Fairwater Torfaen 011D

Ward: Fairwater

Local Authority: Torfaen (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,454 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: 76% Better than 76% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 40% Better than 40% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 78% Better than 78% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
28% Complete (very good)

Health: 53% Better than 53% of areas in Wales

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

Education: 78% Better than 78% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
28% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 60% Better than 60% of areas in Wales

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

Housing: 91% Better than 91% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
41% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 95% Better than 95% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
45% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 92% Better than 92% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
42% 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