Welsh Government: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) (3rd Party Data)

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) is the Welsh Governments official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in Wales. It is designed to identify those small areas where there are the highest concentrations of several different types of deprivation. Deprivation is the lack of access to opportunities and resources which we might expect in our society. This can be in terms of material goods or the ability of an individual to participate in the normal social life of the community. An Index is a group of separate measurements which are combined into a single number. WIMD ranks all small areas in Wales from 1 (most deprived) to 1,909 (least deprived). It does not provide a measure of the level of deprivation in an area.

Identification

Identifier
EXT_DS119177
Alternative Title
  • WIMD
  • WIMD 2000.lyr
  • WIMD 2005.lyr
  • WIMD 2008.lyr
  • WIMD 2011.lyr
  • WIMD 2014.lyr
  • WIMD 2019
  • WIMD 2025
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Calculated by Welsh Government statisticians using data obtained from across different sectors. Method has developed over time. Different WIMD years are not directly comparable.
Additional Information

Further information can be found on Welsh Government website http://wimd.wales.gov.uk/ For more detailed indicator information, the WIMD 2014 Indicator Metadata guidance spreadsheet can be downloaded from the following link: https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Welsh-Index-of-Multiple-Deprivation/WIMD-Indicator-Analysis

Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2026-01-27
Owner
  Welsh Government -
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ
wales.gov.uk
Originator
  Welsh Government -
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ
wales.gov.uk
 

Extent

Extent

Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator
View Full Discovery Metadata: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Summary

World Wide Web page

Resource Locator
View Full Discovery Metadata: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation Local Authority Analysis

World Wide Web page

 

Quality

Data quality

Quality Scope
Dataset
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree
false
Lineage

Calculated by Welsh Government statisticians using data obtained from across different sectors. Method has developed over time. Different WIMD years are not directly comparable.
 

Keywords

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • social care
  • deprivation
  • health and well-being
  • Third Party Data
  • 3rd Party Data
  • bat communities
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-01-16
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

IPSV Subjects List
  • Health
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2020-11-18
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords
  • Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
  • Cultural Services (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-26
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

This dataset is wholly owned by Welsh Government. There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© Crown Copyright: Welsh Government Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution Statement: © Crown copyright: Welsh Government. Ordnance Survey 100021874
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313737 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-01-27T16:42:53.155Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  -
 
 

Publishing Body

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