NP8 1RS

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 1SA 1.2 km
NP8 1RY 1.2 km
NP8 1RW 1.3 km
NP8 1RR 1.3 km
NP8 1RP 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP8 1RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP8
Postcode sector
NP8 1
Latitude
51.905607
Longitude
-3.212567
British National Grid easting
316,678
British National Grid northing
223,702

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000302
Output area
W00009791
Lower layer super output area
Powys 018H · W01001905
Middle layer super output area
Powys 018 · W02000114

Postcode source versions

Explore NP8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pen Yr Heol Farm, Cwmdu, Crickhowell, NP8 1RS 8 September 2025 £241,500
Ffynnon-Las, Cwmdu, Crickhowell, NP8 1RS 17 October 2024 £625,000
Llwynaumawr, Cwmdu, Crickhowell, NP8 1RS 16 November 2022 £969,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Llangynidr C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

17 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.5% 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+
0%
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
19%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
52.4%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Farmers Arms

    BCT · Llanfihangel Cwmdu

    0.8 miles
  • Farmers Arms

    BCT · Llanfihangel Cwmdu

    0.8 miles
  • All Saints

    BCT · Bwlch

    1.5 miles
  • All Saints

    BCT · Bwlch

    1.5 miles
  • Bwlch War Memorial

    BCT · Bwlch

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £825,000 from 5 recorded sales in NP8 1RS. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Llangynidr C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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