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Affluence in SA6 6BR

How SA6 6BR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mynydd-bach
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,207 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SA6 6BR is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the SA6 6BR area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services4.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Income7.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Living environment7.0
  • Housing8.0
  • Community safety10.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£39,324
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
10%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

39.5% of adults in the SA6 6BR area are in work, below the Wales average of 51.9%. 44.1% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

SA6 6BRWales
Employee, full-time26.4%31.9%
Employee, part-time9.6%11.8%
Self-employed3.5%8.2%
Unemployed1%2.5%
Full-time student4.3%7.9%
Retired44.1%24.7%
Looking after home or family3%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled5%5.9%
Other3.2%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

26.6% of adults in the SA6 6BR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

SA6 6BRWales
Higher managerial & professional8.6%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional18%19.4%
Intermediate17.2%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%6.2%
Semi-routine16.5%13.1%
Routine13.3%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.9%8.5%
Full-time students4.3%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

26% of adults in the SA6 6BR area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Wales average of 31.5%. 25.5% have no qualifications.

SA6 6BRWales
Degree level or above26%31.5%
A level or equivalent14.2%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.3%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.9%8.7%
Apprenticeship8.3%5.6%
Other qualifications4.9%2.7%
No qualifications25.5%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA6 6BR (Mynydd-bach) (about 1,207 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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