Briton Ferry West Neath Port Talbot 013D


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 518 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: 27% Better than 27% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
17% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 28% Better than 28% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 27% Better than 27% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
17% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Health: 30% Better than 30% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
20% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 29% Better than 29% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
19% Complete (good)
0% 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: 10% Better than 10% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 6% Better than 6% of areas in Wales

6% Complete (poor)
0% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 39% Better than 39% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
29% 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.



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