Most deprived 20–30%
IMD Wales
High · 14.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
400
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 400 out of 1,917 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NP13 1AG
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP13 1AG
Counts are for Abertillery and Six Bells electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY —
35180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
19
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
16
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
23
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.8%
Other White4.5%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
No religion59.0%
Christian33.1%
Not answered5.4%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4918.0%
25–3415.4%
65–7410.6%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
One person: other24.9%
One person: aged 66+16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
+ 9 other households · 32.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.3 km straight lineabout 42 min
Llanhilleth Rail Station
Rail
- 5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min
Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
Rail
- 6.9 km straight lineabout 87 min
Brithdir Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 58 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bywater Row
Bus · Stop 1 · south
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Commercial Street
Bus · in · west
- 128 m straight lineabout 2 min
High Street
Bus · Stop A · north-east
- 146 m straight lineabout 2 min
High Street
Bus · Stop B · north-east
- 189 m straight lineabout 2 min
Chapel Street
Bus · after · south-west
Coordinates & Location for NP13 1AG
Merthyr Tydfil
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NP13 1AG
Coordinates
51.7303, -3.1333
Grid reference
SO218041
Easting
321,827
Northing
204,120
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RPVJ8+4M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Abertillery
Travel to Work
Merthyr Tydfil
ITL Region
Blaenau Gwent
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Blaenau Gwent
Local Authority
Council AreaBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney W07000084
Constituency
W07000084Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Abertillery and Six Bells
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Abertillery
International Territorial Level
Blaenau Gwent
Health & NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Aneurin Bevan University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 008B W01001436
W01001436MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 008 W02000321
W02000321LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 008B W01001436
W01001436MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 008 W02000321
W02000321Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
7:34 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 48 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode NP13 1AG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA W01001436 and MSOA W02000321 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 400
Present — Active
Postcode NP13 1AG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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