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NP12 1BE

Blackwood · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackwood
Ward
Blackwood
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP12 1HU 109 m
NP12 1HS 118 m
NP12 1FG 131 m
NP12 1HL 138 m
NP12 1GZ 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP12 1BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 1
Latitude
51.672024
Longitude
-3.195805
British National Grid easting
317,405
British National Grid northing
197,705

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
W00007070
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 005C · W01001347
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 005 · W02000294

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vision House, High Street, Blackwood, NP12 1BE 27 November 2017 £1,925,000
Vision House, High Street, Blackwood, NP12 1BE 6 September 2017 £143,139
Aldi Foodstore Ltd, High Street, Blackwood, NP12 1BE 28 March 2017 £780,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Blackwood Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    552 m

  2. Blackwood Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    746 m

  3. Cefn Fforest Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,980
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 769
  • Anti social behaviour 267
  • Criminal damage and arson 239
  • Public order 199
  • Shoplifting 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.5
NP12 1 residents
7,922

Age bands in NP12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

886 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,365 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

1,812 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP12 1 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

10

within 5 km

  • SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA

    ODS code W93014

    882 m

  • BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code W93011

    1.8 km

  • PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93012

    1.8 km

  • PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93614

    2.2 km

  • BRYNTIRION SURGERY

    WEST STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SA

    ODS code W95068

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH STREET SURGERY

    SOUTH STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SU

    ODS code W95078

    3.2 km

  • MARKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    JAMES STREET, MARKHAM, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0QN

    ODS code W93010

    3.4 km

  • MEDDYGFA GELLIGAER SURGERY

    HEOL HEN YSGOL, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FQ

    ODS code W95050

    3.9 km

  • NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE

    CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ

    ODS code W93067

    3.9 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    OAKFIELD STREET, YSTRAD MYNACH, HENGOED, CF82 7WX

    ODS code W95065

    4.3 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

  • Blackwood Miners Institute

    BCT · Blackwood

    0.1 miles

  • Blackwood Cenotaph

    BCT · Blackwood

    0.1 miles

  • Blackwood Cenotaph

    BCT · Blackwood

    0.1 miles

  • Chartist Bridge

    BCT · Blackwood

    0.1 miles

  • Chartist Bridge

    BCT · Blackwood

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blackwood Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 552 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,980 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 769 events.

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