Postcode district · Ebbw Vale
Who lives in NP3
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in NP3, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 7,632 (2024)
NP3Postcode district · Ebbw Vale
Who lives in NP3
Residents
7,632
2024 estimate
Households
3,412
Census
Median age
43
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 20%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.3% of residents. 19.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 20.3% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 21.3%.
NP3Wales
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.6% of residents are female and 49.4% male.
NP3
51%
49%
Wales
- Female50.6%51.1%
- Male49.4%48.9%
Relationship status
39.1% of adults in NP3 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Wales average of 43.8%. 39% have never married.
NP3Wales
Married or civil partnership39.1%43.8%
Never married39%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved11.3%9.9%
Separated2.8%2%
Widowed7.7%7.1%
How residents rate their health
72.1% of residents in NP3 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
NP3
39%
33%
18%
Wales
- Very good39.1%46.2%
- Good33%32.4%
- Fair17.8%14.5%
- Bad7.2%5.3%
- Very bad2.8%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.