NP18 1GH

Llanfrechfa and Ponthir · Torfaen · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newport
Local authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen
Postcode district
NP18
Postcode sector
NP18 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP18 1GJ 43 m
NP18 1GG 79 m
NP18 1GE 123 m
NP18 1PY 127 m
NP18 1GL 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP18 1GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP18
Postcode sector
NP18 1
Latitude
51.628089
Longitude
-2.972014
British National Grid easting
332,815
British National Grid northing
192,589

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000770
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007883
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 013D · W01001509
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 013 · W02000335

Postcode source versions

Explore NP18

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Hafod Road, Ponthir, Newport, NP18 1GH 5 July 2024 £325,000
30, Hafod Road, Ponthir, Newport, NP18 1GH 13 December 2023 £350,000
14, Hafod Road, Ponthir, Newport, NP18 1GH 11 December 2020 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ponthir Church in Wales School

    Welsh establishment

    758 m
  2. Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km
  3. Caerleon Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
306
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 151
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Other theft 21
  • Public order 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

20 female, 13 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.1
NP18 1 residents
4,610

Age bands in NP18 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

570 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

356 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

791 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

1,446 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

1,333 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP18 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.8%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
68.8%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL CENTRE

    CADOC HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NEWPORT, NP18 1AZ

    ODS code W93018

    2.2 km

  • WESTFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTFIELD AVENUE, MALPAS NEWPORT, NEWPORT, NP20 6EY

    ODS code W93045

    3.0 km

  • ST JULIANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13A STAFFORD ROAD, NEWPORT, NP19 7DQ

    ODS code W93049

    3.3 km

  • LLANYRAVON SURGERY

    LLANYRAVON WAY, LLANYRAVON, CWMBRAN, NP44 8HW

    ODS code W93025

    3.3 km

  • RICHMOND CLINIC

    172 CAERLEON ROAD, NEWPORT, NP19 7FY

    ODS code W93043

    3.5 km

  • MALPAS BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    107 MALPAS ROAD, NEWPORT, NP20 5PJ

    ODS code W93051

    3.8 km

  • CWMBRAN VILLAGE SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, CWMBRAN, NP44 3JS

    ODS code W93027

    4.1 km

  • OAK STREET SURGERY

    OAK STREET, CWMBRAN, NP44 3LT

    ODS code W93024

    4.3 km

  • BEECHWOOD SURGERY

    BEECHWOOD PRIMARY CARE, 371-373 CHEPSTOW ROAD, NEWPORT, NP19 8HL

    ODS code W93053

    4.5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    19 HILLS HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 282 RINGLAND CIRCLE, NEWPORT, NP19 9PS

    ODS code W93040

    4.7 km

  • RINGLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19HILLS HEALTH & WELLBEIN, 282 RINGLAND CIRCLE, NEWPORT, NP19 9PS

    ODS code W93047

    4.7 km

  • THE RUGBY SURGERY

    1 KELVEDON STREET, NEWPORT, NP19 0DW

    ODS code W93044

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hafod Road

    BCT · Ponthir

    0.1 miles
  • Ponthir House Inn

    BCT · Ponthir

    0.1 miles
  • Candwr Park

    BCT · Ponthir

    0.2 miles
  • Star Villas

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.2 miles
  • Star Villas

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £337,500 from 2 recorded sales in NP18 1GH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Torfaen is £199,778 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ponthir Church in Wales School is the nearest published school at 758 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

306 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 151 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.