Dunvant Swansea 020B

Ward: Dunvant

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,701 out of 1,909 in Wales, where 1 was the most deprived and 1,909 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; health; education, barriers to services; housing; living environment; and community safety.

Overall: 89% Better than 89% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
39% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 80% Better than 80% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
30% Complete (very good)

Employment: 77% Better than 77% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
27% Complete (very good)

Health: 80% Better than 80% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
30% Complete (very good)

Education: 73% Better than 73% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
23% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 42% Better than 42% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-8% Complete (very good)

Housing: 97% Better than 97% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
47% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 98% Better than 98% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
48% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 85% Better than 85% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
35% Complete (very good)

Full details of the Index of Deprivation are available from the Wales Government Website: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2014.



  • Deprivation Index last published: 2015 (England), 2014 (Wales), 2012 (Scotland)
  • Census last published for 2011
  • School league tables published annually
  • House prices published quaterly