NP4 5XE

Pontypool Fawr · Torfaen · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontypool
Local authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP4 5XB 120 m
NP4 5UZ 159 m
NP4 5UY 204 m
NP4 5XF 393 m
NP4 5RS 438 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 5XE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 5
Latitude
51.689603
Longitude
-3.047980
British National Grid easting
327,655
British National Grid northing
199,503

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000772
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007819
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 004B · W01001496
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 004 · W02000326

Postcode source versions

Explore NP4

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Darren House, Upper Race, Pontypool, NP4 5XE 25 June 2021 £380,000
Darren House, Upper Race, Pontypool, NP4 5XE 13 July 2009 £356,000
Garden Bungalow, Upper Race, Pontypool, NP4 5XE 4 February 2004 £49,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. West Monmouth Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

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

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km
  3. Griffithstown Primary

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,047
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 412
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 114
  • Shoplifting 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP4 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    1.4 km

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    1.7 km

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93058

    1.8 km

  • CLARK AVENUE SURGERY

    CLARK AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1RY

    ODS code W93028

    3.2 km

  • NEW CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    HAROLD STREET, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1DU

    ODS code W93026

    3.6 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93057

    3.8 km

  • OAK STREET SURGERY

    OAK STREET, CWMBRAN, NP44 3LT

    ODS code W93024

    5.0 km

  • CWMBRAN VILLAGE SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, CWMBRAN, NP44 3JS

    ODS code W93027

    5.0 km

  • NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTRE

    NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTR, FAIRWATER SQUARE, CWMBRAN, NP44 4TA

    ODS code W93029

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Upper Race Terminus

    BCT · Upper Race

    0.1 miles
  • Race Labour Club

    BCT · Cwmfields

    0.2 miles
  • Pontypool College

    BCT · Cwmfields

    0.3 miles
  • Wheatsheaf Inn

    BCT · Cwmynyscoy

    0.4 miles
  • Mynydd Court

    BCT · Cwmfields

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. West Monmouth Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,047 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 412 events.

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