NP8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Crickhowell, Llangattock and Llangynidr, in Powys.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NP8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in NP8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How NP8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NP8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NP8 at a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NP8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (111), other crime (41) and criminal damage and arson (19).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NP8 was 39.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NP8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NP8 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in NP8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 018E | 1,035 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 36.0% |
| Powys 018F | 2,109 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 35.2% |
| Powys 018G | 1,650 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 40.9% |
MPs for NP8
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe99% of NP8’s postcodes
- Catherine FookesLabourMP for Monmouthshire0.5% of NP8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NP81
Postcode sectors in NP81
Council1
Postcode districts next to NP86
More in the NP postcode area2
NP8 in brief
NP8 is a postcode district covering Crickhowell, Llangattock and Llangynidr, in Powys.
About 5,429 people lived in NP8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £476,250 in 2025 across 56 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NP8 was £476,250 in 2025.
NP8 had 5,477 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in NP8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NP8, 38.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.