NP8 1RE

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 1RD 227 m
NP8 1RF 227 m
NP8 1RJ 300 m
NP8 1RG 1.3 km
NP8 1RN 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP8 1RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP8
Postcode sector
NP8 1
Latitude
51.886431
Longitude
-3.184996
British National Grid easting
318,540
British National Grid northing
221,538

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000302
Output area
W00002303
Lower layer super output area
Powys 018H · W01001905
Middle layer super output area
Powys 018 · W02000114

Postcode source versions

Explore NP8

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Tower Terrace, Tretower, Crickhowell, NP8 1RE 12 July 2019 £137,500
Buttercup Barn, Tretower, Crickhowell, NP8 1RE 17 October 2003 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Welsh establishment

    3.8 km
  2. Crickhowell C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km
  3. Crickhowell High School

    Welsh establishment

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
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 0.2% 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+
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WAR MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTRE

    BEAUFORT STREET, CRICKHOWELL, NP8 1AG

    ODS code W96016

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Tretower Castle

    BCT · Tretower

    0.1 miles
  • Tretower Castle

    BCT · Tretower

    0.2 miles
  • Gilfaes Turn

    BCT · Tretower

    0.6 miles
  • Gilfaes Turn

    BCT · Tretower

    0.7 miles
  • Farmers Arms

    BCT · Llanfihangel Cwmdu

    1.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Llangynidr C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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