# NP44 1JX: area report for a postcode in Torfaen

NP44 1JX 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 NP44 1JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) › [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44) › [NP44 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44-1)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Torfaen 009E: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **Cwmbran, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 310 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **£194,895 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP44 1JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pontnewydd Primary & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontnewydd-primary-and-nursery-w6782211) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Woodlands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-community-primary-school-w6782319) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Maendy Junior and Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maendy-junior-and-infants-w6782204) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Davids Cwmbran R.C. School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-cwmbran-r-c-school-w6783324) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Blenheim Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blenheim-road-community-primary-school-w6782323) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cwmbran R.C. Jnr. & Infts.](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cwmbran-r-c-jnr-and-infts-w6783321) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Greenmeadow Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenmeadow-primary-w6782249) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-cwmbran-primary-w6782312) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2023 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2023 | £179,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £157,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £234,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £168,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CLARK AVENUE SURGERY (720 m); NEW CHAPEL STREET SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: MAENDY SQUARE PHARMACY (220 m); NEW STREET PHARMACY (790 m); PONTNEWYDD PHARMACY (810 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,895** (August 2026). Torfaen’s average house price was £194,895 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 5.0×** (2025). A home in Torfaen costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £173,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 009E was £173,000 in 2025. Joint 4,123rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,442** (2021). Torfaen 009E had 1,442 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,168th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 009E, 99.2% 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: 4.8%** (August 2026). In Torfaen 009E, 4.8% 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.

## NP44 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP44 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,354** (2021). NP44 had 48,354 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 242nd 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: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in NP44 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In NP44, 92.2% 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: 51.6621, -3.0366

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), August 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=-3.0366,51.6621,NP441JX

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