Schools
38 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Penllwyn Primary School is the nearest published school at 619 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
NP12 2YH
Pontllanfraith · Caerphilly · Wales
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Pontllanfraith
- Local authority
- Caerphilly
- Constituency
- Caerphilly
- Postcode district
- NP12
- Postcode sector
- NP12 2
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- NP12 2YH
- Status
- Terminated
- Introduced
- 1 June 1999
- Terminated
- 1 July 2001
- Postcode area
- NP
- Postcode district
- NP12
- Postcode sector
- NP12 2
- Latitude
- 51.652967
- Longitude
- -3.193539
- British National Grid easting
- 317,527
- British National Grid northing
- 195,583
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- Wales · W92000004
- Region
- W99999999
- Local authority district
- Caerphilly · W06000018
- Electoral ward
- Pontllanfraith · W05001670
- Parish or community
- W04000912
- Westminster constituency
- Caerphilly · W07000088
- Output area
- W00007338
- Lower layer super output area
- Caerphilly 011C · W01001403
- Middle layer super output area
- Caerphilly 011 · W02000300
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore NP12
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 38
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 619 m
Penllwyn Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 697 m
Bryn Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 815 m
Pontllanfraith Primary School
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 1,502
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 531
- Anti social behaviour 231
- Criminal damage and arson 173
- Public order 144
- Vehicle crime 102
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- NP12 2 residents
- 9,379
Age bands in NP12 2
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 16.8%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.9%
- Age 25 to 44
- 24.7%
- Age 45 to 64
- 26.1%
- Age 65 and over
- 21.5%
1,512 residents
977 residents
2,226 residents
2,348 residents
1,937 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.
GP practices
10
within 5 km straight-line
BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP
AVICENNA MEDICAL CENTRE, PONTLLANFRAITH BLACKWOOD, BLACKWOOD, NP12 2YU
ODS code W93011
457 m
PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE
RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTIC, PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE, BLACKWOOD ROAD, PONTLLANFRAITH, BLACKWOOD, NP12 2YU
ODS code W93012
457 m
SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE
BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA
ODS code W93014
2.1 km
PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE
GLAN-YR-AFON LANE, FLEUR DE LIS, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3WA
ODS code W93614
2.7 km
OAKFIELD SURGERY
OAKFIELD STREET, YSTRAD MYNACH, HENGOED, CF82 7WX
ODS code W95065
3.1 km
MEDDYGFA GELLIGAER SURGERY
HEOL HEN YSGOL, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FQ
ODS code W95050
4.1 km
ST. LUKE'S SURGERY
ST LUKES SURGERY, (OFF GWYDDON ROAD), ABERCARN NEWBRIDGE, NEWPORT, NP11 5GX
ODS code W93001
4.3 km
NORTH CELYNEN PRACTICE
CROWN STREET, CRUMLIN, NEWPORT, NP11 4PQ
ODS code W93067
4.6 km
BRYNTIRION SURGERY
WEST STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SA
ODS code W95068
4.8 km
SOUTH STREET SURGERY
SOUTH STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SU
ODS code W95078
4.9 km
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Brynglas Avenue
BCT · Penllwyn
- 0.1 miles
Brynglas Avenue
BCT · Penllwyn
- 0.1 miles
The Bird In Hand
BCT · Pontllanfraith
- 0.1 miles
The Bird In Hand
BCT · Pontllanfraith
- 0.1 miles
Tredegar Junction
BCT · Pontllanfraith
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
1,502 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 531 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.