NP4 8ED postcode in Pontypool, Torfaen

NP4 8ED is a postcode in Pontypool, in the Trevethin and Penygarn ward of Torfaen. It is in the Torfaen parliamentary constituency and the Gwent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Torfaen: 83% Typical price £224,500 Homes sold in NP4 8, last 12 months. ▲ 12.3% on the year before Council tax around here Band B the most common band in the neighbourhood, 47% of homes Nearest station Pontypool & New Inn 3.1 km in a straight line

Where NP4 8ED is, and what is near it

Map of NP4 8ED and what is near it Map of NP4 8ED: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the NP4 8 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NP4 8AX: also in NP4 8NP4 8BA: also in NP4 8NP4 8BB: also in NP4 8NP4 8BD: also in NP4 8NP4 8BG: also in NP4 8NP4 8BH: also in NP4 8NP4 8BJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8BL: also in NP4 8NP4 8BN: also in NP4 8NP4 8BP: also in NP4 8NP4 8BQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8BR: also in NP4 8NP4 8BS: also in NP4 8NP4 8BT: also in NP4 8NP4 8BU: also in NP4 8NP4 8BW: also in NP4 8NP4 8BX: also in NP4 8NP4 8BY: also in NP4 8NP4 8BZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8DA: also in NP4 8NP4 8DB: also in NP4 8NP4 8DD: also in NP4 8NP4 8DE: also in NP4 8NP4 8DF: also in NP4 8NP4 8DG: also in NP4 8NP4 8DH: also in NP4 8NP4 8DJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8DL: also in NP4 8NP4 8DN: also in NP4 8NP4 8DP: also in NP4 8NP4 8DQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8DR: also in NP4 8NP4 8DS: also in NP4 8NP4 8DT: also in NP4 8NP4 8DU: also in NP4 8NP4 8DW: also in NP4 8NP4 8DX: also in NP4 8NP4 8DY: also in NP4 8NP4 8DZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8EA: also in NP4 8NP4 8EB: also in NP4 8NP4 8EE: also in NP4 8NP4 8EF: also in NP4 8NP4 8EG: also in NP4 8NP4 8EH: also in NP4 8NP4 8EJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8EL: also in NP4 8NP4 8EN: also in NP4 8NP4 8EP: also in NP4 8NP4 8EW: also in NP4 8NP4 8EY: also in NP4 8NP4 8EZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8FD: also in NP4 8NP4 8GA: also in NP4 8NP4 8HA: also in NP4 8NP4 8HB: also in NP4 8NP4 8HD: also in NP4 8NP4 8HE: also in NP4 8NP4 8HF: also in NP4 8NP4 8HG: also in NP4 8NP4 8HH: also in NP4 8NP4 8HJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8HL: also in NP4 8NP4 8HN: also in NP4 8NP4 8HP: also in NP4 8NP4 8HQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8HR: also in NP4 8NP4 8HS: also in NP4 8NP4 8HT: also in NP4 8NP4 8HY: also in NP4 8NP4 8HZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8JA: also in NP4 8NP4 8JB: also in NP4 8NP4 8JD: also in NP4 8NP4 8JE: also in NP4 8NP4 8JF: also in NP4 8NP4 8JG: also in NP4 8NP4 8JH: also in NP4 8NP4 8JJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8JL: also in NP4 8NP4 8JN: also in NP4 8NP4 8JP: also in NP4 8NP4 8JQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8JR: also in NP4 8NP4 8JS: also in NP4 8NP4 8JT: also in NP4 8NP4 8JU: also in NP4 8NP4 8JW: also in NP4 8NP4 8JX: also in NP4 8NP4 8JY: also in NP4 8NP4 8JZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8LA: also in NP4 8NP4 8LB: also in NP4 8NP4 8LD: also in NP4 8NP4 8LE: also in NP4 8NP4 8LF: also in NP4 8NP4 8LG: also in NP4 8NP4 8LH: also in NP4 8NP4 8LJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8LL: also in NP4 8NP4 8LN: also in NP4 8NP4 8LP: also in NP4 8NP4 8LQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8LR: also in NP4 8NP4 8LS: also in NP4 8NP4 8LT: also in NP4 8NP4 8LU: also in NP4 8NP4 8LW: also in NP4 8NP4 8LX: also in NP4 8NP4 8LY: also in NP4 8NP4 8LZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8NA: also in NP4 8NP4 8NB: also in NP4 8NP4 8ND: also in NP4 8NP4 8NE: also in NP4 8NP4 8NF: also in NP4 8NP4 8NG: also in NP4 8NP4 8NH: also in NP4 8NP4 8NJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8NL: also in NP4 8NP4 8NN: also in NP4 8NP4 8NQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8NR: also in NP4 8NP4 8NS: also in NP4 8NP4 8NT: also in NP4 8NP4 8NU: also in NP4 8NP4 8NW: also in NP4 8NP4 8NX: also in NP4 8NP4 8NY: also in NP4 8NP4 8PA: also in NP4 8NP4 8PB: also in NP4 8NP4 8PE: also in NP4 8NP4 8PF: also in NP4 8NP4 8PH: also in NP4 8NP4 8PJ: also in NP4 8NP4 8PL: also in NP4 8NP4 8PN: also in NP4 8NP4 8PP: also in NP4 8NP4 8PQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8PR: also in NP4 8NP4 8PT: also in NP4 8NP4 8PW: also in NP4 8NP4 8PX: also in NP4 8NP4 8PY: also in NP4 8NP4 8PZ: also in NP4 8NP4 8QA: also in NP4 8NP4 8QB: also in NP4 8NP4 8QD: also in NP4 8NP4 8QE: also in NP4 8NP4 8QL: also in NP4 8NP4 8QP: also in NP4 8NP4 8QQ: also in NP4 8NP4 8QR: also in NP4 8NP4 8QS: also in NP4 8NP4 8QW: also in NP4 8NP4 8RD: also in NP4 8NP4 8RL: also in NP4 8NP4 8RN: also in NP4 8NP4 8TP: also in NP4 8NP4 8TR: also in NP4 8NP4 8TS: also in NP4 8NP4 8TU: also in NP4 8 Llanhilleth station 6.5 kmAbersychan NP4 8ED Map of NP4 8ED and what is near it Map of NP4 8ED: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the NP4 8 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Trevethin and Penygarn NP4 8ED
  • NP4 8ED
  • Other postcodes in NP4 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7176, longitude -3.0458)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NP4 8ED?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NP4 8ED?

