Crickhowell

Crickhowell is covered by postcode district NP8. It is in the Powys council area, Wales.

Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in Crickhowell, last 12 months. ▼ 0.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 13 of 57 postcodes where every home and business can get it Nearest station Abergavenny 10.0 km from the middle, in a straight line GP practices 1 at its postcodes

Every postcode in Crickhowell, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Crickhowell, by gigabit broadband Of the 59 postcodes in Crickhowell that ONS places, 24 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 20 have some that can, 13 can all get it and 2 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 13 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Crickhowell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4077A40 NP8 1EB: no Ofcom figureNP8 1ER: no Ofcom figureNP8 1AD: gigabit for allNP8 1AR: gigabit for allNP8 1AS: gigabit for allNP8 1BA: gigabit for allNP8 1BG: gigabit for allNP8 1BJ: gigabit for allNP8 1BN: gigabit for allNP8 1DA: gigabit for allNP8 1DG: gigabit for allNP8 1DN: gigabit for allNP8 1DW: gigabit for allNP8 1EX: gigabit for allNP8 1EZ: gigabit for allNP8 1AG: some gigabitNP8 1AN: some gigabitNP8 1AP: some gigabitNP8 1AT: some gigabitNP8 1AU: some gigabitNP8 1AY: some gigabitNP8 1BE: some gigabitNP8 1BP: some gigabitNP8 1BT: some gigabitNP8 1BU: some gigabitNP8 1BX: some gigabitNP8 1BZ: some gigabitNP8 1DB: some gigabitNP8 1DD: some gigabitNP8 1DE: some gigabitNP8 1DJ: some gigabitNP8 1DP: some gigabitNP8 1DQ: some gigabitNP8 1SE: some gigabitNP8 1SW: some gigabitNP8 1AE: no gigabitNP8 1AF: no gigabitNP8 1AJ: no gigabitNP8 1AL: no gigabitNP8 1AQ: no gigabitNP8 1AW: no gigabitNP8 1BB: no gigabitNP8 1BD: no gigabitNP8 1BH: no gigabitNP8 1BL: no gigabitNP8 1BQ: no gigabitNP8 1BR: no gigabitNP8 1BW: no gigabitNP8 1BY: no gigabitNP8 1DF: no gigabitNP8 1DH: no gigabitNP8 1DL: no gigabitNP8 1DR: no gigabitNP8 1DS: no gigabitNP8 1DT: no gigabitNP8 1DU: no gigabitNP8 1DX: no gigabitNP8 1DY: no gigabitNP8 1SL: no gigabit Crickhowell 13 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to NP8 1AE, the one nearest the middle of them13 postcodes without gigabit5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to NP8 1DU, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Crickhowell, by gigabit broadband Of the 59 postcodes in Crickhowell that ONS places, 24 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 20 have some that can, 13 can all get it and 2 have no Ofcom figure. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 13 postcodes without gigabit; 5 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Crickhowell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4077A40 Crickhowell 13 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to NP8 1AE, the one nearest the middle of them13 postcodes without gigabit5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to NP8 1DU, the one nearest the middle of them5 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 24
  • Some can get gigabit: 20
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 13
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 2
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 59 postcodes in Crickhowell that ONS places, 24 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 20 have some that can, 13 can all get it and 2 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 160 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.8601, longitude -3.1365. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Postcodes without gigabit

24 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

NP8 1AENP8 1AFNP8 1AJNP8 1ALNP8 1AQNP8 1AWNP8 1BBNP8 1BDNP8 1BHNP8 1BLNP8 1BQNP8 1BR

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 13 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. NP8 1AE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. NP8 1DU, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Crickhowell?

Homes sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 13 of the 57 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Abergavenny, 10.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Crickhowell?

Homes in Crickhowell sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 23 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£403,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £505,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £311,250 6 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NP8 district, Crickhowell's main postcode district: a typical £400,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Crickhowell: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Crickhowell?

None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Crickhowell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 22 homes sold in Crickhowell were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NP8 district, 0%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn CrickhowellAcross the NP8 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 23 (0%) 0 of 44 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 22 (0%) 0 of 54 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Crickhowell?

Ofcom reports on 57 of the 59 postcodes in Crickhowell. At 13 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit13 of 57
Postcodes where every home can get superfast53 of 57

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How far is the station from Crickhowell?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Crickhowell is Abergavenny Rail Station, 10.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Abergavenny Rail Station Railway station 10.0 kmDrive
  • Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station Railway station 10.3 kmDrive
  • Ebbw Vale Parkway Rail Station Railway station 12.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Crickhowell?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Crickhowell. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Crickhowell safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 118 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Crickhowell over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 9 September 2025
  2. 16 October 2025
  3. 8 November 2025
  4. 9 December 2025
  5. 10 January 2026
  6. 8 February 2026
  7. 5 March 2026
  8. 4 April 2026
  9. 4 May 2026
  10. 11 June 2026
  11. 20 July 2026
  12. 14 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences68 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Public order7 reports
Other theft5 reports
Other crime5 reports
Drugs4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Crickhowell?

Council
Powys
Parliamentary constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Police force area
Dyfed-Powys
Country
Wales
MP
David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat)

All 59 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Crickhowell

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Crickhowell postcodes

59 postcodes in use in Crickhowell, by district:

NP8 postcode district,59 postcodes

That district is in the NP postcode area.

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Places near Crickhowell

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Crickhowell's £400,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Gilwern4.7 km, £333,500Brynmawr7.3 km, £148,000Nantyglo8.7 km, £240,000Llanfoist8.9 km, £345,000Abergavenny9.0 km, £318,000Ebbw Vale9.6 km, £155,000Blaenavon10.3 km, £140,500Blaina10.6 km, £140,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Crickhowell

What is it like to live in Crickhowell?
Homes sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 13 of the 57 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Abergavenny, 10.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Crickhowell?
Crickhowell is covered by postcode district NP8, across 59 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Crickhowell in?
Crickhowell is in the Powys council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Crickhowell?
Crickhowell is in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency. Its MP is David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Crickhowell?
Homes in Crickhowell sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 23 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
Does Crickhowell have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Crickhowell is Abergavenny, 10.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Crickhowell?
Ofcom reports on 57 of the 59 postcodes in Crickhowell. At 13 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Are new homes being built in Crickhowell?
None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Crickhowell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 22 homes sold in Crickhowell were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NP8 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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