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CF81 8SY

Aberbargoed and Bargoed · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bargoed
Ward
Aberbargoed and Bargoed
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Postcode district
CF81
Postcode sector
CF81 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF81 8TB 35 m
CF81 8TE 83 m
CF81 8UU 84 m
CF81 8TS 105 m
CF81 8UY 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF81 8SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF81
Postcode sector
CF81 8
Latitude
51.693265
Longitude
-3.236414
British National Grid easting
314,637
British National Grid northing
200,114

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Aberbargoed and Bargoed · W05001649
Parish or community
W04000728
Westminster constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney · W07000084
Output area
W00007001
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 004A · W01001336
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 004 · W02000293

Postcode source versions

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Property

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
59, St Gwladys Avenue, Bargoed, CF81 8SY 21 July 2020 £97,000
67, St Gwladys Avenue, Bargoed, CF81 8SY 14 November 2018 £66,000
65, St Gwladys Avenue, Bargoed, CF81 8SY 29 March 2018 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. St Gwladys Bargoed School

    Welsh establishment

    330 m

  2. Aberbargoed Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    758 m

  3. Heolddu Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 580
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Public order 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Vehicle crime 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

32 female, 20 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.6
CF81 8 residents
7,978

Age bands in CF81 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,432 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

844 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

2,055 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,056 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,647 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF81 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

    SOUTH STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SU

    ODS code W95078

    447 m

  • BRYNTIRION SURGERY

    WEST STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SA

    ODS code W95068

    615 m

  • MARKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    JAMES STREET, MARKHAM, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0QN

    ODS code W93010

    2.3 km

  • MEDDYGFA CWM RHYMNI PRACTICE

    WHITE ROSE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE, WHITE ROSE WAY, NEW TREDEGAR, NP24 6EE

    ODS code W95080

    2.9 km

  • PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE

    GLAN-YR-AFON LANE, FLEUR DE LIS, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3WA

    ODS code W93614

    3.1 km

  • SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA

    ODS code W93014

    3.3 km

  • MEDDYGFA GELLIGAER SURGERY

    HEOL HEN YSGOL, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FQ

    ODS code W95050

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heolddu Grove

    BCT · Bargoed

    0.1 miles

  • St Gwladys Avenue Middle

    BCT · Bargoed

    0.1 miles

  • Fairways

    BCT · Bargoed

    0.1 miles

  • Factory Road

    BCT · Bargoed

    0.2 miles

  • Heolddu Grove Middle

    BCT · Bargoed

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Gwladys Bargoed School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 580 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.