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.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

67,014
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population 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