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Postcode · Abertillery

Affluence in NP13 1AA

How NP13 1AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Abertillery North & Cwmtillery
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,429 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NP13 1AA is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the NP13 1AA area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Housing5.0
  • Community safety5.0
  • Income7.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Access to services10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£38,499
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
7%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

58.7% of adults in the NP13 1AA area are in work, above the Wales average of 51.9%. 23.5% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

NP13 1AAWales
Employee, full-time39.6%31.9%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.8%
Self-employed6.9%8.2%
Unemployed1.3%2.5%
Full-time student3.7%7.9%
Retired23.5%24.7%
Looking after home or family4%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled6.7%5.9%
Other2%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

23.4% of adults in the NP13 1AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Wales average of 29.6%.

NP13 1AAWales
Higher managerial & professional6.6%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.8%19.4%
Intermediate13.1%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed8%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical9.3%6.2%
Semi-routine16.1%13.1%
Routine18%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.5%8.5%
Full-time students3.6%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

22.5% of adults in the NP13 1AA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Wales average of 31.5%. 26.8% have no qualifications.

NP13 1AAWales
Degree level or above22.5%31.5%
A level or equivalent17.7%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.2%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.3%8.7%
Apprenticeship6%5.6%
Other qualifications3.5%2.7%
No qualifications26.8%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP13 1AA (Abertillery North & Cwmtillery) (about 1,429 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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