Rhondda Close Ebbw Vale / Glyn Ebwy, Blaenau Gwent
20 addresses across 1 postcode (NP23), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3100752.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £37,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Blaenau Gwent cost £143,243 in August 2026 (+2.1% on a year); private rents averaged £682 a month.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 2).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Energy projects: 5 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Rassau Industrial Estate, is 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A4281, carries 13,297 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Blaenau Gwent costs £2,531 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ebbw Vale Town, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 359 to 364 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Glan Rhyd Surgery, about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 153 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £37,000 | £37,000 | £37,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £23,500 | £23,500 | £23,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1997 | 9 NP23 5XP | Terraced | £23,500 | |
| 3 Sep 2019 | 15 NP23 5XP | Terraced | £37,000 |
House prices and rents in Blaenau Gwent
A typical home in Blaenau Gwent cost £143,243 in August 2026, 2.1% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier and 84% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £233,483 |
| Semi-detached | £156,998 |
| Terraced | £131,350 |
| Flat or maisonette | £81,379 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £136,700 |
Private renters in Blaenau Gwent paid £682 a month on average in September 2026, 5.9% more than a year before. That is 52% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £504 |
| Two bedrooms | £605 |
| Three bedrooms | £689 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £902 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,841 kWh of it on average in 2024, 24% less than the district's 11,689 kWh, and 4,249 kWh of electricity, 51% more than the district's 2,808 kWh. There are gas meters for about 89% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NP23.
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 street: most are in band A (73% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Energy projects nearby
6 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 5 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassau Industrial Estate Blaenau Gwent C/2018/0293 | Wind 1 turbine | 1.5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2019 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Rassau Industrial Estate Blaenau Gwent C/2019/0326 | Battery storage | 6 MW | Being built Jul 2021 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Unit 19 - Wind Turbine Blaenau Gwent C/2020/0301 | Wind 1 turbine | Planning application made Dec 2020 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Rassau Industrial Estate , Rassau - Biomass Boiler Blaenau Gwent C/2023/0021 | Biomass | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2023 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau - Battery Energy Storage Blaenau Gwent C/2023/0078 | Battery storage | 8 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2023 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pen Bryn Oer Wind Farm Caerphilly 13/0483/FULL | Wind 3 turbines | 4 MW | Operational Jan 2018 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
None of the 20 address points in this street's postcodes 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes in this record, which covers the overflows reported to the Environment Agency: most of Wales's are reported to Natural Resources Wales instead.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 359 m and 364 m above sea level (361 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP23 5XP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ebbw Vale Town 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Rhymney 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rassau Spar | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tredegar Bus Station Stand 1 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | 50 Harcourt Street Parking | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 45.6 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glan Rhyd Surgery | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest H Shackleton LTD | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery (51 Bethcar Street) | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Tri Chwm | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ebbw Vale Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,540 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,460 m² | 30 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,060 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cwm Nantmelyn | Valley | 260 m west |
| Cwm Carno | Valley | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Carno Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Twyn Bryn-march | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bryn Bach Park | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Figyn-fawr Pond | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 20 |
11 of the street's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Blaenau Gwent: see them on the Blaenau Gwent page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhos y Fedwen English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 90 m | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Glyncoed Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Beaufort Hill Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld. Wales publishes no school results tables.
Nurseries and childcare
Ofsted registers childcare in England only. In Wales, nurseries, playgroups and childminders are registered and inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales, whose directory of services lists them with their reports.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassau General Store NP23 5TA | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Chip Off The Old Block NP23 5TA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Rhos y Fedwen Primary NP23 5TA | School/college/university | 80 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Acorns Nursery (Pre School) NP23 5TA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2024 |
| B&M NP23 5TD | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Glyn Ebbw House NP23 5TW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Mrs Puddleducks Day Nursery NP23 5PP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 18 May 2026 |
| Gwent Valleys Evangelism NP23 5PP | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Rassau Fish Bar NP23 5PP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| KJR Transport Ltd NP23 5SD | Distributors/Transporters | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Ty Bryn Non Political Club NP23 5BJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Family Shopper NP23 5BL | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Beaufort RFC NP23 5PJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Beaufort Bowls Club NP23 5PJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 80 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Summerfield Road (66); On or near Glyndwr Road (16); On or near Rhyd-Y-Cae (13); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (13); On or near Avon Court (13).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 2 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2021 07:43 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A4281, 40 mph | Wet road |
| 8 Nov 2021 07:43 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A4281, 40 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A4281 between A4047 W and A465, with 13,297 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 390 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4281 | A4047 W to A465 | 13,297 estimated; counted 2020 | 2% | -3% since 2015 | 390 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Rassau General Store (retailers - other, NP23 5TA) now 5 Very good, was 2 Improvement necessary (rated 11 November 2026) found 14 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Beaufort RFC (pub/bar/nightclub, NP23 5PJ) now 5 Very good, was 4 Good (rated 10 June 2026) found 14 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Rhos y Fedwen Primary (school/college/university, NP23 5TA) now 5 Very good, was 4 Good (rated 4 November 2026) found 14 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NP23 5XP: 20 addresses
Nearby streets
Tudor Close · Honeyfield Road · Howy Road · Glyndwr Road · Summerfield Road · Rhymney Close · Avon Court · Ferndale Close · Rhyd-y-Cae · School Road · Tor Y Crug · Heol Elan
All the streets in NP23 and across Blaenau Gwent.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.