Upper Loughor Swansea 007F

Ward: Upper Loughor

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,199 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: 62% Better than 62% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 60% Better than 60% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 52% Better than 52% of areas in Wales

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

Health: 64% Better than 64% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
14% Complete (very good)

Education: 56% Better than 56% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 29% Better than 29% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
19% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Housing: 51% Better than 51% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
1% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 68% Better than 68% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
18% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 69% Better than 69% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
19% 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