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NP1 6EL

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 6EL 48 m
NP11 6EN 150 m
NP11 6EP 293 m
NP11 6EJ 456 m
NP11 6NP 485 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 6EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6
Latitude
51.597453
Longitude
-3.092853
British National Grid easting
324,400
British National Grid northing
189,300

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
W00007393
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 017C · W01001413
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
17
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    839 m

  2. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

  3. Risca Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
969
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 413
  • Anti social behaviour 146
  • Public order 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Other theft 53

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 straight-line

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6BJ

    ODS code W93059

    1.0 km

  • RISCA SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93064

    2.2 km

  • THE ROGERSTONE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93061

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Aldi

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.3 miles

  • Aldi

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.3 miles

  • Bowling Green

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.4 miles

  • Bowling Green

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.4 miles

  • Tesco Extra Car Park

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 839 m.

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

Recorded crime

969 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 413 events.

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