Twelve years ago, we started compiling a Top 10 worst place to live in England. List is empty. These are the most deprived areas according to the statistics: An area of Caerphilly, near Lansbury Park, was ranked most deprived in Wales when the last statistics were published in 2014. Wales is here divided geographically and culturally into three regions: Its deep green valleys, world-class beaches and romantic, wind-bitten castles will always make Wales an alluring destination. Cardiff (or Chavdiff) Abertillery - A Case Study. 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The list is their first that features Wales - the previous 12 years have focused solely on England. Lonely Planet: The world''s leading travel guide publisher. Wikimedia list article. Monmouthshire had no areas in the most deprived 10%, and Powys only 1.3% (or 1 area). Brighton (829.4) (2011 Census) Notes. "I have been the minister here for 10 years now and I would say the town has declined in that time," Pastor Casey said. The Daily Post has reached out to ilivehere.co.uk for comment, but has yet to receive a response. The poorest places in Wales in 2019 have been revealed in new official Welsh Government statistics. ‘Deprivation’ does not just mean being poor. Fishguard & Goodwick, the pride of Pembrokeshire it certainly is not. "That is for many reasons, and it is not just particular to Rhyl. Towns such as Dover, Margate, Gillingham and Chatham have been identified as particular gang hotspots where local children are being recruited by London gangsters. While everyone speaks English, part of the fun of visiting Wales is learning a few phrases of one of the o… )”, “Has anyone ever been to a small ‘seaside’ town of Swansea?? 21 of Britain's most 'crap' towns – and why we love them. The maps below illustrate which areas of Wales suffer in different ways. St David’s. The index looks at wage levels, unemployment, the health of residents, their education levels, how easy it is to get a bus or a train or to a hospital as well as community safety, housing and the environment. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Wales has a living Celtic culture, with the Welsh language spoken by a fifth of the 3.1 million inhabitants (2019). By We Find You Go - 2016-04-10. “Spreading prosperity and tackling poverty is a priority commitment for this Welsh Government but we are working against the severe and unhelpful backdrop of a decade of austerity. The domain measures air quality, flood risk, and access to green space. Each of the categories is allocated a 'weighting' - or the importance it has in calculating the overall index. The poorest part of this Cynon Valley town is the area around Hawthorn Terrace in Perthcelyn. In Blaenau Gwent, 12.8% of small areas are in the most deprived 10% in Wales, and 85.1% are in the top 50% - the highest proportion in the country. We have often been told that we’ve neglected Wales like a ginger haired step child, well no more. 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The area includes part of the seafront in the north Wales coastal town as well as streets leading off it including Church Street, High Street and Queen Street. Translated as the red castle, this Gothic building overlooks the village of Tongwynlais … The WIMD identifies areas with the highest concentrations of several different types of deprivation. Well trust me, if you have, you would remember it because the experience would have traumatised you for life.”, “If anyone tells you that the South Wales Valleys is like the UK version of the Deep South in the USA, it is likely they are telling the truth.”, “I can tell you that it’s not the steel works that make Port Talbot a dump, it’s the chavs that inhabit it.”, “You could call this place a s*** town, most people just call it a ghetto.”, “There is not much of a drug problem though, because everybody is on something so nobody gives a s***.”, “Everywhere you go you are surrounded by mountains, which gives you the feeling once you enter you will never leave.”. "We need to stop the reliance on tourism which in my opinion dies not benefit the area as much as it once did.". When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. The part of Lansbury Park estate in Caerphilly that was said to be the poorest in 2014, the last time the index was published, is now the third most deprived area of Wales. The former coalfield areas have lower income and health levels. This area includes the notorious Penrhys estate as well as parts of Pontygwaith. This measure looked at police crime data throughout the country. Rank. Caerphilly, St James 3 (2) 2. The website claims to have compiled the list from thousands of readers that voted in their online poll. Merthyr Tydfil was labelled one of the 10 worst destinations, along with Hackney, Salford, Nottingham and Easington, County Durham for a Channel 4 show broadcast on Tuesday. "While it is extremely disappointing, I'm not particularly shocked to see that things haven't got better out of the eight indicators," he said. The top cities for recorded crimes per thousand residents in student area in 2014, were: 1. RELATED: 7 Epic Adventures to Have in North Wales. Rural Wales has far less easy access to services. This part of Wrexham includes part of Prince Charles road and the network of streets called Gwenfro and Y Wern. Most dangerous places to be a student, 2014 crime data. (16th most deprived in Wales), Townhill 1 - Immediately east of Townhill 1, including Gwent Road and Gwynedd Avenue (18), Penderry 3 - Area around the east or Portmead and north of Penlan (22), Castle 1 - The area around Brynmelyn Park (23), Penderry 1 - Portmead and parts of Blaen-Y-Maes (31), Tredegar Central and West 2 - This mainly comprises western part of Tredegar including Cefn Golau (35), Sirhowy 2 - Includes Georgetown from the bottom of Thomas Ellis Way to Pochin Crescent (53), Ebbw Vale North 2 - North-western parts of Ebbw Vale near Willowtown Community Primary School (86), Ebbw Vale South 1 - South-west of Ebbw Vale around Briery Hill (130), Nantyglo 3 - Areas around Coalbrookvale (138), St James 3 - An area including Lansbury Park, Pen-Y-Cae and Lon Yr Odyn (3rd most deprived area of Wales), Twyn Carno 1 - South of Lechryd off the B4257 (8th), Bargoed 4 - West of Bargoed off Park Drive (29th), Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 6 - Includes the area around Graig Y Rhacca off Newport Road (43rd), New Tredegar 3 - Includes areas near Philipstown (59th), Splott 6 - Which includes a small area south of Adeline Street and East Moors. Caerphilly. With a population of just under 1,800 you could be forgiven for thinking that St. Davids is … It is intended to highlight the areas that are in need of the greatest help. Seven of the ten most deprived areas in 2014 remain in the list of ten poorest areas in 2019. "I think a major factor is the lack of a major retail presence in the town," he said. A south Wales valleys town has been named one of the worst places in the UK to live by a television programme.