NP44 1BW

Pontnewydd · Torfaen · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cwmbran
Local authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen
Postcode district
NP44
Postcode sector
NP44 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP44 1BJ 52 m
NP44 1BH 73 m
NP44 1BN 114 m
NP44 1BE 116 m
NP44 1BD 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP44 1BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP44
Postcode sector
NP44 1
Latitude
51.664298
Longitude
-3.034124
British National Grid easting
328,573
British National Grid northing
196,675

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Parish or community
W04000986
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007933
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 007D · W01001522
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 007 · W02000329

Postcode source versions

Explore NP44

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Crown Close, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, NP44 1BW 15 August 2025 £245,000
17, Crown Close, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, NP44 1BW 2 September 2024 £215,000
7, Crown Close, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, NP44 1BW 19 December 2022 £112,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Pontnewydd Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    347 m
  2. Maendy Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    925 m
  3. Woodlands Community Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    952 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,018
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,013
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Anti social behaviour 376
  • Public order 302
  • Criminal damage and arson 265

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

45 female, 38 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.3
NP44 1 residents
8,407

Age bands in NP44 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,550 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

920 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,447 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,237 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,482 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP44 1 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLARK AVENUE SURGERY

    CLARK AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1RY

    ODS code W93028

    508 m

  • NEW CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    HAROLD STREET, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1DU

    ODS code W93026

    773 m

  • OAK STREET SURGERY

    OAK STREET, CWMBRAN, NP44 3LT

    ODS code W93024

    2.0 km

  • CWMBRAN VILLAGE SURGERY

    VICTORIA STREET, CWMBRAN, NP44 3JS

    ODS code W93027

    2.0 km

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    2.3 km

  • NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTRE

    NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTR, FAIRWATER SQUARE, CWMBRAN, NP44 4TA

    ODS code W93029

    2.4 km

  • LLANYRAVON SURGERY

    LLANYRAVON WAY, LLANYRAVON, CWMBRAN, NP44 8HW

    ODS code W93025

    2.6 km

  • TROSNANT LODGE

    TROSNANT STREET, PONTYPOOL, NP4 8AT

    ODS code W93055

    4.0 km

  • PONTYPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93058

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Ty Trappa Place

    BCT · Upper Cwmbran

    0.1 miles
  • Ty Trappa Place

    BCT · Upper Cwmbran

    0.1 miles
  • Ty Trappa

    BCT · Upper Cwmbran

    0.1 miles
  • Ty Pwca Road

    BCT · Pontnewydd

    0.1 miles
  • Ty Pwca Road

    BCT · Lowlands

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 5 recorded sales in NP44 1BW. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pontnewydd Primary School is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,018 published events cover 12 months, averaging 251.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,013 events.

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