Local authority · W06000020
Torfaen
In useTorfaen is a local authority in Wales, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- W06000020
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 126 km²
- Population
- 94,119Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
Ceremonial countyGwent
Grouping of councilsCardiff and The Valleys, South Wales, The Valleys
CountryWales
What it contains
60 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
- Torfaen 001A
- Torfaen 001B
- Torfaen 001C
- Torfaen 001D
- Torfaen 002A
- Torfaen 002B
- Torfaen 002C
- Torfaen 002D
- Torfaen 002E
- Torfaen 003A
- Torfaen 003B
- Torfaen 003C
- Torfaen 003D
- Torfaen 004A
- Torfaen 004B
- Torfaen 004C
- Torfaen 004D
- Torfaen 004E
- Torfaen 004F
- Torfaen 005A
- Torfaen 005B
- Torfaen 005C
- Torfaen 005D
- Torfaen 006A
- Torfaen 006B
- Torfaen 006C
- Torfaen 006D
- Torfaen 006E
- Torfaen 007A
- Torfaen 007B
- Torfaen 007C
- Torfaen 007D
- Torfaen 007E
- Torfaen 008A
- Torfaen 008B
- Torfaen 008C
- Torfaen 008D
- Torfaen 009A
- Torfaen 009B
- Torfaen 009C
- Torfaen 009D
- Torfaen 009E
- Torfaen 010A
- Torfaen 010B
- Torfaen 010C
- Torfaen 010D
- Torfaen 010E
- Torfaen 011A
- Torfaen 011B
- Torfaen 011C
- Torfaen 011D
- Torfaen 011E
- Torfaen 012A
- Torfaen 012B
- Torfaen 012C
- Torfaen 012D
- Torfaen 013A
- Torfaen 013B
- Torfaen 013C
- Torfaen 013D
16 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Abersychan
- Blaenavon
- Croesyceiliog
- Cwmbran Central
- Fairwater
- Henllys
- Llantarnam
- Llanyrafon
- New Inn
- Panteg
- Pen Tranch
- Ponthir
- Pontnewydd
- Pontymoile
- Trevethin
- Upper Cwmbran
Neighbours
4 local authorities share a border with Torfaen, longest border first.
- Monmouthshire 37.6 km
- Blaenau Gwent 14.0 km
- Newport 13.9 km
- Caerphilly 13.5 km
Data published for it
25 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Torfaen itself.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation2019
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/W06000020?include=capabilities