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NP12 2BD

Newbridge · Caerphilly · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blackwood
Ward
Newbridge
Local authority
Caerphilly
Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP11 4HY 387 m
NP11 4AJ 399 m
NP12 2AY 399 m
NP11 4HS 429 m
NP11 5GP 436 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP12 2BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP12
Postcode sector
NP12 2
Latitude
51.654782
Longitude
-3.163115
British National Grid easting
319,635
British National Grid northing
195,751

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Caerphilly · W06000018
Electoral ward
Newbridge · W05001667
Parish or community
W04000740
Westminster constituency
Newport West and Islwyn · W07000105
Output area
W00007231
Lower layer super output area
Caerphilly 010A · W01001380
Middle layer super output area
Caerphilly 010 · W02000299

Postcode source versions

Explore NP12

Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Church Farm, Mynyddislwyn, Blackwood, NP12 2BD 1 August 2019 £150,000
Pennar Farm, Mynyddislwyn, Blackwood, NP12 2BD 16 January 2017 £290,000
Yr Hen Llaethdy, Mynyddislwyn, Blackwood, NP12 2BD 16 January 2017 £249,999

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Pontllanfraith Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

  2. Newbridge School

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km

  3. Abercarn Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Public order 61
  • Vehicle crime 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21
8 female, 13 male
Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.5
NP12 2 residents
9,379

Age bands in NP12 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%
1,512 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.9%
977 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.7%
2,226 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.1%
2,348 residents
Age 65 and over
21.5%
1,937 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP12 2 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
60%

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

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

    ODS code W93001

    2.3 km

  • NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE

    CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ

    ODS code W93067

    3.0 km

  • SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE

    BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA

    ODS code W93014

    3.5 km

  • PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W93614

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Pentwynmawr

    452 m

  • Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Pentwynmawr

    455 m

  • Ton-y-pistyll Road

    BCT · Pentwynmawr

    541 m

  • Maes Gwyn

    BCT · Pentwynmawr

    553 m

  • Coed Duon View

    BCT · Pentwynmawr

    591 m

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pontllanfraith Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 km.

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

Recorded crime

526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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