# NP23 7QX: area report for a postcode in Blaenau Gwent

NP23 7QX 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 7QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) › [NP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np23) › [NP23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Blaenau Gwent 007A: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **Ebbw Vale Parkway, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 140 m west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **Wales’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Blaenau Gwent 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **£144,294 average price**: For the whole of Blaenau Gwent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP23 7QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX
- **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=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cwm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cwm-primary-school-w6772253) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £91,550 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £147,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £82,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £98,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £127,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CWM HEALTH CENTRE (190 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (290 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,216** (2021). Blaenau Gwent 007A had 1,216 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,852nd 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Blaenau Gwent 007A, 90.9% 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: 3.4%** (August 2026). In Blaenau Gwent 007A, 3.4% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 61.2%** (2021). 61.2% of residents in Blaenau Gwent 007A were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,486th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 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: 51.7423, -3.1817

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=-3.1817,51.7423,NP237QX

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