NP
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Newport, with 18 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 81% of people in NP live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How NP compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
What is the population of NP?
NP had 501,004 usual residents at the census.
NP is the 59th least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in NP
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NP4Pontypool, Abersychan | 44,879 | £182,500 | 112.2 per 1,000 |
| NP7Abergavenny, Mardy | 27,332 | £320,000 | 97.1 per 1,000 |
| NP8Crickhowell, Llangattock | 5,477 | £476,250 | 40.7 per 1,000 |
| NP10Newport, Rogerstone | 27,712 | £290,000 | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| NP11Risca, Newbridge | 36,614 | £170,000 | 99.9 per 1,000 |
| NP12Blackwood, Cefn Fforest | 33,274 | £206,500 | 110.7 per 1,000 |
| NP13Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent | 18,841 | £132,000 | 130.9 per 1,000 |
| NP15Usk, Raglan | 8,495 | £372,325 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| NP16Chepstow, Bulwark | 23,716 | £316,750 | No figure |
| NP18Caerleon, Ponthir | 17,053 | £340,000 | 78.9 per 1,000 |
| NP19Newport, Liswerry | 57,717 | £210,000 | 132.4 per 1,000 |
| NP20Newport, Pillgwenlly | 54,687 | £215,000 | 198.7 per 1,000 |
| NP22Tredegar, Rhymney | 21,463 | £140,000 | 174.8 per 1,000 |
| NP23Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr | 32,076 | £150,000 | 145.1 per 1,000 |
| NP24New Tredegar, Elliot's Town | 4,646 | £104,000 | 127.2 per 1,000 |
| NP25Monmouth, Over Monnow | 15,487 | £325,000 | No figure |
| NP26Caldicot, Undy | 23,181 | £303,750 | 72.3 per 1,000 |
| NP44Cwmbrân | 48,354 | £215,000 | 134.2 per 1,000 |
NP in brief
The NP postcode area, named after Newport, has 18 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in NP was £225,000 in 2025.
NP had 501,004 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in NP live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NP, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.