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NP1 6AZ

Risca West · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Risca West
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP11 6EE 127 m
NP11 6AZ 145 m
NP11 6BA 145 m
NP11 6NP 152 m
NP11 6EA 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 6AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6
Latitude
51.602833
Longitude
-3.094427
British National Grid easting
324,300
British National Grid northing
189,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Risca West · W05001672
Parish or community
W04000914
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00007386
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 017B · W01001412
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 017 · W02000306

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    320 m

  2. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    776 m

  3. Risca Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    864 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,141
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 487
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Public order 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Other theft 59

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

3

within 5 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6BJ

    ODS code W93059

    427 m

  • RISCA SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93064

    1.6 km

  • THE ROGERSTONE PRACTICE

    CHAPELWOOD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, WESTERN VALLEY ROAD, ROGERSTONE, NEWPORT, NP10 9DU

    ODS code W93061

    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

  • Pontymister Crossing

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Pontymister Crossing

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco Extra Car Park

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Aldi

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Aldi

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 487 events.

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