Housing in NP23 5FF
What the homes in NP23 5FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ebbw Vale North & Glyncoed
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,316 (2024)
NP23 5FFEbbw Vale
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (76.7%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
62.2% of households in the NP23 5FF area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 33.2% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.2%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented18.2%17%
- Social rented19.5%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.6%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP23 5FF (Ebbw Vale North & Glyncoed) (about 1,316 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.