NP8 1BL

Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crickhowell
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
NP8
Postcode sector
NP8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP8 1AD 31 m
NP8 1BQ 36 m
NP8 1BH 39 m
NP8 1BD 68 m
NP8 1BN 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP8 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP8
Postcode sector
NP8 1
Latitude
51.858329
Longitude
-3.137121
British National Grid easting
321,786
British National Grid northing
218,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000267
Output area
W00002320
Lower layer super output area
Powys 018F · W01001903
Middle layer super output area
Powys 018 · W02000114

Postcode source versions

Explore NP8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1a, Tower Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BL 19 November 2025 £110,000
8, Tower Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BL 4 February 2022 £280,000
The Towers, Tower Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BL 11 December 2020 £580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Crickhowell High School

    Welsh establishment

    406 m
  2. Crickhowell C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    546 m
  3. Gilwern C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 8
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

20 female, 11 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.4
NP8 1 residents
5,284

Age bands in NP8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

710 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

462 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.1%

828 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,634 residents

Age 65 and over
33.6%

1,843 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP8 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+
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

1

within 5 km

  • WAR MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTRE

    BEAUFORT STREET, CRICKHOWELL, NP8 1AG

    ODS code W96016

    247 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crickhowell Square

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.0 miles
  • Crickhowell Square

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.0 miles
  • Crickhowell High School

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.2 miles
  • Crickhowell Health Centre

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.2 miles
  • Crickhowell Health Centre

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £195,000 from 2 recorded sales in NP8 1BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Powys is £231,004 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Crickhowell High School is the nearest published school at 406 m.

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

Recorded crime

111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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