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Affluence in LL18 5JH

How LL18 5JH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kinmel Bay & Towyn
Council
Conwy
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off LL18 5JH is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the LL18 5JH area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services2.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Living environment4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Community safety8.0
  • Housing9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£36,646
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
4%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

50.9% of adults in the LL18 5JH area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 32.5% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.

LL18 5JHWales
Employee, full-time28.4%31.9%
Employee, part-time12.7%11.8%
Self-employed9.8%8.2%
Unemployed1.5%2.5%
Full-time student5.7%7.9%
Retired32.5%24.7%
Looking after home or family3.7%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%5.9%
Other1.5%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

27% of adults in the LL18 5JH area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

LL18 5JHWales
Higher managerial & professional7.5%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional19.5%19.4%
Intermediate13.7%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed13.9%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%6.2%
Semi-routine13.4%13.1%
Routine12.3%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.1%8.5%
Full-time students5.5%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

25.4% of adults in the LL18 5JH area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Wales average of 31.5%. 21% have no qualifications.

LL18 5JHWales
Degree level or above25.4%31.5%
A level or equivalent18.5%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.7%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.5%8.7%
Apprenticeship8.2%5.6%
Other qualifications3.7%2.7%
No qualifications21%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL18 5JH (Kinmel Bay & Towyn) (about 1,458 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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