Pontnewynydd Torfaen 004C

Ward: Pontnewynydd

Local Authority: Torfaen (Contact Council)


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 753 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: 39% Better than 39% of areas in Wales

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

Income Deprivation: 39% Better than 39% of areas in Wales

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

Employment: 41% Better than 41% of areas in Wales

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

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

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

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

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

Barriers to Services: 42% Better than 42% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-8% Complete (very good)

Housing: 42% Better than 42% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-8% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 75% Better than 75% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
25% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 32% Better than 32% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
22% 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