The geographic areas used in the calculation of WIMD 2014 are the 1,909 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs). LSOAs were used as the geographic unit in WIMD 2005, 2008 and 2011, and were designed for the reporting of small area statistics. The other three UK nations also calculate their indexes at the LSOA geographical unit.
A Lower Layer SOA must have a minimum population of 1,000. The mean size of all the Lower Layer SOAs must be close to 1,600. They are built from groups of Census Output Areas (usually between four and six).
- Abersychan (opens in new tab)
- Blaenavon (opens in new tab)
- Brynwern (opens in new tab)
- Coed Eva (opens in new tab)
- Croesyceiliog North (opens in new tab)
- Croesyceiliog South (opens in new tab)
- Cwmynyscoy (opens in new tab)
- Fairwater (opens in new tab)
- Greenmeadow (opens in new tab)
- Llantarnam (opens in new tab)
- Llanyrafon North (opens in new tab)
- Llanyrafon South (opens in new tab)
- New Inn (opens in new tab)
- Panteg (opens in new tab)
- Pontnewydd (opens in new tab)
- Pontnewynydd (opens in new tab)
- Pontypool (opens in new tab)
- Snatchwood (opens in new tab)
- St Cadocs & Penygarn (opens in new tab)
- St Dials (opens in new tab)
- Trevethin (opens in new tab)
- Two Locks (opens in new tab)
- Upper Cwmbran (opens in new tab)
- Wainfelin (opens in new tab)