Ebbw Vale (Glyn Ebwy)
Built-up area in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.779, -3.216 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 16 09 |
| Population: | 33,068 |
| Dialling code: | 01685 (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent sits high in the South Wales Valleys, a compact former industrial town tucked into the Ebbw valley and surrounded by rolling uplands. It grew up around coal mining and a large steelworks that shaped the landscape and local identity through the 19th and 20th centuries, and traces of that industrial heritage are still visible around the town.
Since the decline of heavy industry, regeneration has been a big theme: the reopening of the Ebbw Valley Railway reconnected the area with Cardiff and has supported new retail, business and cultural projects. The community remains close-knit, with a strong local sporting and cultural life that honours its mining and steelworking past while looking towards a more diverse, post‑industrial future.
Postcode districts covering Ebbw Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 19.2 miles
- Newport 17.2 miles
- Tonypandy 15.3 miles
- Bridgend 23.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 12.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 12 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 7.3 miles
- Coity Higher 22.9 miles
- Pontypool 9.7 miles
- Ebbw Vale North 0.3 miles
- Ebbw Vale South 0.7 miles
- Aberdare 11.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ebbw Vale North Parish 0.3 miles
- Ebbw Vale South Parish 0.7 miles
- Badminton Parish 0.9 miles
- Beaufort Ward 1.1 miles
- Georgetown Ward 1.1 miles
- Rassau and Garnlydan Ward 1.5 miles
- Rassau Parish 1.5 miles
- Tredegar Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Nantyglo Built-up area 2 miles
- Sirhowy Ward 2 miles
- Nantyglo and Blaina Parish 2.2 miles
- Brynmawr Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Ebbw Vale
NP23 6HN, NP23 6BL, NP23 5QD, NP23 6AJ, NP23 6HG, NP23 8AP, NP23 6BE, NP23 5AY, NP23 5JY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 27 miles
- Bristol Airport 34.7 miles
- Ebbw Vale Parkway Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Rhymney Bridge Station 3.4 miles
Hotels in Ebbw Vale Ad
Schools in Ebbw Vale
- All Saints R.C. Primary School Primary
- Beaufort Hill Primary Primary
- Ebbw Fawr Learning Community All ages
- Glyncoed Primary Primary
- Rhos y Fedwen Primary
- The River Centre 3-16 Learning Community Special
- Willowtown Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Museum 5.5 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 9.5 miles
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 12 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 12.6 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 13.5 miles
- Black Mountains Mountains 13.6 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 15.4 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 16.4 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 17 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 17.7 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 17.9 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 18 miles