NP12 0EX

Penmaen · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP12 0LE 42 m
NP12 0LD 95 m
NP12 0EZ 104 m
NP12 0BP 107 m
NP12 0BG 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP12 0EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 0
Latitude
51.681065
Longitude
-3.172988
British National Grid easting
318,999
British National Grid northing
198,685

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Penmaen · W05001668
Parish or community
W04000910
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00009928
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 006E · W01001390
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 006 · W02000295

Postcode source versions

Explore NP12

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Maes Bengi, Oakdale, Blackwood, NP12 0EX 4 August 2025 £285,000
9, Maes Bengi, Oakdale, Blackwood, NP12 0EX 29 October 2024 £248,000
10, Maes Bengi, Oakdale, Blackwood, NP12 0EX 23 October 2024 £242,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    261 m
  2. Crumlin High Level Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.1 km
  3. Blackwood Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
381
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 181
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Burglary 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

30 female, 29 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.7% 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+
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
83.3%

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

10

within 5 km

  • NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE

    CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ

    ODS code W93067

    2.3 km

  • SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA

    ODS code W93014

    2.7 km

  • BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code W93011

    3.0 km

  • PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93012

    3.0 km

  • MARKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    JAMES STREET, MARKHAM, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0QN

    ODS code W93010

    3.2 km

  • SIX BELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93009

    3.8 km

  • PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93614

    4.0 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

    SOUTH STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SU

    ODS code W95078

    4.2 km

  • BRYNTIRION SURGERY

    WEST STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SA

    ODS code W95068

    4.3 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93001

    4.6 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

  • Presbyterian Church

    BCT · Oakdale

    0.1 miles
  • Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School

    BCT · Oakdale

    0.1 miles
  • Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School

    BCT · Oakdale

    0.1 miles
  • Presbyterian Church

    BCT · Oakdale

    0.1 miles
  • Blacksmith Close

    BCT · Oakdale

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £306,500 from 8 recorded sales in NP12 0EX. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

381 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 181 events.

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