Housing in NP3
What the homes in NP3 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 7,632 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (56%). Flats make up 12.8%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
57.5% of households in NP3 own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 33.5% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented20%17%
- Social rented22.4%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% 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 (21.8%). 23.4% 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.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.