NP22 3TS Blaenau Gwent
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Tredegar.
Streets
- Coronation Street, Tredegar: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Blaenau Gwent in 2026-27: Band D £2,531 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,688 | £1,969 | £2,250 | £2,531 | £3,094 | £3,656 | £4,219 | £5,063 | £5,906 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (56% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tredegar Heritage Initiative. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- The Town Clock, grade II*
Flood risk
None of the 7 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 310 m and 314 m above sea level (313 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ebbw Vale Town 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Rhymney 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Pontlottyn 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Tredegar Clock | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tredegar Bus Station | 100 m |
| Car parks | 50 Harcourt Street Parking | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 42.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health Centre | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Nelson's Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Street Dental Practice | 30 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Tri Chwm | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Ebbw Vale Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* The Ocean | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bedwellty Park 9.1 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Parc Bryn Bach 120 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,690 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 129 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Clock, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Town Clock | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south |
| Bedwellty Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m south |
| Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sirhowy Valley | Valley | 780 m east |
| Rhymni Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Bryn Bach Park | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Bryn-oer Patch | Hill | 2.0 km west |
| Coed y Rhyd | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Carno Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 7 |
3 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Coronation Street.