NP4 6LS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP4 6NW 17 m
NP4 6LU 67 m
NP4 6DH 88 m
NP4 6NN 94 m
NP4 6DD 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 6LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 6
Latitude
51.705212
Longitude
-3.044029
British National Grid easting
327,953
British National Grid northing
201,235

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000772
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007958
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 004D · W01001524
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 004 · W02000326

Postcode source versions

Explore NP4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Alton Terrace, Pontypool, NP4 6LS 4 January 2023 £93,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. George Street Primary School

    Welsh establishment

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

    Welsh establishment

    445 m
  3. Penygarn Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    789 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,000
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 836
  • Criminal damage and arson 282
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Public order 204
  • Other theft 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.2% 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+
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

5

within 5 km

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93058

    88 m

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    766 m

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93057

    2.2 km

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    2.7 km

  • CLARK AVENUE SURGERY

    CLARK AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1RY

    ODS code W93028

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ashton Villa

    BCT · Wainfelin

    0.1 miles
  • Amberley Place

    BCT · Wainfelin

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside

    BCT · Pontypool

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside

    BCT · Pontypool

    0.1 miles
  • Edward Street

    BCT · Wainfelin

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £93,000 from 1 recorded sale in NP4 6LS. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. George Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,000 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 836 events.

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