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Builders 12 Removal Services 10 Roofing Services 10 Kitchen Design and Installation 10 Central Heating Services 9 Architects 8 Audio Visual Consultants 8 Gardeners 7 Tiling Contractors 7 Arborist and Tree Surgeons 5 Curtain Maker and Retailers 3 Architectural Designers 2 Conservatory Supply and Installation 1 Interior Designers 1 Window Cleaners 1 Carpenters 1 Plumbers 1

Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAbersychan Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryYsgol Bryn Onnen174 pupilsright herePrimaryGarnteg Primary384 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAbersychan Comprehensive739 pupils1.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL27 miRailway stationPontypool & New Inn4.0 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 15.5 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP4 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP4 postcode district.

County or areaTorfaen
Postcode districtNP4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:53 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,042 residentsin the Abersychan census areaMedian age 40.72,977 households62% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright29% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,968 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 77% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,521 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Farteg Fawrmountain · 1.1 miMynydd Garn-wenmountain · 1.8 miCwmavon Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCwm Afonvalley · under a mileNant-yr-mailor Reservoirriver · 1.1 miCwm Ffrwdvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGallowsgreenpark · under a mileCapel Newydd Viewpointpark · 1.1 miGlansychan Park King George's Fieldpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haTalywain Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 3 haBlaenavon Mixed Martial Arts Hallsports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes106 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,208 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation342 m1,122 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 198 to 470 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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