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CF81 9NP

Darran Valley · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bargoed
Ward
Darran Valley
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Postcode district
CF81
Postcode sector
CF81 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF81 9AP 0 m
CF81 9NL 70 m
CF81 9NN 80 m
CF81 9NJ 129 m
CF81 9LF 581 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF81 9NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF81
Postcode sector
CF81 9
Latitude
51.731418
Longitude
-3.297261
British National Grid easting
310,507
British National Grid northing
204,430

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Darran Valley · W05001657
Parish or community
W04000735
Westminster constituency
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney · W07000084
Output area
W00007130
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 002A · W01001360
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 002 · W02000291

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Y Ceffyl Gwyn, Davies Row, Pentwyn, Bargoed, CF81 9NP 24 September 2019 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Fochriw Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

  2. Idris Davies School 3 to 18

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km

  3. Bryn Awel Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
74
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 41
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
CF81 9 residents
8,052

Age bands in CF81 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,410 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

949 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,035 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,181 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,523 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF81 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • MEDDYGFA CWM RHYMNI PRACTICE

    R.I.H.S.C.C LAWNS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RHYMNEY, TREDEGAR, NP22 5PW

    ODS code W95081

    3.1 km

  • BROOKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEOL AFON TAF, TROEDYRHIW, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4DT

    ODS code W95634

    4.1 km

  • MEDDYGFA CWM RHYMNI PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W95080

    4.2 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Pentwyn

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Pentwyn

    0.1 miles

  • Coronation Crescent

    BCT · Fochriw

    0.4 miles

  • Heol Iago Playground

    BCT · Fochriw

    0.5 miles

  • Glan-y-nant

    BCT · Fochriw

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Fochriw Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

74 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 41 events.

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