NP44 8YN postcode in Cwmbrân, Torfaen

NP44 8YN is a postcode in Cwmbrân, in the Llanfrechfa and Ponthir ward of Torfaen. It is in the Torfaen parliamentary constituency and the Gwent police force area, and has been in use since August 1993. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Torfaen: 83% Typical price £221,000 Homes sold in NP44 8, last 12 months. ▲ 0.9% on the year before Council tax around here Band C the most common band in the neighbourhood, 34% of homes Nearest station Cwmbran 1.8 km in a straight line

Where NP44 8YN is, and what is near it

Map of NP44 8YN and what is near it Map of NP44 8YN: its centre point, with the 99 other postcodes in the NP44 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NP44 8AD: also in NP44 8NP44 8AE: also in NP44 8NP44 8AF: also in NP44 8NP44 8DG: also in NP44 8NP44 8DQ: also in NP44 8NP44 8HN: also in NP44 8NP44 8HP: also in NP44 8NP44 8HQ: also in NP44 8NP44 8HR: also in NP44 8NP44 8HS: also in NP44 8NP44 8HT: also in NP44 8NP44 8HU: also in NP44 8NP44 8HW: also in NP44 8NP44 8HX: also in NP44 8NP44 8HY: also in NP44 8NP44 8HZ: also in NP44 8NP44 8JA: also in NP44 8NP44 8JB: also in NP44 8NP44 8JD: also in NP44 8NP44 8JE: also in NP44 8NP44 8JF: also in NP44 8NP44 8JG: also in NP44 8NP44 8JH: also in NP44 8NP44 8JJ: also in NP44 8NP44 8JL: also in NP44 8NP44 8JN: also in NP44 8NP44 8JQ: also in NP44 8NP44 8RA: also in NP44 8NP44 8RB: also in NP44 8NP44 8RD: also in NP44 8NP44 8RE: also in NP44 8NP44 8RF: also in NP44 8NP44 8RG: also in NP44 8NP44 8RH: also in NP44 8NP44 8RJ: also in NP44 8NP44 8RL: also in NP44 8NP44 8RN: also in NP44 8NP44 8RP: also in NP44 8NP44 8RQ: also in NP44 8NP44 8RR: also in NP44 8NP44 8RS: also in NP44 8NP44 8RT: also in NP44 8NP44 8RU: also in NP44 8NP44 8RW: also in NP44 8NP44 8RX: also in NP44 8NP44 8RY: also in NP44 8NP44 8RZ: also in NP44 8NP44 8SA: also in NP44 8NP44 8SB: also in NP44 8NP44 8SD: also in NP44 8NP44 8SE: also in NP44 8NP44 8SF: also in NP44 8NP44 8SG: also in NP44 8NP44 8SH: also in NP44 8NP44 8SJ: also in NP44 8NP44 8SL: also in NP44 8NP44 8SN: also in NP44 8NP44 8SR: also in NP44 8NP44 8SS: also in NP44 8NP44 8ST: also in NP44 8NP44 8SU: also in NP44 8NP44 8SX: also in NP44 8NP44 8SY: also in NP44 8NP44 8SZ: also in NP44 8NP44 8TA: also in NP44 8NP44 8TB: also in NP44 8NP44 8TD: also in NP44 8NP44 8TE: also in NP44 8NP44 8TF: also in NP44 8NP44 8TG: also in NP44 8NP44 8TH: also in NP44 8NP44 8TJ: also in NP44 8NP44 8TL: also in NP44 8NP44 8TN: also in NP44 8NP44 8TP: also in NP44 8NP44 8TQ: also in NP44 8NP44 8TS: also in NP44 8NP44 8TT: also in NP44 8NP44 8TU: also in NP44 8NP44 8TX: also in NP44 8NP44 8TY: also in NP44 8NP44 8TZ: also in NP44 8NP44 8UA: also in NP44 8NP44 8UB: also in NP44 8NP44 8UD: also in NP44 8NP44 8UE: also in NP44 8NP44 8UF: also in NP44 8NP44 8UG: also in NP44 8NP44 8UH: also in NP44 8NP44 8UJ: also in NP44 8NP44 8UL: also in NP44 8NP44 8UN: also in NP44 8NP44 8UP: also in NP44 8NP44 8UQ: also in NP44 8NP44 8UR: also in NP44 8NP44 8US: also in NP44 8NP44 8UT: also in NP44 8NP44 8UU: also in NP44 8NP44 8UW: also in NP44 8 2 GP practices, 1.8–2.0 kmPontypool & New Inn station 5.9 kmLlanyrafon NP44 8YN Map of NP44 8YN and what is near it Map of NP44 8YN: its centre point, with the 99 other postcodes in the NP44 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Llanyrafon NP44 8YN
  • NP44 8YN
  • Other postcodes in NP44 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 51.6463, longitude -2.9963)

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 8YN?

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 8YN?

Every home and business at NP44 8YN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 NP44 8YN?

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 NP44 8YN?

Homes in NP44 8 sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, up 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£221,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£219,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £399,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £212,500 8 sales
  • Terraced £200,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 8YN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NP44 8YN 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 8YN

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at NP44 8YN. 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 NP44 8YN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around NP44 8YN. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (82%). 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 8YN

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 £4,311 (band H); band C, the most common, is £1,916.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,437
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,677
Band Cabout 190 (34%)£1,916
Band Dabout 80 (14%)£2,156
Band Eabout 80 (14%)£2,635
Band Fabout 90 (16%)£3,114
Band Gabout 70 (13%)£3,593
Band Habout 20 (4%)£4,311

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 82% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 8YN is in (ONS area W01001508), 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 8YN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NP44 8YN is Cwmbran Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Cwmbran Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Grange University Hospital, 249 m away.

More stations near NP44 8YN, 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 8YN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NP44 8YN, 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 8YN?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NP44 8YN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 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 8YN?

The nearest to the centre of NP44 8YN, in a straight line.

  • Aneurin Bevan Health Board 0 mWalk
  • Aneurin Bevan U Hb Cds 0 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 4 Llanyravon Square 750 mWalk

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

Which pharmacies are near NP44 8YN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NP44 8YN, 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 8YN?

The nearest vets to the centre of NP44 8YN 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 8YN?

Police.uk records 75 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NP44 8YN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Public order11 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, other crime 2, vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 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 8YN

Ward
Llanfrechfa and Ponthir
Community
Llanyrafon
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Cwmbrân
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 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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