Most deprived 10%
IMD Wales
Around average · 10.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£140,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 553 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
52
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 52 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 & WalesProperty sales · NP23 6QU
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
Apr '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £60,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£95k£78k£60k
Apr '24Sep '24Feb '25
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 6QU
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP23 6QU
Counts are for Ebbw Vale North 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
11
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
13
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
No religion64.1%
Christian28.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6419.1%
35–4918.2%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.8%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
One person: other21.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.4%
One person: aged 66+13.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.2%
+ 9 other households · 35.4%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
Rail
- 3.1 km straight lineabout 38 min
Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
Rail · Car Park Entrance
- 5.1 km straight lineabout 64 min
Rhymney Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 75 m straight lineabout 1 min
Milton Close
Bus · before · north-west
- 165 m straight lineabout 2 min
All Saints RC Primary School
Bus · o/s · south-east
- 190 m straight lineabout 2 min
Bryn-y-Gwynt
Bus · after · south-east
- 236 m straight lineabout 3 min
Mountain Air Playground
Bus · opp · west
- 369 m straight lineabout 5 min
Mountain Air Gate
Bus · nr · north-east
Coordinates & Location for NP23 6QU
Postcode
NP23 6QU
Coordinates
51.7798, -3.2231
Grid reference
SO157097
Easting
315,721
Northing
209,719
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RQQHG+WQ
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 North
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Ebbw Vale North
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 004D W01001457
W01001457MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 004 W02000317
W02000317LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 004D W01001457
W01001457MSOA 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
7:36 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 44 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 44 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 6QU 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 W01001457 and MSOA W02000317 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 52
Present — Active
Postcode NP23 6QU 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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