Among the most deprived
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.
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 & WalesDemographics (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
50–6419.0%
35–4918.1%
25–3413.0%
65–7410.9%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Other21.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.4%
Any member 66+13.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 35.3%
Coordinates & Location for NP23 6WS
Postcode
NP23 6WS
Coordinates
51.7822, -3.2225
Grid reference
SO157099
Easting
315,762
Northing
209,985
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RQQJG+VX
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
6:13 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:13 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentJune 2015 — Introduced
Postcode NP23 6WS introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA W01001457 and MSOA W02000317 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NP23 6WS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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