New Homes in Torfaen

Live the life

Located in South Wales, to the north of Newport and encompassing the towns of Cwmbran, Pontypool and Blaenavon, Torfaen is a diverse area with everything from shopping centres to historic sites, mountains and reservoirs. If you’re looking for a place to live with something for the whole family to enjoy, a new home in Torfaen could be the right choice for you.

Things to see and do

Torfaen has an industrial heritage, and today some of the most popular historic attractions include Big Pit National Coal Museum and Blaenavon Iron Works. Other places of historical interest in Torfaen include Blaenavon World Heritage Centre and Pontypool Museum, while the National Roman Legion Museum and Tredegar House are both nearby. 

If you’re moving to the area with children, there are lots of kid-friendly attractions in Torfaen, from Cwmbran Boating Lake to Greenmeadow Community Farm, Pontypool Park and Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre.

For a spot of retail therapy, you can visit Cwmbran Shopping Centre or take a day trip to Newport, Cardiff or Bristol, while fitness fans can go mountain biking at Cwmcarn, walk up Twmbarlwm or take a stroll around Llandegfedd Reservoir. Celtic Manor Resort in Newport is home to the golf course used for the Ryder Cup in 2010.

Education

If you have children, schools rated ‘excellent’ in or near Torfaen include Woodlands Community Primary School and Caerleon Comprehensive School, while the Welsh Government also highly rates Llanyrafon Primary School, Maendy Junior and Infants, George Street Primary School, Garnteg Primary and Croesyceiliog Primary School

Rougemont School offers independent education, while you can study for a degree nearby at the University of Wales Newport.

Getting to Torfaen

Torfaen has good transport links by road and rail, with regular train services to Newport and Cardiff, and the A4042 for journeys north and south. Pontypool is a 20-minute car journey from Newport, while the journey to Cwmbran takes 15 minutes by car or 10 minutes by train from Newport station.

From Cardiff, the journey to Pontypool takes 35 minutes by car, while Cwmbran can be reached in 30 minutes by car or 25 minutes by train. If you’re going to London, the journey from Cwmbran takes two hours by train changing once in Newport, or two hours 40 minutes by car via the M4, depending on traffic.

When it’s time to take a break from it all, Cardiff Airport is a 50-minute drive from Cwmbran, while Bristol Airport can be reached in around 55 minutes, so there are lots of options for holidays.