Blaengwrach Neath Port Talbot 003A

Ward: Blaengwrach

Local Authority: Neath Port Talbot (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 618 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: 32% Better than 32% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
22% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 30% Better than 30% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 32% Better than 32% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
22% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

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

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

Education: 27% Better than 27% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
17% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 20% Better than 20% of areas in Wales

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

Housing: 52% Better than 52% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
2% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 45% Better than 45% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 63% Better than 63% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
13% 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