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Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent is a council in Wales. 19 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Residents at the same address a year earlier 93% Higher than 98% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. Joint 3rd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Average monthly rent, two bedrooms £605 Lower than 98% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 2nd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Healthy life expectancy at birth, women 54.4 yrs Lower than 94% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for. 3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£145k

Lower than 96% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Up 8.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£605

Lower than 98% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Up 7.1% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings4.2

Lower than 95% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home66

Lower than 92% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van23%

Higher than 70% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

3rd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station14.5%

Lower than 77% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

4th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket59.3%

Lower than 77% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy72.6%

Lower than 61% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available71%

Lower than 69% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents115.0

Higher than 92% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 3.1% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households7.7

Higher than 81% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year37.4

Lower than 62% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier93%

Higher than 98% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.9

Lower than 57% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 11.1% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.3

Lower than 76% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 4th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.6

Higher than 89% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women54.4 yrs

Lower than 94% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 2.8 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home23.3 ha

Lower than 55% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean5.3 µg/m³

Lower than 81% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 32.1% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Blaenau Gwent shares a boundary with Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Powys and Torfaen. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Powys£578
Blaenau Gwent£605
Caerphilly£689
Torfaen£766
Monmouthshire£920
Average house price, all homes: Blaenau Gwent£145k
Caerphilly£197k
Torfaen£200k
Powys£231k
Monmouthshire£332k
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: Powys55.3
Monmouthshire63.9
Caerphilly85.7
Torfaen102.6
Blaenau Gwent115.0
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Powys2.7 µg/m³
Blaenau Gwent5.3 µg/m³
Monmouthshire5.3 µg/m³
Torfaen6.9 µg/m³
Caerphilly7.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Torfaen13.9%
Monmouthshire14.4%
Blaenau Gwent14.5%
Powys19.1%
Caerphilly43.3%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 8.9% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 7.1% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 3.1% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 2.8 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 11.1% since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 32.1% since 2019

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