Housing in NP44 1YG
What the homes in NP44 1YG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,274 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
NP44 1YGCwmbran
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.1%). Flats make up 25.4%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
32.3% of households in the NP44 1YG area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 17.6% own outright and 14.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
- Private rented16.4%17%
- Social rented50.5%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.4% 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 (23.4%). 25% 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 NP44 1YG (Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran) (about 1,274 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.