NP23 5HY Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Blaenau Gwent) | Sipuha

Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%

WIMD 2025

Around average · 8.3 per 1k

Crime · Aug '26

£140,000

Median property price · District-wide · Blaenau Gwent · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 553 sales

+0.0%

Last 12 full months vs the prior 12

Wales

Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

WIMD 2025 (Wales-only ranking)

Wales-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 1,917 Welsh LSOAs. Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Decile 8 — Least deprived 20–30%

1455

Rank out of 1,917

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Income: 1628
Employment: 1163
Health: 1150
Education: 1285
Access to services: 1622
Housing: 1061
Community safety: 548
Physical environment: 590

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Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Blaenau Gwent 001 (W02000314)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £38,772
Disposable (net) annual household income: £31,730
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £30,407
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £29,286

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · NP23 5HY

HM Land Registry · Blaenau Gwent

Average price

£165,559

Median price: £140,000

Median 0% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 553 sales

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Police Recorded Crime near NP23 5HY

England & Wales

Crime trends · near NP23 5HY

Counts are for Beaufort 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

14

YoY -36%

26130

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

12

YoY stable

20100

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

1

YoY —

740

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

0

YoY —

530

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

10

YoY —

1050

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

11

YoY -21%

28140

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

48

incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,091

White Brit.96.9%

Other White1.7%

Indian0.5%

Other Asian0.4%

White & Asian0.2%

+ 3 other groups · 0.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,093

No religion49.7%

Christian44.6%

Not answered4.2%

Muslim0.9%

Other religion0.3%

+ 2 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,097

50–6422.6%

35–4917.5%

65–7412.8%

25–3412.0%

75–849.1%

+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%

Households

Total households: 478

One person: other16.1%

Single family household, all members 66+15.7%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%

One person: aged 66+11.5%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%

+ 9 other households · 32.6%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
Rail
2.3 km straight lineabout 28 min
Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
Rail · Car Park Entrance
4.5 km straight lineabout 56 min
Rhymney Rail Station
Rail
7.0 km straight lineabout 88 min

Bus stops

Soar Baptist Church
Bus · after · south-west
62 m straight lineabout 1 min
Soar Baptist Church
Bus · before · north-east
100 m straight lineabout 1 min
Beaufort Ballroom
Bus · opp Glen View · west
134 m straight lineabout 2 min
Beaufort Ballroom
Bus · before · south-west
141 m straight lineabout 2 min
Beaufort Ballroom
Bus · opp · east
147 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for NP23 5HY

Wales

Country

Blaenau Gwent

Local Authority

Beaufort

Ward

Merthyr Tydfil

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

NP23 5HY

Coordinates

51.7969, -3.2077

Grid reference

SO168116

Easting

316,814

Northing

211,603

Region

Wales

Plus Code

9C3RQQWR+PW

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Ebbw Vale

Travel to Work

Merthyr Tydfil

ITL Region

Blaenau Gwent

National Park

Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Blaenau Gwent

Local Authority

Council Area

Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney W07000084

Constituency

W07000084

Gwent

Police Force

Wales

Ward

Beaufort

Constituency code

W07000084

EU Electoral Region

Wales

Parish

Beaufort

International Territorial Level

Blaenau Gwent

Health & NHS

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Health Authority

Serving (pseudo) Wales

NHS Wales

Wales

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 001C W01001442

W01001442

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Blaenau Gwent 001 W02000314

W02000314

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Blaenau Gwent 001C W01001442

W01001442

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Blaenau Gwent 001 W02000314

W02000314

Urban: 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

7:48 AM

Sunrise

6:05 PM

Sunset

10 hours 17 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:48 AM

Sunset (today)

6:05 PM

Daylight duration

10 hours 17 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 1999

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~27 years

Active Duration

1999 -> Present

June 1999 — Introduced

Postcode NP23 5HY 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 W01001442 and MSOA W02000314 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

WIMD 2025 rank: 1455

Present — Active

Postcode NP23 5HY 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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