Lower Brynamman Neath Port Talbot 001E


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 627 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: 34% Better than 34% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 23% Better than 23% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
13% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

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

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

Education: 43% Better than 43% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-7% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 25% Better than 25% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
15% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Housing: 51% Better than 51% of areas in Wales

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

Living Environment: 49% Better than 49% of areas in Wales

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

Community Safety: 76% Better than 76% of areas in Wales

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