Housing in NP4 5RT
What the homes in NP4 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontypool
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,472 (2024)
NP4 5RTPontypool
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.8%). Flats make up 17.1%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
57.3% of households in the NP4 5RT area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 32.8% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented9%17%
- Social rented33.5%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.5%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Torfaen
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Torfaen (August 2026, +1.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP4 5RT (Pontypool) (about 1,472 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.