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Housing in NP23 4XT

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

Neighbourhood
Bryn-mawr
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,290 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.8%). Flats make up 6.3%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

NP23 4XTWales
Detached22.5%28.5%
Semi-detached41.8%32.1%
Terraced29.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat5.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.2% of households in the NP23 4XT area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 42.1% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

NP23 4XT
72%
16%
Wales
  • Owned72.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented10.8%17%
  • Social rented16.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP23 4XTWales
Owned outright42.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%14.5%
Other private rented2.5%2.5%
From the council3.9%8.7%
From a housing association12.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP23 4XTWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.6%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

NP23 4XTWales
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%14.6%
Couple, no children17.6%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 4XT (Bryn-mawr) (about 1,290 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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