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Affluence in NP23 6QT

How NP23 6QT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Tredegar & Georgetown
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,802 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NP23 6QT is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the NP23 6QT area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services4.0
  • Community safety4.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Income6.0
  • Living environment8.0
  • Housing9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£37,297
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
5%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

59.5% of adults in the NP23 6QT area are in work, above the Wales average of 51.9%. 19.6% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

NP23 6QTWales
Employee, full-time41.6%31.9%
Employee, part-time11.1%11.8%
Self-employed6.8%8.2%
Unemployed2.1%2.5%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired19.6%24.7%
Looking after home or family2.8%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled8.1%5.9%
Other2.5%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

32.5% of adults in the NP23 6QT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

NP23 6QTWales
Higher managerial & professional8.1%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional24.4%19.4%
Intermediate12%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed7.9%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%6.2%
Semi-routine13.4%13.1%
Routine14.2%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%8.5%
Full-time students5.2%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

30.8% of adults in the NP23 6QT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Wales average of 31.5%. 19.1% have no qualifications.

NP23 6QTWales
Degree level or above30.8%31.5%
A level or equivalent17.6%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.3%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C8.7%8.7%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.7%
No qualifications19.1%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP23 6QT (Tredegar & Georgetown) (about 1,802 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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