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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 733 m straight lineabout 9 min
Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
Rail
- 1.7 km straight lineabout 22 min
Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
Rail · Car Park Entrance
- 5.6 km straight lineabout 70 min
Pontlottyn Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 63 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bethesda Place
Bus · nr · south-east
- 65 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bethesda Place
Bus · nr · north-west
- 108 m straight lineabout 1 min
Spencer Street
Bus · nr · north
- 108 m straight lineabout 1 min
Spencer Street
Bus · north
- 110 m straight lineabout 1 min
RTB Club
Bus · o/s · north-west
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · NP23 6
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · NP23 6 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 95 sales
NP23 6BW has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the NP23 6 sector.
Average price
£155,079
Median price: £132,000
Median -5.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 95 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 2 sales · avg £153,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£192k£154k£117k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
£239,000 · 2026-08-14 · Terraced · Freehold
NP23 6EE
£68,000 · 2026-08-13 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
NP23 6QB
£100,000 · 2026-07-30 · Terraced · Freehold
NP23 6BD
£182,000 · 2026-07-24 · Detached · Freehold
NP23 6AH
£166,000 · 2026-07-24 · Semi-detached · Freehold
NP23 6PU
£168,000 · 2026-07-17 · Terraced · Freehold
NP23 6LY
£128,000 · 2026-07-17 · Terraced · Freehold
NP23 6JL
£108,000 · 2026-07-17 · Terraced · Freehold
NP23 6UL
£223,000 · 2026-07-16 · Detached · Freehold
NP23 6FE
£195,000 · 2026-07-16 · Terraced · Freehold
NP23 6BE
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.
Police Recorded Crime near NP23 6BW
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP23 6BW
Counts are for Ebbw Vale South 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
28
YoY +33%
36180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
28
YoY +8%
34170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY -38%
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
21
YoY -32%
43220
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
People
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 007 (W02000320)
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
- £39,051
- Disposable (net) annual household income
- £30,286
- Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
- £30,198
- Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
- £26,366
£33,430–£45,617
£26,221–£34,981
£27,929–£32,652
£23,042–£30,169
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
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.6%
Gypsy / Trav.0.8%
White Irish0.8%
White & Black Caribbean0.5%
+ 4 other groups · 1.2%
Religion
No religion61.6%
Christian31.6%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim0.6%
Other religion0.5%
+ 1 other religions · 0.1%
Age groups
50–6417.7%
35–4917.6%
25–3413.8%
10–159.2%
5–98.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.1%
Households
One person: other16.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.1%
One person: aged 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.2%
+ 9 other households · 36.3%
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 1 — Most deprived 10%110
Rank out of 1,917
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Income
- 117
- Employment
- 103
- Health
- 195
- Education
- 127
- Access to services
- 414
- Housing
- 388
- Community safety
- 261
- Physical environment
- 1171
Nearby postcodes around NP23 6BW
Other postcode pages in the same local area as NP23 6BW.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for NP23 6BW
Postcode
NP23 6BW
Coordinates
51.7713, -3.2086
Grid reference
SO167087
Easting
316,703
Northing
208,755
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RQQCR+GH
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
Ebbw Vale South
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Ebbw Vale South
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 007D W01001459
W01001459MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 007 W02000320
W02000320LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 007D W01001459
W01001459MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 007 W02000320
W02000320Urban: 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
6:55 AM
Sunrise
4:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:55 AM
Sunset (today)
4:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 2 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 6BW 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 W01001459 and MSOA W02000320 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
WIMD 2025 rank: 110
Present — Active
Postcode NP23 6BW 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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