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Housing in NP3 4LG

What the homes in NP3 4LG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blaina & Nantyglo
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,364 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.8%). Flats make up 13.2%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

NP3 4LGWales
Detached10.2%28.5%
Semi-detached34.7%32.1%
Terraced41.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat11.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61% of households in the NP3 4LG area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 35.4% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

NP3 4LG
61%
16%
23%
Wales
  • Owned61%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented15.7%17%
  • Social rented23.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP3 4LGWales
Owned outright35.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.9%14.5%
Other private rented1.8%2.5%
From the council12.1%8.7%
From a housing association11.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP3 4LGWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

NP3 4LGWales
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%14.6%
Couple, no children16.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 NP3 4LG (Blaina & Nantyglo) (about 1,364 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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