PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Ebbw Vale

Affluence in NP23 8WP

How NP23 8WP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ebbw Vale South & Cwm
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,404 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NP23 8WP is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the NP23 8WP area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (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
  • Access to services3.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Community safety5.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Housing7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£39,051
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
9%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

58.4% of adults in the NP23 8WP area are in work, above the Wales average of 51.9%. 22.1% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

NP23 8WPWales
Employee, full-time38.7%31.9%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.8%
Self-employed6.5%8.2%
Unemployed2.6%2.5%
Full-time student6.2%7.9%
Retired22.1%24.7%
Looking after home or family3.5%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled4.4%5.9%
Other2.7%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

28.4% of adults in the NP23 8WP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

NP23 8WPWales
Higher managerial & professional8.3%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional20%19.4%
Intermediate11.1%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed7.8%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%6.2%
Semi-routine16.5%13.1%
Routine16.6%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%8.5%
Full-time students5.7%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

27.9% of adults in the NP23 8WP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Wales average of 31.5%. 21.9% have no qualifications.

NP23 8WPWales
Degree level or above27.9%31.5%
A level or equivalent15.9%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.6%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.1%8.7%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.6%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%
No qualifications21.9%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 8WP (Ebbw Vale South & Cwm) (about 1,404 residents).

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

Explore

Look up another area