NP13 postcode area guide — Blaenau Gwent
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP13 postcode district in Blaenau Gwent — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP13
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
10.9%
Gigabit-capable
10.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NP13 postcode district (Blaenau Gwent) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 552 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 10.9%.
Around 0% of premises in NP13 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 NP13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP13 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| NP13 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| NP13 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| NP13 1AE | 94.4% | 0% |
| NP13 1AG | 94.7% | 0% |
| NP13 1AH | 94.7% | 0% |
| NP13 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NP13 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| NP13 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| NP13 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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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 NP13
Police recorded 122 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 49 | 40.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 | 12.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 9 | 7.4% |
| Public order | 8 | 6.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 6.6% |
| Burglary | 7 | 5.7% |
| Drugs | 3 | 2.5% |
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 NP13
Based on 197 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP13 is £112,000, down 2.6% on the previous year (£115,000).
Detached
£300,000
8 sales
Semi-detached
£145,000
24 sales
Terraced
£108,000
153 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Penybont Road | NP13 1JF |
| 8 May 2026 | £76,000 | Terraced | Glandwr Street | NP13 2AQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £106,000 | Terraced | Partridge Road | NP13 2JF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £67,500 | Terraced | Railway Street | NP13 2JD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced | York Street | NP13 1NG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Bournville Road | NP13 3ES |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Hafod Fan Terrace | NP13 2QP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £121,000 | Terraced | Blaencuffin Road | NP13 2RN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £188,000 | Terraced | Blaenau Gwent Rows | NP13 1PE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £58,000 | Terraced | Meadow Street | NP13 2JH |
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 NP13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg | Not applicable | — | — | NP13 3DQ |
| Ystruth Primary | Not applicable | — | — | NP13 3XG |
| ST Illtyd's | Not applicable | — | — | NP13 3JT |
| Coed -y- Garn Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP13 3AH |
| Abertillery Learning Community | Not applicable | 3–16 | — | NP13 1YL |
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 NP13
146 rated food businesses operate in NP13. 61 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aberbeeg Community Centre, Abertillery & District Museum, Abertillery Bluebirds AFC Clubhouse, Abertillery Learning Community, Abertillery Learning Community Roseheyworth Road Primary Campus.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP13
From a sample of 158 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NP13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
19%
Band D
49%
Band E
28%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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
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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.