DARREN VIEW, NP8 1DS House Prices & Local Information

NP8 1DS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Darren View, 0.3km from Pen-y-Dre in Crickhowell. Administratively it sits within Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower ward and the Brecon and Radnorshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, NP8 1DS is a diverse rural area with a mix of families, workers and retirees. The daytime character shifts — includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. The 44 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 27% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 11 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £361k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NP8 1DS are sourced from Output Area W00009788 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.