NP12 0BH

Blackwood · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackwood
Local authority
Caerphilly
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP12 1GS 135 m
NP12 1GF 191 m
NP12 1GE 211 m
NP12 1GD 254 m
NP12 1EL 267 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP12 0BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 0
Latitude
51.679334
Longitude
-3.196678
British National Grid easting
317,358
British National Grid northing
198,519

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Blackwood · W05001653
Parish or community
W04000730
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00007073
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 005D · W01001351
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 005 · W02000294

Postcode source versions

Explore NP12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Maesrhyddud House, Lon Pennant, Cwmgelli, Blackwood, NP12 0BH 3 February 1995 £140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Blackwood Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km
  2. Cefn Fforest Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km
  3. Blackwood Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 598
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 169
  • Public order 155
  • Shoplifting 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
NP12 0 residents
8,302

Age bands in NP12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,513 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

892 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

2,098 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,219 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,650 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP12 0 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA

    ODS code W93014

    1.3 km

  • PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE

    GLAN-YR-AFON LANE, FLEUR DE LIS, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3WA

    ODS code W93614

    2.5 km

  • MARKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    JAMES STREET, MARKHAM, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0QN

    ODS code W93010

    2.6 km

  • BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    AVICENNA MEDICAL CENTRE, PONTLLANFRAITH BLACKWOOD, BLACKWOOD, NP12 2YU

    ODS code W93011

    2.6 km

  • PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTIC, PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE, BLACKWOOD ROAD, PONTLLANFRAITH, BLACKWOOD, NP12 2YU

    ODS code W93012

    2.6 km

  • BRYNTIRION SURGERY

    WEST STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SA

    ODS code W95068

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

    SOUTH STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SU

    ODS code W95078

    2.8 km

  • NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE

    CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ

    ODS code W93067

    3.9 km

  • MEDDYGFA GELLIGAER SURGERY

    HEOL HEN YSGOL, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FQ

    ODS code W95050

    4.1 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    OAKFIELD STREET, YSTRAD MYNACH, HENGOED, CF82 7WX

    ODS code W95065

    5.0 km

  • SIX BELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ABERBEEG MEDICAL CENTRE, THE SQUARE, ABERBEEG, ABERTILLERY, NP13 2AB

    ODS code W93009

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cwmgelli Villas

    BCT · Cwmgelli

    0.3 miles
  • Cwmgelli Villas

    BCT · Cwmgelli

    0.3 miles
  • Pembroke Close

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.3 miles
  • Chepstow Close

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.3 miles
  • The Rock

    BCT · Rock

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blackwood Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 598 events.

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