City Profile • Local Authority
Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £156k, reflecting a upward trend of 6.1% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 69 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
67,014
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
7 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Blaenau Gwent authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English95.7%
White: Other White1.8%
White and Black Caribbean0.3%
Indian0.3%
Other Asian0.3%
Other Mixed0.2%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.7%
50-54 years7.6%
30-34 years6.9%
25-29 years6.6%
60-64 years6.5%
45-49 years6.2%
Top Occupations
Caring and leisure15.0%
Process and machine operatives13.7%
Elementary occupations13.5%
Professional12.1%
Skilled trades11.8%
Associate professional9.7%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright34.8%
Owned: Mortgage25.2%
Social rented: Other14.6%
Private rented: Landlord13.8%
Social rented: Council9.2%
Private rented: Other2.2%
Area DNA
family1/10
health2/10
safety7/10
homeown3/10
transit7/10
affluence1/10
diversity5/10
employment2/10
investment10/10