Aberdare West/Llwydcoed Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 002B


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 706 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: 36% Better than 36% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 55% Better than 55% of areas in Wales

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

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

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

Health: 8% Better than 8% of areas in Wales

8% Complete (poor)
0% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 59% Better than 59% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
9% 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: 66% Better than 66% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
16% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 61% Better than 61% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
11% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 66% Better than 66% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
16% 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