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Affluence in SA99

How SA99 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Population
1,207 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SA99 is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, SA99 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 SA99 are in work, below the Wales average of 51.9%. 44.1% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

SA99Wales
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 SA99 work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

SA99Wales
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 SA99 hold a degree or equivalent, below the Wales average of 31.5%. 25.5% have no qualifications.

SA99Wales
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%

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

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