NP11 postcode area guide — Blaenau Gwent
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP11 postcode district in Blaenau Gwent — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP11
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81%
Gigabit-capable
80.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the NP11 postcode district (Blaenau Gwent) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 907 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in NP11 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NP11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP11 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| NP11 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| NP11 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| NP11 3AF | 100% | 0% |
| NP11 3AG | 85.7% | 0% |
| NP11 3AH | 100% | 0% |
| NP11 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NP11 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| NP11 3AN | 100% | 100% |
| NP11 3AP | 100% | 80% |
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Mobile signal around Blaenau Gwent
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Blaenau Gwent district (35,744 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
97.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NP11
Police recorded 42 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 | 47.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 26.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 7.1% |
| Public order | 3 | 7.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 7.1% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.4% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NP11
Based on 368 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP11 is £166,500, up 0.9% on the previous year (£165,000).
Detached
£307,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
120 sales
Terraced
£155,000
185 sales
Flat / maisonette
£109,500
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced | Greenfield Avenue | NP11 4QR |
| 19 May 2026 | £338,000 | Detached | Woodside Walk | NP11 7NZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced | Station Road | NP11 6BX |
| 15 May 2026 | £158,000 | Semi-detached | Treowen Road | NP11 3DN |
| 14 May 2026 | £170,757 | Other | Stanley Street | NP11 7HF |
| 8 May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Llanfach Road | NP11 5LA |
| 1 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Hill Street | NP11 6QH |
| 1 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | High Street | NP11 7FN |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £292,000 | Detached | High Trees | NP11 6HH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £117,500 | Terraced | Channel View | NP11 6JW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Blaenau Gwent demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Blaenau Gwent district (66,902 residents, 30,340 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.6% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.7% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 20.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 60.1% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 14.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NP11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercarn Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 5LH |
| Ty Sign Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 6HJ |
| Trinant Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 3JN |
| Risca Community Comprehensive School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 6YY |
| Newbridge School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 5FR |
| Sofrydd C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 5DW |
| Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 5GX |
| Cwmfelinfach Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP11 7HL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NP11
287 rated food businesses operate in NP11. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 65 are rated 4, and 14 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: @A.M., Abbey Lodge Residential Home, Abercarn Constitutional Club, Abercarn Primary Canteen, Abercarn United AFC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP11
From a sample of 278 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NP11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
34%
Band D
38%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Blaenau Gwent
Landlines around NP11 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.