings is fairly deprived I think coastal towns struggle because a lot of work is seasonal.

Great job, young man. Never accept dirty money from the corrupt. Strength and honor... 👍🏻👊🏻💪🏻

Well done mate, terrific documentary, I could see myself, and I'm sure many others, watching this on ABC or some streaming service of an afternoon. Best of luck for your future endeavours, can't wait to see what comes next. Also your Ibiza video was top-notch, I'd highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed this.

Great wee video, really enjoyed, im planning on visiting Margate, due to "only fools and horses" jolly boys trip episode, you've shown me it will be worthwhile, thanks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Jaywick doesn’t even look that bad. When that’s Englands most deprived town it shows how posh England’s towns must be. In many countries in Eastern Europe most average areas look way more run down than Jaywick does.

Wow i can't believe how underrated this is! I could tell it was well thought out and I enjoyed it overall for something about such as poverty well done for this 👏

Excellent documentary, Neil. Well done! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Subbed.

Great reporting young man. Well done you.

well done, bud.. an intelligent look at a couple of our seaside towns. You need more subscribers

The sad thing is, there are many more places like this around the UK. Such a shame, the UK is a beautiful country.

Great Presentation Young man.. I accidentally clicked and stayed for the content. Subbed. 🙂🙌🏿 Greetings from Nairobi

Brilliant video and well edited, you deserve more subscribers

Great documentary. Brilliant work. I've been to Jaywick 1000 times growing up. Never had any trouble with the locals. The way they are treated by the state, I'm surprised they arent rioting. The beach itself is stunning and much better than Clacton. It needs social housing built away from the seafront, then demolish the shanty houses and build attractive structures to bring money in to the place.

I’m from the US but I loved this for some reason. Really well done bro great doc

Brilliant doc! Informative, lovely interviews. Well done you :)

Well done buddy! Excellent video as I used to go to Jay wick and Margate a lot on family holidays when I was a boy back in the late 50s early 60s 🤩😁

Great to see how Margate has improved, I remember it in the 70’s when I was a child as a genteel seaside town. It fell apart later on and became a dumping ground for the homeless..there was a big addiction problem.its great to see how it’s getting back on its feet. Jay wick needs a lot of money and love .ii hope it gets some. British coastal towns are wonderful places and deserve as much TLC as possible! Great documentary.thank you 💜

Used to walk from St Oysth along the sea wall to Jaywick 57 year's ago, even then it was deserted with run down wooden chalets, back then all it had was a bingo hall and a roller skate ring where the tarmac was falling apart from neglect,

Neil, you have a very bright future in journalism. Superb (although towns do not 'grow', they expand (or contract)). Ever best wish to you.

Awesome stuff, great doc!

I used to holiday here too in the 60’s I loved it,met my first love at Highfields holiday camp 🥰

Derby, and Nottingham still have some "prefab" houses put up rapidly after WW2. They were a temporary solution but have lasted very well. Most have been externally insulated further extending their useful life.

Great documentary. I'm genuinely surprised you've only got 1060-ish subscribers (Written on 18/5/2022 in case this channel gains huge success overnight) as this was considerate, well filmed and utilising a lot of resources. It would be so easy to go to a place like Jaywick and basically say "look at this shithole; be glad you don't live here" but you really avoided that trope and I applaud you for doing so. I also appreciate a good strong Northern accent even if it's from the other side of the Pennines ;) You've certainly gained a subscription from me, though. Great job.

Great video ! keep growing !

I think the problem with places like Margate is although they improve, locals slowly get priced out

My kind of place, Quiet and gentle, No crowds and a lovely beach to wander without crowds,

I'd really like to see this channel grow, such a well put together documentary from a promising film-maker

Great reporting, really informative! More than happy to subscribe 😀

This was great to watch

This place has so much potential. I can't understand why it's not a developed seaside town. I would have thought that in the UK many people would like to live by the sea. I know in Australia, almost anywhere on the beach close enough to civilization is expensive.

Good work Neil, liked the approach, do more

Great video thoroughly enjoyed

When I look at Jaywick and across the sea at the places in Belgium - the first thing to notice is that it seems that not enough is made of a lovely environment - I mean you are right next to the sea and it should provide a bonus for well-being and so forth. There is a mindset in urban planning and decisions in the UK that seems to be depressive - Borth in Wales is another place which is a bit run down - but the people are lovely as in Jaywick. Of course funding is necessary. But, most of all - empathy and sustainable economic plans - number one - innovation/brainstorming.

Great documentary mate, you're gonna have thousands of followers soon...just keep consistent with the content with same and better quality. You have a subscription from me mate 👍

Very professionally and well thought out micro documentary. You certainly have a future in the field.

Eye opening mate. Glad to see you having the courage to acutally do it, from the talking to the people to editing and producing the video. Brilliant but sad watch.

Very good video hats off to you!!

Great video, I went to Margate 60 years ago, when a kid, good holiday, except for the sunburn, keep up the great work. Just a constructive comment, maybe use one of those covered mics

Really well made piece! Well done

Great video man. Very professional manor when speaking as well. Keep it up!

Great video lad👍

A well documented video - just one piece of constructive advice. When videoing your outside broadcast, due to the wind and road noise it was almost impossible to hear those you were interviewing. So perhaps on screen text would be a reasonable idea - Keep up the good work 😎

Excellent piece of work. You have really good presentation skills and the programme was well structured and informative. The only thing that would maybe improve it for - for me - would be more interviews with local people and with local council officials. In other words, your reporting is so good I wanted more of it. Keep up the great work and all the best for the future.

As a yank, I'm fascinated by this. Neil, thank you for your time and talents.