Pontnewydd Torfaen 007C

Ward: Pontnewydd

Local Authority: Torfaen (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 682 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: 35% Better than 35% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 34% Better than 34% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
24% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Employment: 34% Better than 34% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
24% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

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

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

Education: 33% Better than 33% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
23% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 90% Better than 90% of areas in Wales

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

Housing: 66% Better than 66% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
16% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 6% Better than 6% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 29% Better than 29% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
19% 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