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County or areaTorfaen
Postcode districtNP4
Telephone code01495
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:53 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,870 residentsin the Pontypool census areaMedian age 43.73,997 households63% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright21% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,908 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C1,623 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLittle Mountainmountain · 1.5 miMynydd Twyn-glasmountain · 1.9 miFolly Towerhistoric site · 1.5 miPenyrheol Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miCwm Ynys-couvalley · under a mileCanal Junctioncanal · under a mileMonmouthshire (historic)historic site · 3.0 miTwyn Calchhill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCwmynyscoy Gwarchodfa Natur Leolpark · under a mile · 7 haTrevethin Community Gardenpark · under a milePanteg Parkpark · 1.5 miCanolfan Byw Egniol Bowdensports ground · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201834 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,317 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 291 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryKaleidoscope Comm Prescribing6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMayberry Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWyecliffe Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationPontypool Police Stationright hereCash machinePremier, Pontnewynyddunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 otherSecondarySt. Albans R.C. High School824 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPadre Pio RC Primary School183 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGeorge Street Primary School409 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL25 miRailway stationPontypool & New Inn1.3 miBus stationCwmbran Bus Station Stand D3.4 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal9.9 miBus stops122 within a mileCar parkCrane Street Monthly Car ParkPontypoolunder a mileEV chargingGeorge Street4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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