Housing in NP44 3LY
What the homes in NP44 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cwmbran
- Council
- Torfaen
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,202 (2024)
NP44 3LYCwmbran
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.5%). Flats make up 37.2%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
43.3% of households in the NP44 3LY area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 26.1% own outright and 17.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership1.4%0.3%
- Private rented13.6%17%
- Social rented41.7%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.9% 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 66 or over (27.9%). 18.6% 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 3LY (Cwmbran) (about 1,202 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.