NP11 6LU

Risca West · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newport
Local authority
Caerphilly
Postcode district
NP11
Postcode sector
NP11 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP11 6NL 43 m
NP11 6NJ 83 m
NP11 6JR 130 m
NP11 6NN 136 m
NP11 6AR 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP11 6LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP11
Postcode sector
NP11 6
Latitude
51.601520
Longitude
-3.081847
British National Grid easting
325,169
British National Grid northing
189,741

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Parish or community
W04000914
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00007392
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 017C · W01001413
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 017 · W02000306

Postcode source versions

Explore NP11

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49, Newport Road, Risca, Newport, NP11 6LU 28 March 2024 £215,000
70, Newport Road, Risca, Newport, NP11 6LU 30 August 2023 £230,000
47, Newport Road, Risca, Newport, NP11 6LU 17 February 2023 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School

    Welsh establishment

    754 m
  2. Risca Community Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    934 m
  3. Ty Sign Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,052
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Public order 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

32 female, 28 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP11 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK ROAD, RISCA, NEWPORT, NP11 6BJ

    ODS code W93059

    1.1 km

  • RISCA SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93064

    2.3 km

  • THE ROGERSTONE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93061

    3.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tan-y-bryn

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles
  • Tan-y-bryn

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles
  • Meadow Crescent

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles
  • Meadow Crescent

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles
  • Herbert Avenue

    BCT · Pontymister

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £215,000 from 3 recorded sales in NP11 6LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Caerphilly is £197,272 in June 2026, up 5.9% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ty Isaf Infants & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 754 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,052 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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