Every home and business at NP4 8ED can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Torfaen: 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Torfaen: 97%

The line marks the figure across Torfaen.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NP4 8ED?

BinDayBuddy does not read Torfaen County Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Torfaen County Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near NP4 8ED?

Homes in NP4 8 sold for a typical £224,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, up 12.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£224,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£200,000
12 months to August 2026
£224,500

▲ up 12.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£315,000 21 sales
Semi-detached£215,000 21 sales
Terraced£155,000 15 sales

Across the whole NP4 district: a typical £186,500 from 432 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NP4 8ED

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NP4 8ED from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at NP4 8ED

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NP4 8ED. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NP4 8ED?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around NP4 8ED. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (69%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NP4 8ED

Band D in Torfaen for 2026‑27: £2,156. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,437 (band A) to £2,156 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,677.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 350 (46%)£1,437
Band Babout 360 (47%)£1,677
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£1,916
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,156
Band Efewer than 5£2,635
Band Fwithheld£3,114
Band Gfewer than 5£3,593
Band Hfewer than 5£4,311

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 69% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Torfaen before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NP4 8ED is in (ONS area W01001530), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NP4 8ED?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NP4 8ED is Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Llanhilleth Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodside Road, 66 m away.

More stations near NP4 8ED, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NP4 8ED?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NP4 8ED, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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

Where can I charge an electric car near NP4 8ED?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NP4 8ED on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NP4 8ED?

The nearest to the centre of NP4 8ED, in a straight line.

  • Abersychan Dental Surgery 1.1 kmWalk
  • Mervyn Terrace Dental Surgery 1.4 kmCycle
  • Wyecliffe Dental Surgery 1.9 kmCycle

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NP4 8ED?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NP4 8ED, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NP4 8ED?

The nearest vets to the centre of NP4 8ED on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near NP4 8ED?

Police.uk records 129 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NP4 8ED in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences47 reports
Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Public order21 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Other theft7 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports

Also: other crime 4, drugs 3, burglary 2, shoplifting 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NP4 8ED

Ward
Trevethin and Penygarn
Community
Trevethin
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Pontypool
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Wales, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and care homes by Care Inspectorate Wales.

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