# NP4 6XG: area report for a postcode in Torfaen

NP4 6XG is a postcode in Torfaen.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Torfaen. Open the map at NP4 6XG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) › [NP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np4) › [NP4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **65 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Torfaen 004D: 367 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **Pontypool and New Inn, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **In flood zone 2**: A medium chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **£199,184 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP4 6XG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St. Albans R.C. High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-r-c-high-school-w6784603) | Secondary | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [George Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-street-primary-school-w6782308) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [AlternativeTuition Ty Glyn PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alternativetuition-ty-glyn-pru-w6781100) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Padre Pio RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/padre-pio-rc-primary-school-w6783331) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [West Monmouth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-monmouth-school-w6784072) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Penygarn Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penygarn-community-primary-school-w6782322) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-gwynllyw-w6785500) | All-through | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £272,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2025 | £186,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| February 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| February 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| December 2023 | £66,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2026 | £146,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TROSNANT LODGE (350 m); PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m)
- Pharmacies: MAYBERRY PHARMACY (200 m); LAYANSON PHARMACY (280 m)
- Dental practices: WYECLIFFE DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); MERVYN TERRACE DENTAL SURGERY (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Pontypool (260 m, Iceland); Tesco Pontypool Superstore (320 m, Tesco); Spar - Pontypool (570 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,184** (July 2026). Torfaen’s average house price was £199,184 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,170** (2025). Full-time workers living in Torfaen earned a median of £39,170 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 159th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.1×** (2025). A home in Torfaen costs 5.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 47th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 93,973** (2025). Torfaen’s population was an estimated 93,973 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Torfaen 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £194,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 004D was £194,500 in 2025. Joint 6,058th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,855** (2021). Torfaen 004D had 1,855 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,307th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 52.6%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 004D, 52.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.0%** (August 2026). In Torfaen 004D, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NP4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £182,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP4 was £182,500 in 2025. Joint 267th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,879** (2021). NP4 had 44,879 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 312th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in NP4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.8%** (January 2026). In NP4, 71.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen)
- Centre: 51.7028, -3.0389

Council: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torfaen): Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0389,51.7028,NP46XG

## How to cite

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