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Housing in NP23 4FA

What the homes in NP23 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bryn-mawr
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,270 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (60%). Flats make up 18.6%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

NP23 4FAWales
Detached6.3%28.5%
Semi-detached15.1%32.1%
Terraced60%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.8% of households in the NP23 4FA area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 27.2% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 34% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

NP23 4FA
58%
27%
15%
Wales
  • Owned57.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented27.2%17%
  • Social rented14.7%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP23 4FAWales
Owned outright34%38%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.8%14.5%
Other private rented1.3%2.5%
From the council2.3%8.7%
From a housing association12.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP23 4FAWales
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.6%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

NP23 4FAWales
Living alone, under 6628.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.1%14.6%
Couple, no children14.3%16.5%
Couple with dependent children11.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Blaenau Gwent

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Blaenau Gwent (August 2026, +6.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Blaenau GwentWales
All homes£681£846
One bedroom£503£636
Two bedrooms£605£779
Three bedrooms£689£890
Four or more£903£1,247
Detached£920£1,083
Semi-detached£720£877
Terraced£646£833
Flat or maisonette£541£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP23 4FA (Bryn-mawr) (about 1,270 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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