Ebbw Vale North Blaenau Gwent 004C

Ward: Ebbw Vale North

Local Authority: Blaenau Gwent (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 330 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: 17% Better than 17% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 16% Better than 16% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
6% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Employment: 11% Better than 11% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
1% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Health: 22% Better than 22% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
12% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 26% Better than 26% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
16% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 76% Better than 76% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
26% Complete (very good)

Housing: 25% Better than 25% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 51% Better than 51% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
1% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 6% Better than 6% of areas in Wales

6% Complete (poor)
0% 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