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NP1 6QS

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 6QU 9 m
NP11 6QZ 54 m
NP11 6QS 71 m
NP11 6QT 107 m
NP11 6RB 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP1 6QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP1
Postcode sector
NP1 6
Latitude
51.607502
Longitude
-3.075765
British National Grid easting
325,600
British National Grid northing
190,400

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
W00007369
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 016A · W01001407
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
22
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Risca Community Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    433 m

  2. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

  3. Pentwynmawr Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
981
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 420
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Public order 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Other theft 54

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

5

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

    2.4 km

  • THE ROGERSTONE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93061

    3.7 km

  • NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTRE

    NANT DOWLAIS HEALTH CENTR, FAIRWATER SQUARE, CWMBRAN, NP44 4TA

    ODS code W93029

    4.6 km

  • WESTFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTFIELD AVENUE, MALPAS NEWPORT, NEWPORT, NP20 6EY

    ODS code W93045

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mendip Close

    BCT · Trenewydd Park

    0.1 miles

  • Mendip Close

    BCT · Trenewydd Park

    0.1 miles

  • Cheviot Close

    BCT · Trenewydd Park

    0.1 miles

  • Cheviot Close

    BCT · Trenewydd Park

    0.1 miles

  • Quantock Close

    BCT · Trenewydd Park

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Risca Community Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

981 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 420 events.

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