Penclawdd Swansea 018B

Ward: Penclawdd

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,560 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: 81% Better than 81% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
31% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 86% Better than 86% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 81% Better than 81% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
31% Complete (very good)

Health: 79% Better than 79% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
29% Complete (very good)

Education: 84% Better than 84% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
34% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 12% Better than 12% of areas in Wales

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

Housing: 85% Better than 85% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 53% Better than 53% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 88% Better than 88% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
38% 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