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Coordinates & Location for NP4 7NL
Postcode
NP4 7NL
Coordinates
51.7338, -3.0674
Grid reference
SO263044
Easting
326,388
Northing
204,443
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RPWMM+G3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Abersychan
Travel to Work
Newport
ITL Region
Torfaen
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
175
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 175 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
No religion58.4%
Christian33.1%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6418.1%
35–4916.1%
25–3414.4%
10–159.2%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.6%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.9%
Other13.5%
Any member 66+12.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.8%
Administrative Information
Torfaen
Local Authority
Council AreaTorfaen W07000109
Constituency
W07000109Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Abersychan
Constituency code
W07000109
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Abersychan
International Territorial Level
Torfaen
Health & NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Aneurin Bevan University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Torfaen 002B W01001483
W01001483MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torfaen 002 W02000324
W02000324LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torfaen 002B W01001483
W01001483MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torfaen 002 W02000324
W02000324Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode NP4 7NL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD Wales rank: 175
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001483 and MSOA W02000324 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NP4 7NL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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