NP23 5UW

Beaufort · Blaenau Gwent · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ebbw Vale
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP23 5UQ 42 m
NP23 5UG 46 m
NP23 5UB 116 m
NP23 5UF 136 m
NP23 5UL 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP23 5UW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 5
Latitude
51.793253
Longitude
-3.214031
British National Grid easting
316,369
British National Grid northing
211,208

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Blaenau Gwent · W06000019
Electoral ward
Beaufort · W05001257
Parish or community
W04000925
Output area
W00007523
Lower layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004A · W01001438
Middle layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004 · W02000317

Postcode source versions

Explore NP23

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
137, Badminton Grove, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UW 16 December 2025 £225,500
137, Badminton Grove, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UW 27 March 2023 £198,500
135, Badminton Grove, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5UW 12 February 2021 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Glyncoed Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    222 m
  2. Beaufort Hill Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    889 m
  3. Rhos y Fedwen Primary

    Welsh establishment

    989 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 616
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Public order 165
  • Vehicle crime 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

16 female, 31 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.5% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLAN RHYD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93032

    242 m

  • PEN-Y-CAE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93623

    1.1 km

  • BLAEN-Y-CWM GROUP PRACTICE

    BLAENAVON ROAD, BRYNMAWR, EBBW VALE, NP23 4BR

    ODS code W93068

    2.9 km

  • GLAN YR AFON SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93065

    3.5 km

  • HEALTH CENTRE

    PARK ROW, TREDEGAR, NP22 3NG

    ODS code W93063

    3.5 km

  • BLAINA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93115

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Glyncoed Primary School

    BCT · Glyncoed

    0.1 miles
  • Glyncoed Primary School

    BCT · Glyncoed

    0.1 miles
  • Bevan Crescent

    BCT · Carmeltown

    0.1 miles
  • Heol Peny-cae

    BCT · Glyncoed

    0.2 miles
  • Barham Chapel

    BCT · Carmeltown

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £212,000 from 2 recorded sales in NP23 5UW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Blaenau Gwent is £144,603 in June 2026, up 8.9% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Glyncoed Primary School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 616 events.

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