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NP12 1FX

Blackwood · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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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 1FZ 63 m
NP12 1BY 93 m
NP12 1FY 160 m
NP12 1BZ 178 m
NP12 1DA 232 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP12 1FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 1
Latitude
51.678400
Longitude
-3.190405
British National Grid easting
317,790
British National Grid northing
198,408

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

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Property

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61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Ffordd Caer Ywen, Cwmgelli, Blackwood, NP12 1FX 26 August 2025 £347,510
74, Ffordd Caer Ywen, Cwmgelli, Blackwood, NP12 1FX 21 August 2025 £355,000
61, Ffordd Caer Ywen, Cwmgelli, Blackwood, NP12 1FX 26 June 2025 £263,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

  2. Blackwood Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

  3. Blackwood Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Public order 145
  • Shoplifting 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
97.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.1%
Gigabit-capable
97.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.1%
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

    1.6 km

  • BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code W93011

    2.5 km

  • PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93012

    2.5 km

  • PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93614

    2.8 km

  • MARKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    JAMES STREET, MARKHAM, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0QN

    ODS code W93010

    2.8 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

  • NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE

    CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ

    ODS code W93067

    3.5 km

  • MEDDYGFA GELLIGAER SURGERY

    HEOL HEN YSGOL, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FQ

    ODS code W95050

    4.4 km

  • SIX BELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93009

    4.7 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

  • The Rock

    BCT · Rock

    0.1 miles

  • Cwmgelli Villas

    BCT · Cwmgelli

    0.1 miles

  • Cwmgelli Villas

    BCT · Cwmgelli

    0.2 miles

  • The Rock

    BCT · Rock

    0.2 miles

  • Chartist Bridge

    BCT · Blackwood

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £270,000 from 61 recorded sales in NP12 1FX. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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