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NP4 7BU

Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP4 7BX 27 m
NP4 7BL 87 m
NP4 6TE 90 m
NP4 7BR 101 m
NP4 6TB 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 7BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 7
Latitude
51.719453
Longitude
-3.059239
British National Grid easting
326,925
British National Grid northing
202,834

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000985
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007979
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 003B · W01001529
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 003 · W02000325

Postcode source versions

Explore NP4

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dan-Y-Bryn, Snatchwood Road, Abersychan, Pontypool, NP4 7BU 7 February 2025 £210,000
Hillbrae, Snatchwood Road, Abersychan, Pontypool, NP4 7BU 27 March 2023 £225,000
Graigwen, Snatchwood Road, Abersychan, Pontypool, NP4 7BU 10 February 2022 £203,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Abersychan Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    822 m
  2. Cwmffrwdoer Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  3. Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 548
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Public order 134
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47
23 female, 24 male
Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.2
NP4 7 residents
6,587

Age bands in NP4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%
1,279 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.6%
769 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.4%
1,616 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.8%
1,778 residents
Age 65 and over
17.9%
1,184 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP4 7 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+
88%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
88%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93057

    413 m

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93058

    1.9 km

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    2.7 km

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Snatchwood Terrace

    BCT · Snatchwood

    77 m
  • Snatchwood Terrace

    BCT · Snatchwood

    95 m
  • Pleasant Court

    BCT · Snatchwood

    153 m
  • Pleasant Court

    BCT · Freeholdland

    184 m
  • West End

    BCT · Freeholdland

    218 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 3 recorded sales in NP4 7BU. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Abersychan Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 822 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 548 events.

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