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Housing in NP4 6SR

What the homes in NP4 6SR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Trefethin & Pen-y-garn
Council
Torfaen
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,063 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.9%). Flats make up 24%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

NP4 6SRWales
Detached16.2%28.5%
Semi-detached13.8%32.1%
Terraced45.9%26.6%
Purpose-built flat23.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.8% of households in the NP4 6SR area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 32% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

NP4 6SR
57%
12%
31%
Wales
  • Owned56.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented12.3%17%
  • Social rented30.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP4 6SRWales
Owned outright32%38%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%14.5%
Other private rented1.7%2.5%
From the council10.1%8.7%
From a housing association20.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP4 6SRWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.9%). 25% of households include dependent children.

NP4 6SRWales
Living alone, under 6624.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.1%14.6%
Couple, no children15.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%5.6%
Rents

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.

TorfaenWales
All homes£862£846
One bedroom£616£636
Two bedrooms£766£779
Three bedrooms£897£890
Four or more£1,377£1,247
Detached£1,147£1,083
Semi-detached£913£877
Terraced£827£833
Flat or maisonette£687£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP4 6SR (Trefethin & Pen-y-garn) (about 2,063 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.

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