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Affluence in NP4 6BA

How NP4 6BA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Pontypool
Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,166 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NP4 6BA is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the NP4 6BA area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services2.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Housing4.0
  • Community safety4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Living environment7.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£38,624
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
8%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

47.2% of adults in the NP4 6BA area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 30.1% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

NP4 6BAWales
Employee, full-time29.6%31.9%
Employee, part-time11.6%11.8%
Self-employed6%8.2%
Unemployed2.4%2.5%
Full-time student5.6%7.9%
Retired30.1%24.7%
Looking after home or family4.2%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled8%5.9%
Other2.6%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

25.3% of adults in the NP4 6BA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Wales average of 29.6%.

NP4 6BAWales
Higher managerial & professional8.9%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%19.4%
Intermediate11.1%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed8.4%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%6.2%
Semi-routine13.6%13.1%
Routine18.2%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.5%8.5%
Full-time students5.4%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

24.1% of adults in the NP4 6BA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Wales average of 31.5%. 30.8% have no qualifications.

NP4 6BAWales
Degree level or above24.1%31.5%
A level or equivalent18.7%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.4%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9.7%8.7%
Apprenticeship4%5.6%
Other qualifications1.1%2.7%
No qualifications30.8%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP4 6BA (Pontypool) (about 1,166 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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