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Pontypool

Middle area

Central Torfaen. 8,858 people in 20 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 Pontypool’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£172,000
885th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,870
2,264th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pontypool 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. Pontypool is £172,000.
£172,0005th lowest
Population13 middle areas, Torfaen · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 5,895 to 8,870. The middle area is 7,079. Pontypool is 8,870.
8,870highest
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%. Pontypool is 80.7%.
80.7%3rd lowest
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%. Pontypool is 4.0%.
4.0%4th 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 Pontypool 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
Pontypool in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pontypool was £172,000 in 2025.

Pontypool had 8,870 usual residents at the census.

In Pontypool, 80.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pontypool, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.