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NP1 6JQ

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 6JQ 52 m
NP11 6JP 133 m
NP11 6DW 152 m
NP10 9JX 160 m
NP11 6JR 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 6JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6
Latitude
51.600283
Longitude
-3.078482
British National Grid easting
325,400
British National Grid northing
189,600

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
W00007391
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
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Risca Community Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    835 m

  2. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

  3. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
995
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 428
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Public order 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 51

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

    1.4 km

  • RISCA SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93064

    2.6 km

  • THE ROGERSTONE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93061

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Tan-y-bryn

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Tan-y-bryn

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Car Park

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.2 miles

  • Car Park

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.2 miles

  • Welsh Oak

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Risca Community Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 835 m.

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

Recorded crime

995 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 428 events.

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