NP8 1DU

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 1DR 46 m
NP8 1DX 139 m
NP8 1DB 140 m
NP8 1DS 141 m
NP8 1DP 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP8 1DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP8
Postcode sector
NP8 1
Latitude
51.863956
Longitude
-3.137249
British National Grid easting
321,787
British National Grid northing
218,986

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000267
Output area
W00009787
Lower layer super output area
Powys 018F · W01001903
Middle layer super output area
Powys 018 · W02000114

Postcode source versions

Explore NP8

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40a, Oakfield Drive, Crickhowell, NP8 1DU 30 January 2026 £370,000
22, Oakfield Drive, Crickhowell, NP8 1DU 15 September 2025 £285,000
18, Oakfield Drive, Crickhowell, NP8 1DU 30 April 2025 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Crickhowell C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    316 m
  2. Crickhowell High School

    Welsh establishment

    408 m
  3. Gilwern C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
90
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 46
  • Public order 8
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

30 female, 34 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.3
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 1.2% 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

    773 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 CP School

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.1 miles
  • Crickhowell CP School

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.1 miles
  • Crickhowell High School

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.3 miles
  • Crickhowell Square

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.4 miles
  • Crickhowell Square

    BCT · Crickhowell

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £357,500 from 10 recorded sales in NP8 1DU. 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 C.P. School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

90 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 46 events.

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