Lower Loughor Swansea 007D

Ward: Lower Loughor

Local Authority: Swansea (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 793 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: 41% Better than 41% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-9% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 37% Better than 37% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
27% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

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

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

Health: 39% Better than 39% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
29% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Education: 70% Better than 70% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
20% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 18% Better than 18% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
8% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Housing: 76% Better than 76% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
26% 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: 52% Better than 52% of areas in Wales

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