Blaina Blaenau Gwent 005B

Ward: Blaina

Local Authority: Blaenau Gwent (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 480 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: 25% Better than 25% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 24% Better than 24% of areas in Wales

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

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

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

Health: 29% Better than 29% of areas in Wales

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

Education: 19% Better than 19% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
9% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 27% Better than 27% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
17% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Housing: 61% Better than 61% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 59% Better than 59% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
9% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 28% Better than 28% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
18% 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.

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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