Gorseinon Swansea 005B

Ward: Gorseinon

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 998 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: 52% Better than 52% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
2% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 54% Better than 54% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
4% Complete (very good)

Employment: 44% Better than 44% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-6% Complete (very good)

Health: 38% Better than 38% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
28% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 58% Better than 58% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 85% Better than 85% of areas in Wales

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

Housing: 87% Better than 87% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
37% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 12% Better than 12% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
2% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 28% Better than 28% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
18% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

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

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