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County or areaBlaenau Gwent
Postcode districtNP3
Telephone code028295
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:53 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:17 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,622 residentsin the Rassau & Beaufort census areaMedian age 45.82,930 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright29% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,717 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, manufacturing 17%, retail and wholesale 15%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 79% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,600 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAneurin Bevan Memorial Stoneshistoric site · 1.1 miMynydd Llangatwgmountain · 2.4 miCarno Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMynydd Carn-y-cefnmountain · 2.8 miBedwellty House and Parkhistoric site · 2.4 miCwm Nantmelynvalley · under a mileCwm Carnovalley · under a mileLlangynidr Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParc Bryn Bachpark · 2.1 mi · 120 haSirhowy Community Gardenpark · 1.5 miWest Monmouthshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 63 haWelfare Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haEugene Cross Parksports ground · 1.0 mi · 8 haDeighton Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,126 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation361 m1,184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 301 to 447 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryGlan Rhyd Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyH Shackleton LTD6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Surgery (51 Bethcar Street)1.7 miPolice stationEbbw Vale Police Station1.7 miCash machinePayzoneEbbw Valeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 specialPrimaryRhos y Fedwen123 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGlyncoed Primary372 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughEbbw Fawr Learning Community1,406 pupils2.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL28 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town1.8 miBus stationBrynmawr Bus Station Stand11.9 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops65 within a mileCar park50 Harcourt Street ParkingEbbw Vale1.4 miEV chargingBeaufort Rise, Ebbw Vale2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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