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Status
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Coordinates & Location for NP23 9ZJ
Postcode
NP23 9ZJ
Coordinates
51.7848, -3.2093
Grid reference
SO166102
Easting
316,677
Northing
210,263
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RQQMR+W7
User Type
Large 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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
461
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 461 out of 1,909 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.93.9%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
No religion56.5%
Christian36.1%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
50–6419.7%
35–4918.1%
25–3413.5%
65–7412.4%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Other17.8%
Any member 66+14.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 7 other households · 38.5%
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 004C W01001456
W01001456MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blaenau Gwent 004 W02000317
W02000317LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaenau Gwent 004C W01001456
W01001456MSOA 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentAugust 2008 — Introduced
Postcode NP23 9ZJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD Wales rank: 461
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA W01001456 and MSOA W02000317 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NP23 9ZJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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