Blaenau Gwent: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£235,985

Semi-detached

£158,405

Terraced

£132,164

Flat or maisonette

£81,954

First-time buyers

£137,606

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  72,666 in 1991 → 67,873 in 2024 (−6.6%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £78,838 in 2005 → £144,294 in 2026 (+83.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £324 in 2008 → £626 in 2025 (+93.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  62.5% in 2004 → 69.4% in 2023 (+11.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  4.3% in 2001 → 3.9% in 2025 (−9.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,060 in 1997 → £18,101 in 2024 (+156.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Blaenau Gwent; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing4.0× earnings (April 2025) · 4th lowest of 316
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access228.4 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 64th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work11.1% (2024) · 126th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access82% (May 2024) · 128th highest of 318

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.46 jobs per resident (2024) · 347th highest of 350
• No qualifications · Education & skills16.3% (2023) · 289th lowest of 293
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£18,101 (2024) · 352nd highest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills53.0% (2023) · 325th highest of 348