Torfaen: local statistics
Torfaen is a principal council area in Wales, home to an estimated 93,973 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Torfaen, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In the year to March 2026, 9,645 offences were recorded by police in Torfaen: 102.6 per 1,000 people, the 3rd highest rate in Wales. That compares with 100.5 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 105.1, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
Full-time employees living in Torfaen earned a median £757.00 a week in April 2025, or £39,170 over a year. It is the 4th highest of the 22 council areas in Wales, and 5.2% more than across Wales. Jobs based in Torfaen paid a median £693.90 a week, £63.10 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £485.60: a change of +56% before inflation.
Average Band D council tax in Torfaen is £2,155.68 for 2026-27, 4.7% more than in 2025-26. It is 19th of 22 in Wales, counting from the highest.
2,825 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Torfaen in March 2026, 8% more than in 2016. That is 30 for every 1,000 residents, the 17th highest of 22 in Wales.
3.7% of Torfaen residents aged 16 to 64 (2,100 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 3.4% in Wales. That compares with 3.6% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.5% (July 2026) and 5.2% (August 2021).
The average house price in Torfaen was £199,184 in July 2026, down 0.5% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it the 16th highest of 22 in Wales; the average for Wales was £215,037. The July peak was £200,283 in 2025, and prices are 57% above July 2016. The average price is 5.1 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Torfaen. That ratio is 18th of 22 in Wales, counting from the highest ratio.
In mid-2025 the population of Torfaen was estimated at 93,973, down 0.1% on a year earlier. That is 3,129 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 3.4%; Wales grew by 3.3% over the same years. That is 7th of 22 in Wales, counting from the fastest growth. The series peaked at 94,034 in mid-2024.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Torfaen had a life expectancy at birth of 81.6 years; for men it was 77.6, compared with 82.2 and 78.3 years across Wales. In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 81.6 and 77.9. It is the 16th highest for women of 22 in Wales.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 74.7% of Torfaen residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.4 points either way, against 72.1% across Wales. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.7% and its highest 75.7%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 90,844 |
| 2016 | 90,730 |
| 2017 | 90,638 |
| 2018 | 91,130 |
| 2019 | 91,685 |
| 2020 | 92,337 |
| 2021 | 92,454 |
| 2022 | 92,873 |
| 2023 | 93,535 |
| 2024 | 94,034 |
| 2025 | 93,973 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £126,608 |
| July 2017 | £128,691 |
| July 2018 | £138,438 |
| July 2019 | £147,119 |
| July 2020 | £154,490 |
| July 2021 | £170,059 |
| July 2022 | £188,366 |
| July 2023 | £188,544 |
| July 2024 | £190,203 |
| July 2025 | £200,283 |
| July 2026 | £199,184 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £485.60 a week |
| 2016 | £491.00 a week |
| 2017 | £507.30 a week |
| 2018 | £520.30 a week |
| 2019 | £523.60 a week |
| 2020 | £555.10 a week |
| 2021 | £550.70 a week |
| 2022 | £595.20 a week |
| 2023 | £595.60 a week |
| 2024 | £653.50 a week |
| 2025 | £757.00 a week |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 65.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 74.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 88.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 105.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 99.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 75.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 89.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 105.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 96.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 100.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 102.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 72.2% |
| 2016/17 | 73.9% |
| 2017/18 | 75.7% |
| 2018/19 | 70.5% |
| 2019/20 | 73.8% |
| 2020/21 | 69.7% |
| 2021/22 | 71.5% |
| 2022/23 | 73.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73.6% |
| 2024/25 | 74.0% |
| 2025/26 | 74.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,610 |
| 2017 | 2,680 |
| 2018 | 2,705 |
| 2019 | 2,735 |
| 2020 | 2,750 |
| 2021 | 2,725 |
| 2022 | 2,760 |
| 2023 | 3,035 |
| 2024 | 3,060 |
| 2025 | 2,945 |
| 2026 | 2,825 |
Questions about Torfaen
What is the crime rate in Torfaen?
102.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average salary in Torfaen?
£757.00 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How much is Band D council tax in Torfaen?
£2,155.68 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Welsh Government).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Torfaen?
2,100 in August 2026 (3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the average house price in Torfaen?
£199,184 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-0.5% on a year).
What is the population of Torfaen?
The ONS estimates 93,973 people lived in Torfaen in mid-2025.
What is life expectancy in Torfaen?
81.6 years for women and 77.6 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
Who has power over Torfaen
Every body that makes decisions for Torfaen, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Torfaen council this page
- Torfaen in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Gwent Police police force
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board NHS
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Torfaen: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Figures for Wales
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in Wales: Ceredigion · Conwy · Denbighshire · Gwynedd · Isle of Anglesey · Monmouthshire
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