Gowerton Swansea 012B

Ward: Gowerton

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,707 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: 82% Better than 82% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
32% Complete (very good)

Employment: 75% Better than 75% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
25% Complete (very good)

Health: 78% Better than 78% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
28% Complete (very good)

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

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

Barriers to Services: 86% Better than 86% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
36% Complete (very good)

Housing: 95% Better than 95% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
45% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 24% Better than 24% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
14% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 71% Better than 71% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
21% 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