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NP1 6LA

Risca East · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP11 6LH 31 m
NP11 6LG 71 m
NP11 6LA 92 m
NP11 6LD 103 m
NP11 6JX 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 6LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6
Latitude
51.605570
Longitude
-3.090160
British National Grid easting
324,600
British National Grid northing
190,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Risca East · W05001671
Parish or community
W04000913
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00007374
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 016B · W01001408
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 016 · W02000305

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. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    104 m

  2. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    478 m

  3. Pentwynmawr Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,154
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Public order 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • 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 straight-line

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6BJ

    ODS code W93059

    384 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

Nearby transport

  • Channel View Court

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.0 miles

  • Channel View Court

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station

    RSE · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station

    RSE · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station

    RLY · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 104 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,154 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

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