Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale is covered by postcode district NP23. It is in the Blaenau Gwent council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Ebbw Vale, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 6
- In use before 2020: 523
Of the 529 postcodes in Ebbw Vale that ONS places, 6 are new since 2020 and 523 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.7865, longitude -3.2108. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Ebbw Vale?
Homes sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 385 of the 503 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 5 primary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ebbw Vale Town, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Welsh Government, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Ebbw Vale?
Homes in Ebbw Vale sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 171 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £312,500 27 sales
- Semi-detached £215,000 41 sales
- Terraced £130,000 96 sales
- Flat or maisonette £77,000 7 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole NP23 district, Ebbw Vale's main postcode district: a typical £152,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ebbw Vale: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Ebbw Vale?
6 of the 529 postcodes now in use in Ebbw Vale came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 222 homes sold in Ebbw Vale were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NP23 district, 10%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Ebbw Vale | Across the NP23 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 171 (0%) | 2 of 273 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 9 of 222 (4%) | 36 of 375 (10%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Ebbw Vale?
Ofcom reports on 503 of the 529 postcodes in Ebbw Vale. At 385 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Ebbw Vale?
The open schools at the postcodes in Ebbw Vale. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Welsh Government, maintained schools on DataMap Wales, read 27 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its page on My Local School. How we use it
How far is the station from Ebbw Vale?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ebbw Vale is Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
- Rhymney Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Ebbw Vale?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Ebbw Vale. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Pen-Y-Cae Surgery Phone 01495 304076 350 mWalk
- Glan Rhyd Surgery Phone 01495 301210 1.0 kmWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Ebbw Vale safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 2,206 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ebbw Vale over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 153 September 2025
- 182 October 2025
- 150 November 2025
- 178 December 2025
- 192 January 2026
- 192 February 2026
- 212 March 2026
- 194 April 2026
- 187 May 2026
- 188 June 2026
- 207 July 2026
- 171 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 72, drugs 34, possession of weapons 12, robbery 10, bicycle theft 2.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Ebbw Vale?
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Police force area
- Gwent
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Nick Smith (Labour)
All 529 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Ebbw Vale
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Blaenau Gwent about council tax Council tax, on blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Ebbw Vale
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Ebbw Vale postcodes
529 postcodes in use in Ebbw Vale, by district:
That district is in the NP postcode area.
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Places near Ebbw Vale
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ebbw Vale's £155,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Ebbw Vale
- What is it like to live in Ebbw Vale?
- Homes sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 385 of the 503 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 5 primary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ebbw Vale Town, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Welsh Government, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Ebbw Vale?
- Ebbw Vale is covered by postcode district NP23, across 529 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Ebbw Vale in?
- Ebbw Vale is in the Blaenau Gwent council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Ebbw Vale?
- Ebbw Vale is in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Nick Smith (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Ebbw Vale?
- Homes in Ebbw Vale sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 171 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Ebbw Vale?
- In Ebbw Vale, primary schools at its postcodes include Glyncoed Primary, Willowtown Primary School and All Saints R.C. Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Ebbw Fawr Learning Community. Source: Welsh Government, maintained schools on DataMap Wales, read 27 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Does Ebbw Vale have a railway station?
- Yes: Ebbw Vale Town is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Ebbw Vale, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Ebbw Vale?
- Ofcom reports on 503 of the 529 postcodes in Ebbw Vale. At 385 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Ebbw Vale?
- 6 of the 529 postcodes now in use in Ebbw Vale came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 222 homes sold in Ebbw Vale were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NP23 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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