NP13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent and Blaina, in Blaenau Gwent.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NP13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NP13, 54.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NP13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NP13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NP13 at a rate of 130.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 233 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NP13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (992), other crime (496) and anti-social behaviour (438).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NP13 was 145.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NP13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NP13 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in NP13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent 005A | 1,232 | 142.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 17.5% |
| Blaenau Gwent 005B | 1,968 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 32.8% |
| Blaenau Gwent 005C | 1,354 | 75.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 41.0% |
| Blaenau Gwent 008A | 1,355 | 170.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 12.9% |
| Blaenau Gwent 008B | 1,373 | 332.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 53.9% |
| Blaenau Gwent 008C | 1,440 | 100.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.5% |
| Blaenau Gwent 008D | 1,486 | 148.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 76.2% |
| Blaenau Gwent 008E | 1,277 | 111.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.7% |
| Blaenau Gwent 008F | 1,685 | 135.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 24.0% |
| Blaenau Gwent 009B | 1,525 | 139.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.7% |
| Blaenau Gwent 009C | 1,442 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.9% |
| Blaenau Gwent 009F | 2,261 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 64.7% |
MPs for NP13
- Nick SmithLabourMP for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney96% of NP13’s postcodes
- Ruth JonesLabourMP for Newport West and Islwyn4.2% of NP13’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NP133
Postcode sectors in NP134
Council1
Towns in NP131
Postcode districts next to NP134
Nearest rail stations3
More in the NP postcode area2
NP13 in brief
NP13 is a postcode district covering Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent and Blaina, in Blaenau Gwent.
About 19,049 people lived in NP13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £132,000 in 2025 across 235 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 130.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NP13 was £132,000 in 2025.
NP13 had 18,841 usual residents at the census.
In NP13, 54.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NP13, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.