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%1406
Rank out of 1,917
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Income
- 1288
- Employment
- 1023
- Health
- 990
- Education
- 1108
- Access to services
- 1419
- Housing
- 1320
- Community safety
- 970
- Physical environment
- 1457
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 004 (W02000317)
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
- £39,542
- Disposable (net) annual household income
- £32,607
- Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
- £30,270
- Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
- £30,077
£33,883–£46,146
£28,277–£37,599
£27,987–£32,738
£26,330–£34,359
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 & WalesProperty sales · NP23 5LW
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
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £180,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£180k£155k£130k
May '24May '25Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near NP23 5LW
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP23 5LW
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
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.5%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Religion
No religion51.0%
Christian43.1%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6423.0%
35–4916.4%
25–3413.7%
65–7411.6%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
One person: other13.6%
One person: aged 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Single family household, all members 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
+ 9 other households · 36.4%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.7 km straight lineabout 22 min
Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
Rail
- 3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min
Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
Rail · Car Park Entrance
- 6.7 km straight lineabout 84 min
Rhymney Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 182 m straight lineabout 2 min
Fitzroy Avenue
Bus · opp 1 · north-east
- 192 m straight lineabout 2 min
Fitzroy Avenue
Bus · o/s 1 · south-west
- 223 m straight lineabout 3 min
Clos Bronwydd
Bus · after · north
- 263 m straight lineabout 3 min
Clos Bronwydd
Bus · after · south-west
- 293 m straight lineabout 4 min
Glyncoed Primary School
Bus · o/s · south-east
Coordinates & Location for NP23 5LW
Postcode
NP23 5LW
Coordinates
51.7920, -3.2081
Grid reference
SO167110
Easting
316,778
Northing
211,057
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RQQRR+QQ
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 AreaBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney W07000084
Constituency
W07000084Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Beaufort
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Badminton
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 004B W01001439
W01001439MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 004 W02000317
W02000317LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 004B W01001439
W01001439MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 004 W02000317
W02000317Urban: 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 fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode NP23 5LW 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 W01001439 and MSOA W02000317 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
WIMD 2025 rank: 1406
Present — Active
Postcode NP23 5LW 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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