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Blaina

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East Blaenau Gwent. About 4,594 people in 7.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Blaina, 29.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,553
2,360th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
29.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.6%
3,058th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Blaina compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BlainaMiddle
Population14 wards, Blaenau Gwent · 2021
Population: every ward in Blaenau Gwent14 areas from 3,906 to 6,426. The middle area is 4,551. Blaina is 4,553.
4,5537th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Blaenau Gwent · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Blaenau Gwent14 areas from 29.7% to 96.4%. The middle area is 84.9%. Blaina is 29.7%.
29.7%lowest
Claimant rate14 wards, Blaenau Gwent · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Blaenau Gwent14 areas from 2.7% to 5.2%. The middle area is 3.9%. Blaina is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Blaenau Gwent · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Blaenau Gwent14 areas from 60.0% to 66.0%. The middle area is 63.4%. Blaina is 63.6%.
63.6%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Blaenau Gwent

These figures are published for the whole of Blaenau Gwent, not for each ward, so they describe all of Blaenau Gwent and not Blaina alone. See Blaenau Gwent

Average house price
£144,294
Up 4.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,797
55th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.1×
13th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
79.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Blaina in brief

Blaina had 4,553 usual residents at the census.

In Blaina, 29.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blaina, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.6% of residents in Blaina were aged 15 to 64 at the census.