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

NP4 8XR 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 8XR 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Torfaen 002E: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **Pontypool and New Inn, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 40 m west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **Wales’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **£199,184 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **No gigabit broadband at NP4 8XR**: Superfast for 88.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **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=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR
- **4.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abersychan Comprehensive](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abersychan-comprehensive-w6784070) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Garnteg Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garnteg-primary-w6782315) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL BRYN ONNEN](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-bryn-onnen-w6782318) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2024 | £153,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2023 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| August 2024 | £279,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2024 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| February 2025 | £180,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| June 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Garndiffaith (860 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 002E 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: 1,465** (2021). Torfaen 002E had 1,465 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,324th least 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: 59.9%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 002E, 59.9% 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: 3.4%** (August 2026). In Torfaen 002E, 3.4% 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: 51.7328, -3.0569

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=-3.0569,51.7328,NP48XR

## How to cite

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