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NP23 6RA

Ebbw Vale North · Blaenau Gwent · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ebbw Vale North
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP23 6FS 74 m
NP23 6WJ 85 m
NP23 6WN 168 m
NP23 6JW 175 m
NP23 6TS 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP23 6RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 6
Latitude
51.785466
Longitude
-3.216649
British National Grid easting
316,174
British National Grid northing
210,345

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
W00007621
Lower layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004D · W01001457
Middle layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004 · W02000317

Postcode source versions

Explore NP23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Willowtown Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    499 m

  2. River Centre 3-16 Learning Community

    Welsh establishment

    741 m

  3. Glyncoed Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 749
  • Anti social behaviour 335
  • Criminal damage and arson 264
  • Public order 224
  • Vehicle crime 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NP23 6 residents
9,092

Age bands in NP23 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,547 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,038 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,305 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

1,520 residents

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

  • PEN-Y-CAE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93623

    584 m

  • GLAN RHYD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93032

    1.1 km

  • GLAN YR AFON SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93065

    2.8 km

  • HEALTH CENTRE

    PARK ROW, TREDEGAR, NP22 3NG

    ODS code W93063

    2.8 km

  • BLAEN-Y-CWM GROUP PRACTICE

    BLAENAVON ROAD, BRYNMAWR, EBBW VALE, NP23 4BR

    ODS code W93068

    3.3 km

  • BLAINA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93115

    4.4 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

  • Tesco

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.2 miles

  • Carn y Cefn

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.2 miles

  • Carn y Cefn

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.2 miles

  • Glanffrwd

    BCT · Glyncoed

    0.3 miles

  • Glanffrwd

    BCT · Glyncoed

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Willowtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 749 events.

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