Most deprived 40–50%
IMD Wales
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.
945
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 945 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 & WalesDemographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.1%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 1.2%
Religion
No religion55.7%
Christian38.5%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6424.3%
25–3416.0%
35–4915.9%
65–7411.6%
75–846.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
One person: other20.7%
One person: aged 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Single family household, all members 66+10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.6%
+ 9 other households · 36.5%
Coordinates & Location for NP22 3BQ
Postcode
NP22 3BQ
Coordinates
51.7589, -3.2594
Grid reference
SO131074
Easting
313,172
Northing
207,443
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RQP5R+H6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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
Tredegar
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Tredegar
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 006C W01001478
W01001478MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 006 W02000319
W02000319LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 006C W01001478
W01001478MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 006 W02000319
W02000319Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
7:29 AM
Sunrise
6:29 PM
Sunset
11 hours of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:29 AM
Sunset (today)
6:29 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours
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 NP22 3BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA W01001478 and MSOA W02000319 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 945
Present — Active
Postcode NP22 3BQ 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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