Residential dwellings
16,071
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
NP23 rents and yields
Asking rent £747/month · Gross yield 5.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is NP23?
NP23: residential dwellings 16,071.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
NP23 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 3 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 15,337
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 5.0%
- EPC A or B
- 9.9%
- EPC D or worse
- 53%
What does NP23 earn?
NP23: asking rent £747/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 152 lets).
Asking rent
£747/month 12 months to Sep 2026
152 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 152 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
228 lets
-1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 228 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
63 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does NP23 vary by home size?
Asking rent in NP23 runs from £520/month for 1 bedroom to £792/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £520/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 47 |
| 2 bedrooms | £695/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 53 |
| 3 bedrooms | £792/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 80 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns NP23?
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 650 units in NP23 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords73% of classified · 477 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 85 units
- Housing associations13% of classified · 83 units
- RMC0.8% of classified · 5 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does NP23 rank?
NP23 ranks 2nd of 3 postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent for asking rent, at £747/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent
NP23 ranks 2nd of 3 postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent for asking rent, at £747/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NP22 | £774/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 55 | indicative |
| 2 | NP23 | £747/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 152 | measured |
| 3 | NP13 | £734/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 140 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent
NP23 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NP13 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 192 | measured |
| 2 | NP22 | 5.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 96 | measured |
| 3 | NP23 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 228 | measured |
Where next from NP23?
- Blaenau GwentThe wider market this area sits in.
- NP13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,325/m² · Sep 2026
- NP22Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,134/m² · Sep 2026
- NP12Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,369/m² · Sep 2026
- NP4Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,528/m² · Sep 2026
- NP7Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,193/m² · Sep 2026
- NP8Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,104/m² · Sep 2026
- NP11Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,098/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about NP23
- What is the average rent in NP23?
- Homes to let in NP23 asked a median £747/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 152 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in NP23?
- 5.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 228 lets. -1.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in NP23?
- NP23 has 16,071 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about NP23
- Property values in NP23Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in NP23Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in NP23What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in NP23What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in NP23Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in NP23What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in NP23Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 152 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 228 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |