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Trefethin & Pen-y-garn: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Trefethin & Pen-y-garn neighbourhood of Torfaen, Wales (ONS area Torfaen 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NP4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NP4 8HY.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales, changing little against Torfaen

Trefethin & Pen-y-garn is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales; it is changing little against Torfaen (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £160,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Torfaen (1.0 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Pontypool & New Inn, is 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£160,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 0 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£41,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Trefethin & Pen-y-garn sits in Torfaen

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Torfaen
Average household income: 6th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Torfaen

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Trefethin & Pen-y-garn

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Torfaen, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Torfaen, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

Homes selling

Stations nearby

Nearest station

Pontypool & New Inn Railway station, 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 34 min) and Chester (about 147 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Trefethin & Pen-y-garn

What is the typical house price in Trefethin & Pen-y-garn?

£160,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +46% against 2017-2019.

How does Trefethin & Pen-y-garn compare with the rest of Torfaen?

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Torfaen. Average household income: 6th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Torfaen.

Is Trefethin & Pen-y-garn an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Trefethin & Pen-y-garn gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 0 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Trefethin & Pen-y-garn?

Pontypool & New Inn. Railway station, 3.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 34 min) and Chester (about 147 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.