Pontardawe Neath Port Talbot 004C

Ward: Pontardawe

Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 747 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: 39% Better than 39% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
29% 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: 29% Better than 29% of areas in Wales

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

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

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

Education: 44% Better than 44% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 63% Better than 63% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
13% Complete (very good)

Housing: 36% Better than 36% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
26% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 98% Better than 98% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
48% 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.

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