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NP11 6BS

Risca West · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Risca West
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Postcode district
NP11
Postcode sector
NP11 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP11 6YF 59 m
NP11 6YS 73 m
NP11 6GG 102 m
NP11 6GJ 110 m
NP11 6HG 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP11 6BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP11
Postcode sector
NP11 6
Latitude
51.615790
Longitude
-3.107926
British National Grid easting
323,387
British National Grid northing
191,355

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
W00007396
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 017A · W01001411
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
14
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Risca Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    876 m

  2. Pentwynmawr Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km

  3. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
910
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 372
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Public order 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Drugs 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NP11 6 residents
10,683

Age bands in NP11 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,771 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,067 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

2,724 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

3,098 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,243 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • RISCA SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93064

    73 m

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6BJ

    ODS code W93059

    1.3 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    ST LUKES SURGERY, (OFF GWYDDON ROAD), ABERCARN NEWBRIDGE, NEWPORT, NP11 5GX

    ODS code W93001

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Risca War Memorial

    BCT · Risca

    0.0 miles

  • The Darran

    BCT · Risca

    0.0 miles

  • Risca War Memorial

    BCT · Risca

    0.1 miles

  • Public Hall

    BCT · Risca

    0.1 miles

  • Public Hall

    BCT · Risca

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Risca Primary School is the nearest published school at 876 m.

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

Recorded crime

910 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 372 events.

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