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Torfaen 002B

Neighbourhood

North Torfaen. 1,500 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 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 002B is in decile 1.

Median sale price
£175,750
Joint 4,404th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,446
Joint 20,358th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Torfaen 002B compares

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

Torfaen 002BMiddle
Median sale price52 neighbourhoods, Torfaen · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Torfaen52 areas from £123,750 to £355,000. The middle area is £195,000. Torfaen 002B is £175,750.
£175,75020th cheapest
Population60 neighbourhoods, Torfaen · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Torfaen60 areas from 1,079 to 2,652. The middle area is 1,439. Torfaen 002B is 1,446.
1,44629th most 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 002B is 79.1%.
79.1%12th 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 002B is 5.5%.
5.5%joint 9th highest

Is Torfaen 002B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Torfaen 002B at a rate of 124.7 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Torfaen 002B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (68), other crime (38) and criminal damage and arson (33).

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 002B 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 002B in brief

The median price paid for a home in Torfaen 002B was £175,750 in 2025.

Torfaen 002B had 1,446 usual residents at the census.

In Torfaen 002B, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Torfaen 002B, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.