Torfaen

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD Wales
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
92,276
Households
40,241
Crimes · Aug '26
1,119

Estimated population, mid-2025: 93,973 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

40,241
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
No religion · 51%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD Wales
1,119
Crimes · Aug '26
£195,750
Median property price · Torfaen · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 842 sales
£865
Average rent, September 2026
2,574
Postcodes

Sold prices in Torfaen

England & Wales
Property sales · Torfaen
HM Land Registry · Torfaen
Average price
£222,862
Median price: £195,750
Median -2.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 842 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 21 sales · avg £221,319
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£235k£220k£205k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Torfaen

England & Wales
Crime trends · Torfaen

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
370
YoY stable
449380310
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
254
YoY stable
276196116
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY -35%
653913
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
31
YoY -16%
493520
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
81
YoY -36%
12610176
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
59
YoY -18%
836342
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
91
YoY +18%
956738
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
61
YoY +11%
634629
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
150
YoY +19%
15010763
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

4 of 6 key categories improving · public order up sharply

1,119
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Torfaen

Ethnicity

Total residents: 92,276
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.2%
Other Asian0.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.4%
White Irish0.3%
+ 14 other groups · 2.3%

Religion

Total residents: 92,272
No religion50.8%
Christian41.5%
Not answered6.1%
Other religion0.5%
Muslim0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 92,276
50–6420.7%
35–4917.6%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.3%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 40,241
One person: other16.5%
One person: aged 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Single family household, all members 66+9.9%
+ 9 other households · 36.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Torfaen

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.77 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Torfaen

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Transport in Torfaen

Pontypool & New Inn is a 28-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.3 km

  • Pontypool & New Inn

    Rail

    2.3 km
  • Cwmbran

    Rail

    3.5 km
  • Cwmbran Bus Station

    Coach

    3.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach

Amenities in Torfaen

GPs make up most of the mapped places

11 GPs · 6 Museums · 3 Hospitals · 23 in all

  • GPs11
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals3
  • Libraries3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Torfaen

Average rent, September 2026

£865/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£619
1 bed
£769
2 bed
£900
3 bed
£1,385
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

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Last place offered

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Admission appeals

Admission appeals: not shown on Sipuha yet for Wales. Admissions and appeals information from gov.wales

Overview of Torfaen

Coordinates51.6846, -3.0391
Postcodes
2,574
Census 2021
92,276

Estimated population, mid-2025: 93,973 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
40,241
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1,119

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