Profile of Sketty Park
the community of Sketty Park
Sketty Park is a well established community in which many of its
residents have grown up and lived for decades. Located within
the ward of Sketty, it is an area rich in diversity and culture.
Sketty Park centres on a parade of amenities, including a post office, supermarket
and newsagent; butchers, bakers, florists, chemists, chip shop, nursery and the Hen
Dderwen pub. Parklands Primary School and Olchfa Comprehensive School are
located in the area. There is also Parklands Evangelical Church and Holy Trinity
Church within the community.
A hub of activity surrounds the area with a hospital, a sports centre, schools,
colleges and a university all within a short distance. The ward of Sketty is split into
9 areas, called Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), in which we find striking contrasts
relating to deprivation – some LSOAs are among the least deprived and some
among the most deprived within Wales.
Population Characteristics (taken from 2001 census)
Population of Sketty Park………………………………………2,113
Total number of households …………………………………1,148
Males …………………………………………………………………………965 (46%)
Females……………………………………………………………………..1,148 (54%)
Those aged 60 and over ……………………………………….895 (42%)
Those aged over 3 who can speak Welsh ………186 (9%)
Ethnicity:
White……………………………………………………………..97.35%
Mixed…………………………………………………………….0.55%
Asian ……………………………………………………………..1.27%
Black ……………………………………………………………..0%
Chinese………………………………………………………….0.59%
People aged 16-74 who are unwaged
(economically inactive): …………………………………..723 (34%)
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2011
In the 2011 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation, Sketty Park is
244th most deprived out of the 1,896 LSOAs in Wales.
For Income, Sketty Park is 176th and for Employment it is 53rd
(9% and 3% most deprived respectively).
All other categories are relatively good:
Health ……………………………………………………………661 (35%)
Education……………………………………………………….767 (40%)
Access to Services ………………………………………….1,339 (71%)
Housing …………………………………………………………1,136 (60%)
Environment …………………………………………………..903 (48%)
Community Safety………………………………………….654 (35%)
