Margam Neath Port Talbot 019B

Ward: Margam

Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,433 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: 75% Better than 75% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 65% Better than 65% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 76% Better than 76% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
26% Complete (very good)

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

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

Education: 83% Better than 83% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
33% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 24% Better than 24% of areas in Wales

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

Housing: 96% Better than 96% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
46% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 25% Better than 25% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
15% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 60% Better than 60% of areas in Wales

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