NP22 postcode area guide — Blaenau Gwent
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP22 postcode district in Blaenau Gwent — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP22
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NP22 postcode district (Blaenau Gwent) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 597 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81%.
Around 0% of premises in NP22 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 NP22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP22 3AA | 76.2% | 2.4% |
| NP22 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| NP22 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| NP22 3AE | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| NP22 3AF | 75% | 75% |
| NP22 3AG | 92.9% | 78.6% |
| NP22 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| NP22 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NP22 3AL | 100% | 0% |
| NP22 3AN | 0% | 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 NP22
Police recorded 162 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 51 | 31.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 | 22.2% |
| Public order | 27 | 16.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 7.4% |
| Other theft | 8 | 4.9% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 4.9% |
| Other crime | 7 | 4.3% |
| Burglary | 5 | 3.1% |
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 NP22
Based on 184 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP22 is £123,000, down 8.2% on the previous year (£134,000).
Detached
£281,000
12 sales
Semi-detached
£182,500
38 sales
Terraced
£115,000
120 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Glyn Terrace | NP22 4HX |
| 8 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Bryn Seion Street | NP22 5EW |
| 1 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Brompton Place | NP22 4NF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Walter Street | NP22 4JJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £138,000 | Terraced | Glyn Terrace | NP22 4HX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £82,000 | Terraced | Islwyn Terrace | NP22 3QD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Peacehaven | NP22 4BZ |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Pochin Crescent | NP22 4JS |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £182,500 | Semi-detached | Larch Lane | NP22 4FA |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Scwrfa Road | NP22 4AY |
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 NP22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Rhymney Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 5EP |
| Ysgol Y Lawnt | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 5LS |
| Bryn Awel Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 5JJ |
| Bryn Bach County Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 3RX |
| Glanhowy Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 4RW |
| Deighton Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 3ES |
| Georgetown C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 4LJ |
| St Joseph's R.C. | Not applicable | — | — | NP22 4AQ |
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 NP22
189 rated food businesses operate in NP22. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 47 are rated 4, and 18 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abertysswg RFC Ltd, Ashvale Club, Bedwellty Park Bowling Club, Bedwellty Park Residential Home, Best Kebab & Pizza.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP22
From a sample of 150 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NP22 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
51%
Band D
37%
Band E
11%
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 NP22 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.