# NP22 3XN: area report for a postcode in Blaenau Gwent

NP22 3XN is a postcode in Blaenau Gwent.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Blaenau Gwent. Open the map at NP22 3XN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) › [NP22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np22) › [NP22 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np22-3)

## Around this postcode

- **46 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Blaenau Gwent 006E: 548 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **Ebbw Vale Town, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 170 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **Wales’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Blaenau Gwent 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **£144,294 average price**: For the whole of Blaenau Gwent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP22 3XN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tredegar Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tredegar-comprehensive-school-w6774061) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Georgetown Junior and Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/georgetown-junior-and-infants-w6772074) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Deighton Junior and Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deighton-junior-and-infants-w6772072) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Glanhowy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glanhowy-primary-school-w6772070) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [All Saints R.C. Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-r-c-primary-school-w6773315) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2026 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| September 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| March 2024 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| February 2025 | £143,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HEALTH CENTRE (320 m); GLAN YR AFON SURGERY (320 m)
- Pharmacies: NELSON'S PHARMACY (240 m); TREDEGAR HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (320 m); BOOTS (690 m)
- Dental practices: TY DANT DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m); CASTLE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m); TREDEGAR DENTAL CLINIC (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Tredegar (690 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Tredegar (820 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £144,294** (July 2026). Blaenau Gwent’s average house price was £144,294 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,797** (2025). Full-time workers living in Blaenau Gwent earned a median of £34,797 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 55th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.1×** (2025). A home in Blaenau Gwent costs 4.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 13th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 67,593** (2025). Blaenau Gwent’s population was an estimated 67,593 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Blaenau Gwent 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blaenau Gwent 006E was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 1,796th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,633** (2021). Blaenau Gwent 006E had 1,633 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,506th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 65.5%** (January 2026). In Blaenau Gwent 006E, 65.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.5%** (August 2026). In Blaenau Gwent 006E, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NP22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP22 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,463** (2021). NP22 had 21,463 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,372nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in NP22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.1%** (January 2026). In NP22, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent)
- Centre: 51.7689, -3.2429

Council: [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaenau-gwent-and-rhymney): Nick Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2429,51.7689,NP223XN

## How to cite

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