NP8 1RJ

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 79 m
NP8 1RF 190 m
NP8 1RE 300 m
NP8 1RG 1.1 km
NP8 1RN 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP8 1RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP8
Postcode sector
NP8 1
Latitude
51.884069
Longitude
-3.182899
British National Grid easting
318,680
British National Grid northing
221,273

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
1, St Johns Close, Tretower, Crickhowell, NP8 1RJ 28 March 2002 £75,000
1, St Johns Close, Tretower, Crickhowell, NP8 1RJ 25 October 2000 £73,000

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

    3.7 km
  2. Llangynidr C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.8 km
  3. Crickhowell High School

    Welsh establishment

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 8
  • Burglary 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
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

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Tretower Castle

    BCT · Tretower

    0.0 miles
  • Tretower Castle

    BCT · Tretower

    0.0 miles
  • Gilfaes Turn

    BCT · Tretower

    0.4 miles
  • Gilfaes Turn

    BCT · Tretower

    0.5 miles
  • Farmers Arms

    BCT · Llanfihangel Cwmdu

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Crickhowell C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 8 events.

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