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Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran

Middle area

South east Torfaen. 9,015 people in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£260,000
2,905th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,067
3,440th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran compares

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

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Torfaen · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from £136,000 to £266,750. The middle area is £200,000. Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran is £260,000.
£260,0002nd highest
Population13 middle areas, Torfaen · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 5,895 to 8,870. The middle area is 7,079. Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran is 8,067.
8,0672nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Torfaen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 5.5% to 96.5%. The middle area is 91.3%. Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran is 93.2%.
93.2%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate13 middle areas, Torfaen · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 2.0% to 5.4%. The middle area is 3.5%. Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran is 3.6%.
3.6%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Torfaen

These figures are published for the whole of Torfaen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torfaen and not Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran alone. See Torfaen

Average house price
£199,184
Down 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,170
159th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.1×
47th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.6years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran was £260,000 in 2025.

Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran had 8,067 usual residents at the census.

In Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.