NP23 6WN

Ebbw Vale North · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP23 6JR 82 m
NP23 6GD 108 m
NP23 6GE 109 m
NP23 6JP 125 m
NP23 6GA 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP23 6WN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 6
Latitude
51.784106
Longitude
-3.217714
British National Grid easting
316,098
British National Grid northing
210,195

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Blaenau Gwent · W06000019
Parish or community
W04000929
Output area
W00007607
Lower layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004E · W01001458
Middle layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 004 · W02000317

Postcode source versions

Explore NP23

46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Willow Close, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6WN 6 January 2023 £187,000
13, Willow Close, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6WN 20 October 2022 £151,500
7, Willow Close, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6WN 27 November 2020 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Willowtown Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    416 m
  2. River Centre 3-16 Learning Community

    Welsh establishment

    776 m
  3. All Saints R.C. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    787 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 750
  • Anti social behaviour 339
  • Criminal damage and arson 262
  • Public order 224
  • Vehicle crime 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

35 female, 34 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP23 6 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

  • PEN-Y-CAE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93623

    627 m

  • GLAN RHYD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93032

    1.3 km

  • GLAN YR AFON SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93065

    2.6 km

  • HEALTH CENTRE

    PARK ROW, TREDEGAR, NP22 3NG

    ODS code W93063

    2.6 km

  • BLAEN-Y-CWM GROUP PRACTICE

    BLAENAVON ROAD, BRYNMAWR, EBBW VALE, NP23 4BR

    ODS code W93068

    3.4 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

    0.3 miles
  • Carn y Cefn

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.3 miles
  • Carn y Cefn

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.3 miles
  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Willowtown

    0.3 miles
  • Mountain Air Playground

    BCT · Mountain Air

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £169,250 from 2 recorded sales in NP23 6WN. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Willowtown Primary School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 179.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 750 events.

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