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NP4 5SS

Pontypool Fawr · Torfaen · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Pontypool Fawr
Local authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP4 5LH 70 m
NP4 5LD 112 m
NP4 5DG 125 m
NP4 5LF 150 m
NP4 5NB 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 5SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 5
Latitude
51.694926
Longitude
-3.029685
British National Grid easting
328,928
British National Grid northing
200,077

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Electoral ward
Pontypool Fawr · W05001374
Parish or community
W04000772
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007954
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 004D · W01001524
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 004 · W02000326

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. West Monmouth Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    581 m

  2. St Alban's R.C. High School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

  3. Griffithstown Primary

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 575
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Public order 161
  • Shoplifting 125

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

15 female, 10 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.4
NP4 5 residents
9,554

Age bands in NP4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,552 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

997 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,361 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,611 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

2,056 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    749 m

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    1.2 km

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFF TOWN BRIDGE PONTYPOOL, CLOS AFON LLWYD, PONTYPOOL, NP4 6DH

    ODS code W93058

    1.5 km

  • CLARK AVENUE SURGERY

    CLARK AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1RY

    ODS code W93028

    3.4 km

  • THE SURGERY

    ABERSYCHAN GROUP PRACTICE, OLD ROAD, ABERSYCHAN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 7BH

    ODS code W93057

    3.7 km

  • NEW CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    HAROLD STREET, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1DU

    ODS code W93026

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stafford Road Top

    BCT · Pontymoile

    0.1 miles

  • Maesderwen

    BCT · Pontymoile

    0.1 miles

  • Maesderwen

    BCT · Pontymoile

    0.1 miles

  • Stafford Road Top

    BCT · Pontymoile

    0.1 miles

  • Viaduct Court Lower

    BCT · Cwmynyscoy

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. West Monmouth Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 581 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 575 events.

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