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Torfaen 002A

Neighbourhood

North Torfaen. 1,293 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Torfaen 002A is in decile 2.

Population
1,247
Joint 13,426th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.9%
Joint 15,562nd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Torfaen 002A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Torfaen 002AMiddle
Population60 neighbourhoods, Torfaen · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Torfaen60 areas from 1,079 to 2,652. The middle area is 1,439. Torfaen 002A is 1,247.
1,24714th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage60 neighbourhoods, Torfaen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Torfaen60 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.3%. Torfaen 002A is 80.9%.
80.9%13th lowest
Claimant rate60 neighbourhoods, Torfaen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Torfaen60 areas from 1.1% to 8.3%. The middle area is 3.7%. Torfaen 002A is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 25th lowest
Aged 15 to 6460 neighbourhoods, Torfaen · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Torfaen60 areas from 52.3% to 67.6%. The middle area is 61.7%. Torfaen 002A is 60.9%.
60.9%23rd lowest

Is Torfaen 002A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Torfaen 002A at a rate of 73.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across Abersychan.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Torfaen 002A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (36), anti-social behaviour (20) and criminal damage and arson (16).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Torfaen

These figures are published for the whole of Torfaen, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Torfaen and not Torfaen 002A alone. See Torfaen

Average house price
£194,895
Down 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,170
159th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
93,973
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Torfaen 002A in brief

Torfaen 002A had 1,247 usual residents at the census.

In Torfaen 002A, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Torfaen 002A, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.9% of residents in Torfaen 002A were aged 15 to 64 at the census.