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NP23 5AY

Ebbw Vale North · Blaenau Gwent · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ebbw Vale
Ward
Ebbw Vale North
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP23 6EH 71 m
NP23 6EJ 89 m
NP23 6YN 108 m
NP23 6YY 109 m
NP23 5AZ 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP23 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 5
Latitude
51.782437
Longitude
-3.206043
British National Grid easting
316,900
British National Grid northing
209,996

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Blaenau Gwent · W06000019
Electoral ward
Ebbw Vale North · W05001262
Parish or community
W04000929
Westminster constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney · W07000084
Output area
W00010316
Lower layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004C · W01001456
Middle layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004 · W02000317

Postcode source versions

Explore NP23

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Station Cottages, 1, Station Approach, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5AY 28 November 2003 £87,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. River Centre 3-16 Learning Community

    Welsh establishment

    93 m

  2. Willowtown Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    526 m

  3. Glyncoed Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Anti social behaviour 305
  • Criminal damage and arson 246
  • Public order 200
  • Vehicle crime 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
NP23 5 residents
9,954

Age bands in NP23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,661 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

996 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,343 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,892 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

2,336 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP23 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • PEN-Y-CAE SURGERY

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, BRIDGE STREET, EBBW VALE, NP23 6EY

    ODS code W93623

    233 m

  • GLAN RHYD SURGERY

    RIVERSIDE, BEAUFORT EBBW VALE, EBBW VALE, NP23 5NT

    ODS code W93032

    1.5 km

  • BLAEN-Y-CWM GROUP PRACTICE

    BLAENAVON ROAD, BRYNMAWR, EBBW VALE, NP23 4BR

    ODS code W93068

    2.8 km

  • GLAN YR AFON SURGERY

    BEVAN HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, PARK ROW, TREDEGAR, NP22 3NG

    ODS code W93065

    3.2 km

  • HEALTH CENTRE

    PARK ROW, TREDEGAR, NP22 3NG

    ODS code W93063

    3.2 km

  • BLAINA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    REAR OF HIGH STREET, BLAINA, ABERTILLERY, NP13 3AT

    ODS code W93115

    3.6 km

  • CWM HEALTH CENTRE

    CANNING STREET, CWM, EBBW VALE, NP23 7RW

    ODS code W93619

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Libanus Corner

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Kingdom Hall

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Libanus Corner

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Ebbw Vale War Memorial

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Ebbw Vale War Memorial

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. River Centre 3-16 Learning Community is the nearest published school at 93 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.