Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:54 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
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People8,131 residentsin the Ebbw Vale South & Cwm census areaMedian age 41.83,703 households61% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright16% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,706 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, manufacturing 16%, retail and wholesale 15%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 76% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,607 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January54 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Pen-y-fanmountain · 1.0 miMynydd Jamesmountain · 2.8 miTwyn y Bleiddiaidhill · under a mileCefn Bachhill · 1.1 miCwm Bigvalley · 1.1 miEbbw Valevalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPen-y-fan Pond Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 28 haParc Coetir Bargodpark · 3.3 mi · 96 haPilgrims Parkpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% 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)4,118 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation217 m712 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 168 to 428 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryCwm Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistAbertillery Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL24 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Parkway2.4 miBus stationBlackwood Bus Station Stand 14.3 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP3 postcode district.
