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NP1 5AQ

Abercarn · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Abercarn
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP11 5AQ 29 m
NP11 5GN 107 m
NP11 5LF 131 m
NP11 5LE 135 m
NP11 5LD 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 5AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 5
Latitude
51.650121
Longitude
-3.133147
British National Grid easting
321,700
British National Grid northing
195,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Abercarn · W05001650
Parish or community
W04000725
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00006956
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 014B · W01001328
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 014 · W02000303

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon

    Welsh establishment

    254 m

  2. Abercarn Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    557 m

  3. Newbridge School

    Welsh establishment

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Public order 41
  • Other theft 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    ST LUKES SURGERY, (OFF GWYDDON ROAD), ABERCARN NEWBRIDGE, NEWPORT, NP11 5GX

    ODS code W93001

    238 m

  • NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE

    CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ

    ODS code W93067

    3.1 km

  • BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    AVICENNA MEDICAL CENTRE, PONTLLANFRAITH BLACKWOOD, BLACKWOOD, NP12 2YU

    ODS code W93011

    3.9 km

  • PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTIC, PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE, BLACKWOOD ROAD, PONTLLANFRAITH, BLACKWOOD, NP12 2YU

    ODS code W93012

    3.9 km

  • RISCA SURGERY

    ST. MARY STREET, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6YS

    ODS code W93064

    4.3 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

  • Quarry

    BCT · Abercarn

    0.0 miles

  • Quarry

    BCT · Abercarn

    0.1 miles

  • Coed Moelfa Road

    BCT · Llanfach

    0.1 miles

  • Llanfach Post Office

    BCT · Llanfach

    0.1 miles

  • Gwyddon Court

    BCT · Abercarn

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Y.G. Cwm Gwyddon is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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