Neighbourhood · Blaenau Gwent

Sirhowy: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sirhowy neighbourhood of Blaenau Gwent, Wales (ONS area Blaenau Gwent 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NP22. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NP22 4AN.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Blaenau Gwent

Sirhowy is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Blaenau Gwent (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 2 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £155,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Blaenau Gwent (1.0 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Ebbw Vale Town, is 3.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£155,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£38,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Sirhowy sits in Blaenau Gwent

Typical house price: 2nd highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Blaenau Gwent
Average household income: 4th highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Blaenau Gwent

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Sirhowy

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Blaenau Gwent, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Blaenau Gwent, 2 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Air quality
Homes selling
Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

Resale prices
Homes improving their energy rating

Stations nearby

Nearest station

Ebbw Vale Town Railway station, 3.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Maesteg (about 119 min) and Newport (S Wales) (about 50 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Sirhowy

What is the typical house price in Sirhowy?

£155,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.

How does Sirhowy compare with the rest of Blaenau Gwent?

Typical house price: 2nd highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Blaenau Gwent. Average household income: 4th highest of 9 neighbourhoods in Blaenau Gwent.

Is Sirhowy an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Sirhowy gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sirhowy?

Ebbw Vale Town. Railway station, 3.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Maesteg (about 119 min) and Newport (S Wales) (about 50 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.