Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2025 sub-domain ranks, for Lower layer Super Output Areas (LSOA)

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Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider 1
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
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Public Health Wales
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Office for National Statistics (ONS)
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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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Home Office
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Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
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Ministry of Justice
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Welsh Government
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Department for Education
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Higher Education Statistics Agency
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NHS England
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Care Inspectorate Wales
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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
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Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Natural Resources Wales
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Ordnance Survey
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Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas in Wales, ranking all 1,917 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) from most (rank 1) to least (rank 1,917) deprived. It combines 54 indicators grouped under 8 domains which have the following weights in the overall index: Income (22%), Employment (20%), Health (15%), Education (14%), Access to Services (10%), Housing (9%), Community Safety (5%), and Physical Environment (5%).

WIMD produces domain ranks and an overall index to identify areas with the highest concentrations of multiple types of deprivation. Most of the indicator values, some sub-indicator values and some sub-domain ranks are also published on StatsWales. Please see the WIMD guidance report and technical report for more information.

Data collection or calculation

Weightings for indicators within domains are derived in several different ways. For the housing, physical environment and access to services domains, indicators are grouped into 2 or more sub-domains, then the sub-domain ranks are exponentially transformed, before being combined in a weighted sum.

This table shows ranks for each LSOA for the sub-domains:

  • Access to services domain: physical access sub-domain and digital access sub-domain
  • Housing domain: housing availability sub-domain and housing conditions sub-domain
  • Physical environment domain: air quality sub-domain, flood risk sub-domain, green space sub-domain and noise pollution sub-domain

The WIMD results and technical reports gives full details of indicators in these sub-domains.

Statistical quality

The WIMD 2025 data have been produced by professional statisticians using the latest data, rigorous analytical methods, and independent validation at every stage. WIMD 2025 builds on previous versions to ensure accuracy and reliability, combining 54 indicators from diverse sources (some but not all are based on official statistics sources) to minimize bias and strengthen robustness. Quality assurance included multiple checks, replication of results, and expert review with domain specialists and local authorities.

Related reports

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
statsinclusion@gov.wales