NP23 8AP

Cwm · Blaenau Gwent · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ebbw Vale
Ward
Cwm
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP23 8AW 92 m
NP23 8ER 124 m
NP23 6UA 161 m
NP23 8BR 179 m
NP23 6TZ 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP23 8AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP23
Postcode sector
NP23 8
Latitude
51.756779
Longitude
-3.196827
British National Grid easting
317,489
British National Grid northing
207,132

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Blaenau Gwent · W06000019
Electoral ward
Cwm · W05001260
Parish or community
W04000928
Output area
W00007582
Lower layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 007C · W01001452
Middle layer super output area
Blaenau Gwent 007 · W02000320

Postcode source versions

Explore NP23

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Glan Ebbw Terrace, Victoria, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8AP 10 January 2025 £89,950
2, Glan Ebbw Terrace, Victoria, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8AP 19 August 2024 £110,000
6, Glan Ebbw Terrace, Victoria, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8AP 6 June 2024 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Pen-Y-Cwm Special School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  2. Cwm Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km
  3. Georgetown C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 83
  • Public order 28
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Vehicle crime 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

13 female, 20 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.6
NP23 8 residents
992

Age bands in NP23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

131 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

128 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

230 residents

Age 45 to 64
36.3%

395 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

203 residents

This postcode contained 3.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP23 8 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+
94.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
94.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
94.1%
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

  • CWM HEALTH CENTRE

    CANNING STREET, CWM, EBBW VALE, NP23 7RW

    ODS code W93619

    1.9 km

  • BLAINA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93115

    2.7 km

  • PEN-Y-CAE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93623

    3.1 km

  • GLAN YR AFON SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93065

    3.8 km

  • HEALTH CENTRE

    PARK ROW, TREDEGAR, NP22 3NG

    ODS code W93063

    3.8 km

  • GLAN RHYD SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93032

    4.5 km

  • BLAEN-Y-CWM GROUP PRACTICE

    BLAENAVON ROAD, BRYNMAWR, EBBW VALE, NP23 4BR

    ODS code W93068

    4.7 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

  • Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station

    RSE · Ebbw Vale

    0.0 miles
  • Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station

    RSE · Ebbw Vale

    0.0 miles
  • Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Ebbw Vale

    0.0 miles
  • Park Hotel

    BCT · Waunllwyd

    0.1 miles
  • Ebbw Vale Parkway

    BCT · Ebbw Vale

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £105,000 from 7 recorded sales in NP23 8AP. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pen-Y-Cwm Special School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 83 events.

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