Taff Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran, NP44 5UU

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Taff Court is in Thornhill, Cwmbran and in Torfaen district. NP44 5UU is located in the Upper Cwmbran electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Torfaen. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.

StreetScan combines information about Taff Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran, NP44 5UU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NP44 5UY, NP44 5UX, NP44 5UZ, NP44 5TX, NP44 5SJ, NP44 5UB, NP44 5SH, NP44 5TU, NP44 5SG.

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NP44 5UU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	50.3%	-2.7%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	47%	49.7%	2.7%	49.0%	0.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NP44 5UU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.7%	45.1%	0.4%	37.9%	7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	30.7%	36.4%	5.7%	44.2%	-7.8%
Married: Same sex	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	11.1%	8.7%	-2.4%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	6.1%	5.9%	-0.2%	6.1%	-0.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.9%	47%	6.1%	48.4%	-1.4%
Good health	33.2%	26.3%	-6.9%	33.6%	-7.3%
Fair health	17.7%	15.9%	-1.8%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	7%	7.1%	0.1%	4.0%	3.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	1.2%	2.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 13.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	36.9%	26.3%	-10.6%	18.2%	8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	23%	17.5%	-5.5%	9.6%	7.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18%	18.3%	0.3%	13.4%	4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.8%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	16.3%	9.3%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	11.5%	13.9%	2.4%	33.8%	-19.9%
Other	2.5%	2.8%	0.3%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 97.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	97.6%	97.7%	0.1%	81.4%	16.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 96.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97.9%	96.9%	-1.0%	83.2%	13.7%
European Union	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.7%
Africa	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	5.6%	-5.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97.6%	96.9%	-0.7%	83.2%	13.7%
10+ Years	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	9.8%	-8.1%
5-10 Years	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.9%	-2.6%
2-5 Years	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	31.3%	13.5%	17.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	71.3%	37.2%	34.1%
Christian	22.4%	46.2%	-23.8%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Taff Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Taff Court was 177.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.8% higher than the Greenmeadow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Taff Court has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greenmeadow and the 51st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Torfaen .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 20.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,800

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in NP44 5UU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Rank - 10/10 (very high )
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) measures how deprived small areas in Wales are compared to each other. WIMD highlights areas with the highest levels of different types of deprivation. Its main goal is to provide information about the most deprived areas in Wales to help make decisions about funding and local services. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain measures the percentage of people with income below a certain level. It makes up 22% of the overall index.
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures the lack of employment. It includes people of working age who are unable to work due to poor health or who are unemployed but looking for work. This domain makes up 22% of the overall Index.
Health Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain measures poor health. It doesn't have any sub-sections. Some indicators are adjusted for age and sex to account for differences in different areas. This domain makes up 15% of the overall index.
Education Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures how much people in an area lack education, training, and skills. It shows the educational disadvantages, like not having qualifications or skills. This domain makes up 14% of the overall index.
Access To Services Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
This domain measures how deprived a household is if they can't access important services needed for daily life, both in person and online. This includes not being able to get things like food (material deprivation) and not being able to do things like attend after-school activities (social deprivation). Poor access to services can make other types of deprivation worse. This domain counts for 10% of the overall index.
Housing Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The housing domain aims to identify poor housing based on physical conditions, living conditions, and availability. "Living conditions" means how suitable the housing is for the people living there, including health, safety, and necessary adjustments. This domain makes up 7% of the overall index.
Community Safety Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain looks at how safe people feel in their community. It includes actual crime and fire incidents, as well as how safe people feel when they are outside in their neighborhood. This domain makes up 5% of the overall index.
Physical Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
This domain measures things in the local area that might affect the well-being or quality of life of residents. It makes up 5% of the overall index.

Property Prices

Average property prices on Taff Court are based on 6 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Torfaen.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Taff Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran, NP44 5UU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NP44 5UU

Average Price
£190,052

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£190,052

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Taff Court

Average Price
£144,699

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£144,699

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Taff CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Taff Court, Cwmbran, Torfaen Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2020-02-28	£193,081
25 Taff Court, Cwmbran, Torfaen Terraced, an established residential building	£124,950	2017-01-12	£197,289
25 Taff Court, Cwmbran, Torfaen Terraced, an established residential building	£90,000	2004-11-11	£161,905
25 Taff Court, Cwmbran, Torfaen Terraced, an established residential building	£29,450	2002-07-03	£107,282
25 Taff Court, Cwmbran, Torfaen Terraced, an established residential building	£28,000	1999-06-11	£126,933

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NP44 5UU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	56
Part-Time Employee	38
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Looking after home or family	31
Retired	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	13
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	14
Construction	11
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	3
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodlands Community Primary School Thornhill Road , Upper Cwmbran NP44 5UA	- not rated	368 yd	Welsh establishment	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenmeadow Primary School Ty Gwyn Way , Greenmeadow NP44 5YY	- not rated	1,328 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Pontnewydd Primary School Bryncelyn Road , Pontnewydd NP44 1JW	- not rated	1,405 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Blenheim Road Community Primary School Blenheim Road , St Dial's NP44 4SZ	- not rated	1,836 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maendy Primary School Wayfield Crescent , Cwmbran NP44 1NH	- not rated	2,056 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Morgan's Breakfast & Baguettes	8 Maendy Square Shops		872 yd
Cwtch Cafe	Nant Bran, Upper Cwmbran Road		982 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Bush Inn	Bush Inn, Graig Road		598 yd
The Queen Inn	The Queen, Upper Cwmbran Road		756 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
June's Fish Bar	Fish & Chip Shop, Leadon Court		438 yd
Maendy Way Chippy	4 Maendy Square Shops		872 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco's Express, Ty Gwyn Road		1,016 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near NP44 5UU postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	73 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	78.77 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	78.77 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.