# NP23 5RZ: area report for a postcode in Blaenau Gwent

NP23 5RZ 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 NP23 5RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) › [NP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np23) › [NP23 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np23-5)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Blaenau Gwent 001A: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **Ebbw Vale Town, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 450 m south west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Blaenau Gwent 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **£144,294 average price**: For the whole of Blaenau Gwent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP23 5RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beaufort Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaufort-hill-primary-w6772277) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [GLYNCOED PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glyncoed-primary-w6772309) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Rhos y Fedwen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rhos-y-fedwen-w6772310) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [The River Centre 3-16 Learning Community](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-river-centre-3-16-learning-community-w6777012) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Willowtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willowtown-primary-school-w6772278) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Blaen-y-Cwm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blaen-y-cwm-primary-school-w6772306) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £157,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £263,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2024 | £184,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GLAN RHYD SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: H SHACKLETON LTD (820 m)

## 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Blaenau Gwent 001A was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,343** (2021). Blaenau Gwent 001A had 1,343 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,921st least 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: 88.1%** (January 2026). In Blaenau Gwent 001A, 88.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.9%** (August 2026). In Blaenau Gwent 001A, 3.9% 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.

## NP23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP23 was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 106th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,076** (2021). NP23 had 32,076 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 805th 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: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in NP23 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: 85.8%** (January 2026). In NP23, 85.8% 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: 51.7972, -3.2020

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=-3.2020,51.7972,NP235RZ

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