# NP44 2AW: area report for a postcode in Torfaen

NP44 2AW 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 2AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) › [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44) › [NP44 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44-2)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Torfaen 008C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **Cwmbran, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 660 m west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **Wales’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **£199,184 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP44 2AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **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=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Croesyceiliog School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croesyceiliog-school-w6784051) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Crownbridge Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crownbridge-special-school-w6787012) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Croesyceiliog Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croesyceiliog-primary-school-w6782325) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Llanyrafon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/llanyrafon-primary-school-w6782203) | Primary | 950 m (12 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Maendy Junior and Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maendy-junior-and-infants-w6782204) | 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 | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £331,100 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £117,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2023 | £73,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £355,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LLANYRAVON SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cwmbran (370 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 008C was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,793** (2021). Torfaen 008C had 1,793 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,074th 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: 90.2%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 008C, 90.2% 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: 2.7%** (August 2026). In Torfaen 008C, 2.7% 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.

## 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: 51.6562, -3.0006

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=-3.0006,51.6562,NP442AW

## How to cite

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