# NP4 8LH: area report for a postcode in Torfaen

NP4 8LH 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 8LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) › [NP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np4) › [NP4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 45% on July. Torfaen 003D: 121 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **Pontypool and New Inn, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **In flood zone 3**: The higher chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **Wales’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **£199,184 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP4 8LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **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=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cwmffrwdoer Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cwmffrwdoer-primary-w6782298) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Abersychan Comprehensive](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abersychan-comprehensive-w6784070) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [George Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-street-primary-school-w6782308) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-gwynllyw-w6785500) | All-through | 1.5 km (19 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Penygarn Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penygarn-community-primary-school-w6782322) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £254,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2023 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE SURGERY (690 m)
- Pharmacies: HEALTH PLUS PHARMACY (670 m); ABERSYCHAN PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: ABERSYCHAN DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 003D was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,673** (2021). Torfaen 003D had 1,673 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,677th 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 003D, 90.0% 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: 5.7%** (August 2026). In Torfaen 003D, 5.7% 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: 51.7169, -3.0584

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=-3.0584,51.7169,NP48LH

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