Blaenavon Torfaen 001B

Ward: Blaenavon

Local Authority: Torfaen (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 196 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: 10% Better than 10% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 13% Better than 13% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
3% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Employment: 9% Better than 9% of areas in Wales

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

Health: 4% Better than 4% of areas in Wales

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

Education: 12% Better than 12% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 38% Better than 38% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
28% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Housing: 35% Better than 35% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
25% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 96% Better than 96% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
46% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 26% Better than 26% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
16% 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