Sandfields East Neath Port Talbot 017D


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 278 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: 14% Better than 14% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
4% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 12% Better than 12% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
2% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Employment: 7% Better than 7% of areas in Wales

7% Complete (poor)
0% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Health: 17% Better than 17% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
7% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 24% Better than 24% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 67% Better than 67% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
17% Complete (very good)

Housing: 40% Better than 40% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 30% Better than 30% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 36% Better than 36% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
26% 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