The latest data released from the 2011 census has revealed the disparities in health levels in coastal communities.
The proportion of those aged over both 65 and 85 was also higher in coastal communities than elsewhere.
There were however significant variations in health between nearby locations. The data showed what proportion of people aged 16-64 were limited a lot by their health.
In England and Wales as a whole 5.7% of the population aged 1-64 were limited a lot in their activities by a long term health problem, however in Coastal communities there was a higher rate of 7%.
There were however significant variations even within short distances, Skegness in Lincolnshire recording 12% of working age people being limited a lot by poor health while nearby Hunstanton in Norfolk was at the coastal average of 7%.
Similarly Rhyl in Denbighshire recorded 12% while Porthmadog on the opposite side of Snowdonia in Gwynedd recorded a below the national average 5% limited a lot by their health.
In Blackpool 10% of residents between 16 and 64 were limited a lot by health conditions, the figure for Brighton was half at 5%.
The census also revealed that 20% of the population in Coastal Communities was over 65, compared to an average across England and Wales of 16%.
