Blaenavon Torfaen 001C

Ward: Blaenavon

Local Authority: Torfaen (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 573 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: 30% Better than 30% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 28% Better than 28% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
18% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

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

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

Health: 37% Better than 37% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
27% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 31% Better than 31% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
21% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 47% Better than 47% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-3% Complete (very good)

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

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

Living Environment: 42% Better than 42% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-8% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 9% Better than 9% of areas in Wales

9% 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.

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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