NP4 8XJ

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 7SA 478 m
NP4 7SX 489 m
NP4 7RZ 510 m
NP4 7SF 510 m
NP4 7RY 569 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP4 8XJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP4
Postcode sector
NP4 8
Latitude
51.740478
Longitude
-3.058022
British National Grid easting
327,043
British National Grid northing
205,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000980
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007746
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 002C · W01001484
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 002 · W02000324

Postcode source versions

Explore NP4

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Talybont, Cwmavon, Pontypool, NP4 8XJ 27 October 2023 £152,500
Beili House Farm House, Cwmavon, Pontypool, NP4 8XJ 22 May 2019 £440,000
Penybont, Cwmavon, Pontypool, NP4 8XJ 23 March 2017 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Garnteg Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    679 m
  2. Ysgol Bryn Onnen

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  3. Abersychan Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Public order 66
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.4% 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+
93.3%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93057

    1.9 km

  • BLAENAVON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MIDDLE COEDCAE ROAD, BLAENAVON, PONTYPOOL, NP4 9AW

    ODS code W93015

    3.9 km

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93058

    4.1 km

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Denbridge Road

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.1 miles
  • Denbridge Road

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.1 miles
  • Lasgarn View

    BCT · Garndiffaith

    0.3 miles
  • Lasgarn View

    BCT · Garndiffaith

    0.3 miles
  • Ty Dda Farm

    BCT · Garndiffaith

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £152,500 from 1 recorded sale in NP4 8XJ. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Garnteg Primary School is the nearest published school at 679 m.

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

Recorded crime

577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 223 events.

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