NP44 5YY postcode in Cwmbrân, Torfaen

NP44 5YY is a postcode in Cwmbrân, in the Fairwater ward of Torfaen. It is in the Torfaen parliamentary constituency and the Gwent police force area, and has been in use since January 1993.

Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at NP44 5YY can get it Across Torfaen: 83% Typical price £205,000 Homes sold in NP44 5, last 12 months. ▲ 12.6% on the year before Council tax around here Band C the most common band in the neighbourhood, 37% of homes Nearest station Cwmbran 2.8 km in a straight line

Where NP44 5YY is, and what is near it

Map of NP44 5YY and what is near it Map of NP44 5YY: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the NP44 5 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NP44 5AJ: also in NP44 5NP44 5AP: also in NP44 5NP44 5AR: also in NP44 5NP44 5AU: also in NP44 5NP44 5AW: also in NP44 5NP44 5AZ: also in NP44 5NP44 5BA: also in NP44 5NP44 5BB: also in NP44 5NP44 5BD: also in NP44 5NP44 5BE: also in NP44 5NP44 5BG: also in NP44 5NP44 5BH: also in NP44 5NP44 5BJ: also in NP44 5NP44 5BL: also in NP44 5NP44 5BN: also in NP44 5NP44 5BP: also in NP44 5NP44 5BR: also in NP44 5NP44 5EA: also in NP44 5NP44 5EB: also in NP44 5NP44 5ED: also in NP44 5NP44 5EE: also in NP44 5NP44 5EF: also in NP44 5NP44 5EG: also in NP44 5NP44 5EJ: also in NP44 5NP44 5EP: also in NP44 5NP44 5HA: also in NP44 5NP44 5HD: also in NP44 5NP44 5HE: also in NP44 5NP44 5HF: also in NP44 5NP44 5HG: also in NP44 5NP44 5HH: also in NP44 5NP44 5HJ: also in NP44 5NP44 5HL: also in NP44 5NP44 5HN: also in NP44 5NP44 5HQ: also in NP44 5NP44 5HR: also in NP44 5NP44 5LA: also in NP44 5NP44 5SA: also in NP44 5NP44 5SB: also in NP44 5NP44 5SD: also in NP44 5NP44 5SE: also in NP44 5NP44 5SF: also in NP44 5NP44 5TZ: also in NP44 5NP44 5UD: also in NP44 5NP44 5UE: also in NP44 5NP44 5UF: also in NP44 5NP44 5UG: also in NP44 5NP44 5UH: also in NP44 5NP44 5UJ: also in NP44 5NP44 5UL: also in NP44 5NP44 5UN: also in NP44 5NP44 5UP: also in NP44 5NP44 5UQ: also in NP44 5NP44 5UR: also in NP44 5NP44 5US: also in NP44 5NP44 5WA: also in NP44 5 Cwmbran station 2.8 kmRisca & Pontymister station 5.5 kmCwmbrân NP44 5YY Map of NP44 5YY and what is near it Map of NP44 5YY: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the NP44 5 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.2 kmCwmbran station 2.8 kmUpper Cwmbran NP44 5YY
  • NP44 5YY
  • Other postcodes in NP44 5: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.6491, longitude -3.0542)

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 NP44 5YY?

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 NP44 5YY?

Every home and business at NP44 5YY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NP44 5YY 0% Torfaen 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NP44 5YY 100% Torfaen 97%
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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 NP44 5YY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NP44 5YY.

Check the bin days for NP44 5YY on BinDayBuddy

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 NP44 5YY?

Homes in NP44 5 sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 36 sales, up 12.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£205,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£182,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £277,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £226,500 6 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 22 sales

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

Across the whole NP44 district: a typical £205,000 from 433 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 NP44 5YY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NP44 5YY 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 NP44 5YY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NP44 5YY. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NP44 5YY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 540 homes in the neighbourhood around NP44 5YY. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (56%). 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 NP44 5YY

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 £3,114 (band F); band C, the most common, is £1,916.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (7%)£1,437
Band Babout 170 (31%)£1,677
Band Cabout 200 (37%)£1,916
Band Dabout 110 (20%)£2,156
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,635
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,114
Band Gwithheld£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. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 44% 1965 to 1982
  6. 56% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 NP44 5YY is in (ONS area W01001499), 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 NP44 5YY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NP44 5YY is Cwmbran Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Cwmbran Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cwmbran Comprehensive School, 83 m away.

More stations near NP44 5YY, 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 NP44 5YY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NP44 5YY, 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 NP44 5YY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NP44 5YY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 NP44 5YY?

The nearest to the centre of NP44 5YY, in a straight line.

  • The Surgeries 650 mWalk
  • Cwmbran Dental Care 2.4 kmCycle
  • Llantarnam Dental Practice 3.1 kmCycle

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

Which pharmacies are near NP44 5YY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NP44 5YY, 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 NP44 5YY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NP44 5YY 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 NP44 5YY?

Police.uk records 189 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NP44 5YY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Anti-social behaviour42 reports
Public order35 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Other theft13 reports
Other crime8 reports

Also: burglary 6, vehicle crime 6, drugs 5, shoplifting 4, theft from the person 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 NP44 5YY

Ward
Fairwater
Community
Fairwater
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Cwmbrân
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1993

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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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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