Social housing in Blaenau Gwent
23.7% of households in Blaenau Gwent are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Blaenau Gwent?
Blaenau Gwent ranks 44th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 30,343 households, 7,194 are social homes (23.7%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Blaenau Gwent compare with the UK average?
At +6.2 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Blaenau Gwent sits above the national level.
Blaenau Gwent at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Blaenau Gwent.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Blaenau Gwent has 25 schools — 25 state-funded.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Blaenau Gwent sits in decile 3 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 44% of its 45 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £1,528 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).