Gowerton Swansea 012D

Ward: Gowerton

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,061 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: 55% Better than 55% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
5% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 42% Better than 42% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 43% Better than 43% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-7% Complete (very good)

Health: 46% Better than 46% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-4% 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: 65% Better than 65% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
15% Complete (very good)

Housing: 62% Better than 62% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
12% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 85% Better than 85% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 47% Better than 47% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-3% 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