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

NP44 1NJ 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 1NJ 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

- **90 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Torfaen 007C: 133 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **Cwmbran, 610 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 10 m west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **£199,184 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **95.7% can get gigabit broadband at NP44 1NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **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=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maendy Junior and Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maendy-junior-and-infants-w6782204) | Primary | 130 m (2 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 | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pontnewydd Primary & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontnewydd-primary-and-nursery-w6782211) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Croesyceiliog Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croesyceiliog-primary-school-w6782325) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Croesyceiliog School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croesyceiliog-school-w6784051) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Crownbridge Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crownbridge-special-school-w6787012) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Llanyrafon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/llanyrafon-primary-school-w6782203) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £157,800 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2023 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cwmbran (610 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEW CHAPEL STREET SURGERY (130 m); CLARK AVENUE SURGERY (580 m)
- Pharmacies: PONTNEWYDD PHARMACY (210 m); NEW STREET PHARMACY (260 m); BOOTS (750 m)
- Dental practices: CWMBRAN DENTAL CARE (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Cwmbran (470 m, Heron); Lidl Saint David's Road (500 m, Lidl); Asda Cwmbran Superstore (500 m, Asda); Aldi Cwmbran (500 m, Aldi); Morrisons Cwmbran (720 m, Morrisons)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 007C was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,422** (2021). Torfaen 007C had 1,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,208th 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 007C, 94.3% 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 007C, 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.

## 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: 51.6593, -3.0239

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=-3.0239,51.6593,NP441NJ

## How to cite

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