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NP4 6EL

Pontypool Fawr · Torfaen · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pontypool Fawr
Local authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP4 6DY 75 m
NP4 6EB 75 m
NP4 6EE 85 m
NP4 6DZ 90 m
NP4 6DP 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 6EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 6
Latitude
51.705818
Longitude
-3.052697
British National Grid easting
327,355
British National Grid northing
201,311

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Electoral ward
Pontypool Fawr · W05001374
Parish or community
W04000985
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00008041
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 004E · W01001540
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
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. George Street Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    490 m

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

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

  3. Cwmffrwdoer Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,945
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 810
  • Criminal damage and arson 278
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Public order 205
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.0
NP4 6 residents
7,268

Age bands in NP4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,215 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

714 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,838 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,026 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,529 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP4 6 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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93058

    689 m

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    1.3 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93057

    2.0 km

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    3.1 km

  • CLARK AVENUE SURGERY

    CLARK AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1RY

    ODS code W93028

    5.0 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

  • St John's Church

    BCT · Wainfelin

    0.1 miles

  • Wainfelin Fish Shop

    BCT · Wainfelin

    0.2 miles

  • Avalon Court

    BCT · Tranch

    0.2 miles

  • Bryngelly House

    BCT · Wainfelin

    0.2 miles

  • Merchant's Hill

    BCT · Pontnewynydd

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. George Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,945 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 810 events.

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