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NP1 6LE

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 6BD 65 m
NP11 6LG 71 m
NP11 6LE 108 m
NP11 6ED 120 m
NP11 6BL 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 6LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6
Latitude
51.605557
Longitude
-3.091604
British National Grid easting
324,500
British National Grid northing
190,200

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
W00007389
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
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    74 m

  2. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    460 m

  3. Pentwynmawr Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    589 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,180
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 506
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Public order 137
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Other theft 60

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

    291 m

  • RISCA SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93064

    1.5 km

  • THE ROGERSTONE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93061

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station

    RSE · Pontymister

    0.0 miles

  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station

    RSE · Pontymister

    0.0 miles

  • Risca & Pontymister Rail Station

    RLY · Pontymister

    0.0 miles

  • Wellspring Terrace

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

  • Channel View Court

    BCT · 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 74 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,180 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 506 events.

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