Pontnewydd Torfaen 007B

Ward: Pontnewydd

Local Authority: Torfaen (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 983 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: 51% Better than 51% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 46% Better than 46% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-4% Complete (very good)

Employment: 54% Better than 54% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
4% Complete (very good)

Health: 44% Better than 44% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-6% Complete (very good)

Education: 54% Better than 54% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
4% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 93% Better than 93% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
43% Complete (very good)

Housing: 38% Better than 38% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 7% Better than 7% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 45% Better than 45% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-5% 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