NP4 8XH

Abersychan · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP4 8UU 74 m
NP4 7RU 235 m
NP4 8UR 268 m
NP4 9EA 375 m
NP4 8XL 382 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 8XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 8
Latitude
51.753110
Longitude
-3.059114
British National Grid easting
326,988
British National Grid northing
206,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000980
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007756
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 002A · W01001482
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 002 · W02000324

Postcode source versions

Explore NP4

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cwmavon Stables, Cwmavon Road, Blaenavon, Pontypool, NP4 8XH 19 January 2024 £145,000
Cwmavon Stables, Cwmavon Road, Blaenavon, Pontypool, NP4 8XH 16 September 2022 £79,000
Forge House, Cwmavon, Pontypool, NP4 8XH 16 February 2022 £480,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Garnteg Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km
  2. Ysgol Bryn Onnen

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km
  3. Abersychan Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 10
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
NP4 8 residents
8,198

Age bands in NP4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,641 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

967 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,947 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,217 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

1,577 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP4 8 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

2

within 5 km

  • BLAENAVON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLE COEDCAE ROAD, BLAENAVON, PONTYPOOL, NP4 9AW

    ODS code W93015

    2.6 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93057

    3.3 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

  • Cwmavon Bridge

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.1 miles
  • Cwmavon Bridge

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.1 miles
  • Cwmavon Community Centre

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.3 miles
  • Cwmavon Community Centre

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.3 miles
  • Salisbury Terrace

    BCT · Varteg

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £145,000 from 3 recorded sales in NP4 8XH. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Garnteg Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 44 events.

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