Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot 004B

Ward: Pontardawe

Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 877 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: 45% Better than 45% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 45% Better than 45% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 34% Better than 34% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
24% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Health: 31% Better than 31% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
21% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 68% Better than 68% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 25% Better than 25% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
15% 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: 55% Better than 55% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 72% Better than 72% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
22% 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