Local authority · W06000019
Blaenau Gwent
In useBlaenau Gwent is a local authority in Wales, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- W06000019
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 108 km²
- Population
- 67,873Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
Ceremonial countyGwent
Grouping of councilsCardiff and The Valleys, South Wales, The Valleys
CountryWales
What it contains
46 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
- Blaenau Gwent 001A
- Blaenau Gwent 001B
- Blaenau Gwent 001C
- Blaenau Gwent 001D
- Blaenau Gwent 001E
- Blaenau Gwent 002A
- Blaenau Gwent 002B
- Blaenau Gwent 002C
- Blaenau Gwent 002D
- Blaenau Gwent 003A
- Blaenau Gwent 003B
- Blaenau Gwent 003C
- Blaenau Gwent 003D
- Blaenau Gwent 003E
- Blaenau Gwent 004A
- Blaenau Gwent 004B
- Blaenau Gwent 004C
- Blaenau Gwent 004D
- Blaenau Gwent 004E
- Blaenau Gwent 005A
- Blaenau Gwent 005B
- Blaenau Gwent 005C
- Blaenau Gwent 005D
- Blaenau Gwent 005E
- Blaenau Gwent 005F
- Blaenau Gwent 006A
- Blaenau Gwent 006B
- Blaenau Gwent 006C
- Blaenau Gwent 006D
- Blaenau Gwent 006E
- Blaenau Gwent 007A
- Blaenau Gwent 007B
- Blaenau Gwent 007C
- Blaenau Gwent 007D
- Blaenau Gwent 007E
- Blaenau Gwent 007F
- Blaenau Gwent 008A
- Blaenau Gwent 008B
- Blaenau Gwent 008C
- Blaenau Gwent 008D
- Blaenau Gwent 008E
- Blaenau Gwent 008F
- Blaenau Gwent 009A
- Blaenau Gwent 009B
- Blaenau Gwent 009C
- Blaenau Gwent 009F
12 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Abertillery
- Badminton
- Beaufort
- Brynmawr
- Cwm
- Ebbw Vale North
- Ebbw Vale South
- Garnlydan
- Llanhilleth
- Nantyglo and Blaina
- Rassau
- Tredegar
14 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
Neighbours
4 local authorities share a border with Blaenau Gwent, longest border first.
- Caerphilly 32.1 km
- Torfaen 14.0 km
- Powys 13.2 km
- Monmouthshire 5.4 km
Data published for it
25 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Blaenau Gwent itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation2019
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000019?include=capabilities