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NP23 4UB

In Blaenau Gwent · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
156
Incidents · Neighbourhood · 12 months
Median price
£275,000
Sold prices · NP23 4UB only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode NP23 4UB is around £275,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 156 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around NP23 4UB (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Sept 21Aug 26

Range £76,000 – £285,000

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£275,000
NP23 4UB only · 12 months
Sales
3
NP23 4UB only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across NP23 4, last 24 months.

  • Terraced£118,000(93 sales)
  • Semi-detached£152,500(53 sales)
  • Detached£299,995(39 sales)
  • Flat£64,000(6 sales)

Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

NP23 4UB median £275,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £128,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
156
Neighbourhood · 12 months
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences

How it compares

  • Crime: 16% below the typical Blaenau Gwent neighbourhood
  • Crime: 1.4× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood

Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Blaenau Gwent and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in NP23 4UB, compared with 68.8% across Blaenau Gwent and 79.1% in Wales. Full fibre reaches 68.8% of premises across Blaenau Gwent (Wales: 76.2%).

Gigabit-capable
0%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%

Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 68.8% of premises across Blaenau Gwent have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.

Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeBlaenau GwentWalesUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a68.8%76.2%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available0%68.8%79.1%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%98.4%96.3%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0.04%0.38%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 93% of neighbourhoods in Wales.

Compared with Blaenau Gwent: more deprived than 84% of its 46 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in Wales.

  • Income1of 10
  • Employment1of 10
  • Community safety2of 10
  • Physical environment10of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. Welsh and English rankings are separate and cannot be compared.
Neighbourhood W01001469 · published November 2025Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Welsh Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band A (63%).

Band charges are shown for councils in England only.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 600 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A63%
  • Band B22%
  • Band C5%
  • Band D5%
  • Band E5%
  • Band F–
  • Band G–
  • Band H0%
  • Band I0%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10 and does not publish very small counts (shown as –).
Neighbourhood W01001469Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Public transport

The nearest station to NP23 4UB is Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Bus stops within 500 m
12

Nearest stations

  1. Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
    National Rail · Ebbw Vale
    1.6 miles (2.6 km)
  2. Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station
    National Rail · Ebbw Vale
    2.0 miles (3.2 km)
  3. Tir-phil Rail Station
    National Rail · Tir-phil
    5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £275,000 · Crime: 156 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £140,000 to £140,500 · Crime: 156 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Sector median recorded at £140,000 · Crime: 157 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £140,500 · Crime: 156 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £142,000 · Crime: 157 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £142,750 · Crime: 146 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £141,750 · Crime: 150 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 142 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £138,250 · Crime: 144 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £137,250 · Crime: 140 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £136,000 · Crime: 148 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 155 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 162 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £138,750 · Crime: 159 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 165 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 158 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 163 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £141,250 · Crime: 160 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £145,000 · Crime: 154 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £137,500 · Crime: 164 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 159 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 161 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £140,000 · Crime: 160 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £139,500 · Crime: 158 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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