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NP44 5YY

Fairwater · Torfaen · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fairwater
Local authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen
Postcode district
NP44
Postcode sector
NP44 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP44 5EB 108 m
NP44 5EA 162 m
NP44 5HJ 224 m
NP44 4YZ 248 m
NP44 5HL 252 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP44 5YY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP44
Postcode sector
NP44 5
Latitude
51.649104
Longitude
-3.054230
British National Grid easting
327,158
British National Grid northing
195,005

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Torfaen · W06000020
Electoral ward
Fairwater · W05001365
Parish or community
W04000983
Westminster constituency
Torfaen · W07000109
Output area
W00007826
Lower layer super output area
Torfaen 011C · W01001499
Middle layer super output area
Torfaen 011 · W02000333

Postcode source versions

Explore NP44

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Greenmeadow Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    99 m

  2. Henllys C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    823 m

  3. Blenheim Road Community Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    940 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,853
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 772
  • Anti social behaviour 258
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Public order 164
  • Vehicle crime 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
NP44 5 residents
5,535

Age bands in NP44 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,106 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

678 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,489 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,499 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,121 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP44 5 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+
50%
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

7

within 5 km

  • NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93029

    675 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

    2.2 km

  • NEW CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    HAROLD STREET, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1DU

    ODS code W93026

    2.4 km

  • CLARK AVENUE SURGERY

    CLARK AVENUE, PONTNEWYDD, CWMBRAN, NP44 1RY

    ODS code W93028

    2.5 km

  • LLANYRAVON SURGERY

    LLANYRAVON WAY, LLANYRAVON, CWMBRAN, NP44 8HW

    ODS code W93025

    3.3 km

  • PANTEG HEALTH CENTRE

    KEMYS STREET, GRIFFITHSTOWN, PONTYPOOL, NP4 5DJ

    ODS code W93031

    4.4 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

  • Cwmbran Comprehensive School

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles

  • Pumping Station

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

  • Cwmbran Comprehensive School

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles

  • Penmaes Road

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

  • Penmaes Road

    BCT · Thornhill

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Greenmeadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 99 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,853 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 772 events.

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