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Fairwater & Greenmeadow

Middle area

South Torfaen. 6,215 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 58% of people in Fairwater & Greenmeadow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£221,000
Joint 2,016th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,241
3,110th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
58%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fairwater & Greenmeadow

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairwater & Greenmeadow at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.1 per 1,000 people across Torfaen.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences202
Anti-social behaviour103
Other crime98
Criminal damage and arson54
Vehicle crime40
Burglary24
Drug offences8
Shoplifting7
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fairwater & Greenmeadow compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Torfaen · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from £136,000 to £266,750. The middle area is £200,000. Fairwater & Greenmeadow is £221,000.
£221,0005th most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Torfaen · 2021
Population: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 5,895 to 8,870. The middle area is 7,079. Fairwater & Greenmeadow is 6,241.
6,2413rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Torfaen · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 58.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Fairwater & Greenmeadow is 58.0%.
58%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Torfaen · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Torfaen13 areas from 5.5% to 96.5%. The middle area is 91.3%. Fairwater & Greenmeadow is 96.5%.
96.5%joint highest

Is Fairwater & Greenmeadow safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairwater & Greenmeadow at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.1 per 1,000 people across Torfaen.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fairwater & Greenmeadow.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (202), anti-social behaviour (103) and other crime (98).

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.

Figures for the whole of Torfaen

These figures are published for the whole of Torfaen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Torfaen and not Fairwater & Greenmeadow alone. See Torfaen

Average house price
£194,895
Down 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,170
159th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
93,973
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Fairwater & Greenmeadow in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fairwater & Greenmeadow was £221,000 in 2025.

Fairwater & Greenmeadow had 6,241 usual residents at the census.

About 58% of people in Fairwater & Greenmeadow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fairwater & Greenmeadow, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.