Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Wales
Around average · 8.1 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.
341
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 341 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 7SJ
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
Dec '23 – Jul '24Jul '24: 1 sales · avg £105,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£105k£88k£71k
Dec '23Feb '24Jul '24
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 7SJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP23 7SJ
Counts are for Cwm 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
3
YoY -70%
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
5
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
No religion55.0%
Christian36.8%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4919.1%
25–3412.1%
65–7411.2%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
One person: other23.7%
One person: aged 66+16.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
Single family household, all members 66+7.8%
+ 9 other households · 32.7%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min
Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
Rail
- 4.6 km straight lineabout 57 min
Brithdir Rail Station
Rail
- 4.6 km straight lineabout 57 min
Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 60 m straight lineabout 1 min
York Terrace
Bus · after · south-east
- 91 m straight lineabout 1 min
Stanfield Street
Bus · nr · north-west
- 166 m straight lineabout 2 min
Central Garage
Bus · opp · south-east
- 185 m straight lineabout 2 min
Central Garage
Bus · o/s · north-west
- 294 m straight lineabout 4 min
Cwm Institute
Bus · nr · south-east
Coordinates & Location for NP23 7SJ
Postcode
NP23 7SJ
Coordinates
51.7381, -3.1799
Grid reference
SO186050
Easting
318,627
Northing
205,031
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RPRQC+63
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cwm
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
Cwm
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Cwm
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 007B W01001451
W01001451MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 007 W02000320
W02000320LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 007B W01001451
W01001451MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 007 W02000320
W02000320Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
7:43 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 7SJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA W01001451 and MSOA W02000320 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 341
Present — Active
Postcode NP23 7SJ 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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