Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Wales
Around average · 8.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
260
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 260 out of 1,917 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NP44 4BJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP44 4BJ
Counts are for Greenmeadow electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
7
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
8
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.8%
Other White2.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
No religion61.1%
Christian29.9%
Not answered7.5%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
35–4919.5%
50–6417.3%
25–3412.9%
65–7410.9%
10–159.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.6%
One person: other12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.1%
+ 9 other households · 47.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.9 km straight lineabout 24 min
Cwmbran Rail Station
Rail
- 5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min
Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 6.2 km straight lineabout 78 min
Risca & Pontymister Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
Bus stops
- 203 m straight lineabout 3 min
Golden Harvest
Bus · nr · north-west
- 227 m straight lineabout 3 min
Usk Court
Bus · nr · south
- 233 m straight lineabout 3 min
Golden Harvest
Bus · nr · south-east
- 250 m straight lineabout 3 min
Usk Court
Bus · nr · north
- 252 m straight lineabout 3 min
Woolpitch
Bus · nr · south-east
Coordinates & Location for NP44 4BJ
Postcode
NP44 4BJ
Coordinates
51.6532, -3.0438
Grid reference
ST278954
Easting
327,889
Northing
195,447
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RMX34+7F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cwmbrân
Travel to Work
Newport
ITL Region
Torfaen
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Torfaen
Local Authority
Council AreaTorfaen W07000109
Constituency
W07000109Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Greenmeadow
Constituency code
W07000109
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Fairwater
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 009A W01001501
W01001501MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torfaen 009 W02000331
W02000331LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torfaen 009A W01001501
W01001501MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torfaen 009 W02000331
W02000331Urban: 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
7:34 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:34 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 48 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NP44 4BJ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001501 and MSOA W02000331 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 260
Present — Active
Postcode NP44 4BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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