Torfaen

Torfaen is the most easterly of the south Wales urbanised valleys covering a geographical area of 126km2, with a population of 93,049 (ONS 2018). There are three urban centres: Pontypool, Blaenavon, and Cwmbran.

Torfaen borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent, in 1996 Torfaen was reconstituted as a county borough and is governed by Torfaen County Borough Council which is a principle council. Much of the southern part of the county borough around Cwmbran is extensively urban. The north of the county borough is greener and retains extensive areas of countryside, especially on the route to Blaenavon.

The largest number of traveller caravans was recorded in Torfaen during the January 2016 Bi-annual Gypsy and Traveller count with a total of sixty-one, which was 41% of the Gwent total.

Torfaen has two Neighbourhood Care Networks (NCNs):

Torfaen North

Torfaen North NCN covers the 47,764 practice based populations of Blaenavon and Pontypool.  (Source: Primary Care List size 2020).  Our local needs assessment tells us that Trevethin 1 in the north is amongst the top 10% most deprived places in Wales (Source WIMD 2019). 

Torfaen South

Torfaen South NCN covers the 48,535 practice-based population of Cwmbran.  (Source: Primary Care List size 2020).  Our local needs assessment tells us that Upper Cwmbran and Pontnewydd are in the top 10% most deprived places in Wales (Source WIMD 2019).

The Torfaen NCN Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) 2026-2029 can be found here.