# NP44 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Torfaen

NP44 8HQ 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 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) › [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44) › [NP44 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44-8)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Torfaen 010A: 1,085 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **Cwmbran, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **In flood zone 2**: A medium chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **Wales’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Torfaen 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **£194,895 average price**: For the whole of Torfaen, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **68.4% can get gigabit broadband at NP44 8HQ**: Superfast for 91.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **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=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Llanyrafon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/llanyrafon-primary-school-w6782203) | Primary | 560 m (7 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 | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Crownbridge Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crownbridge-special-school-w6787012) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Croesyceiliog School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croesyceiliog-school-w6784051) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-cwmbran-primary-w6782312) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Llantarnam Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/llantarnam-community-primary-school-w6782205) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Maendy Junior and Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maendy-junior-and-infants-w6782204) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Nant Celyn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nant-celyn-primary-school-w6782326) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| October 2025 | £211,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| August 2023 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| November 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| September 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| January 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CWMBRAN VILLAGE SURGERY (550 m); LLANYRAVON SURGERY (610 m); OAK STREET SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: LLANYRAFON PHARMACY (550 m); BOOTS (710 m); BOOTS (830 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); LLANTARNAM DENTAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Cwmbran Express Petrol (720 m, Asda); Iceland Cwmbran (770 m, Iceland); Morrisons Cwmbran (950 m, Morrisons)

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £183,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 010A was £183,000 in 2025. Joint 5,038th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,518** (2021). Torfaen 010A had 1,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,566th 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: 72.3%** (January 2026). In Torfaen 010A, 72.3% 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: 7.0%** (August 2026). In Torfaen 010A, 7.0% 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: 51.6463, -3.0150

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=-3.0150,51.6463,NP448HQ

## How to cite

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