Schools
34 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pengam Primary School is the nearest published school at 263 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
NP12 3XD
St Cattwg · Caerphilly · Wales
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Blackwood
- Ward
- St Cattwg
- Local authority
- Caerphilly
- Constituency
- Caerphilly
- Postcode district
- NP12
- Postcode sector
- NP12 3
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- NP12 3XD
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 June 1999
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- NP
- Postcode district
- NP12
- Postcode sector
- NP12 3
- Latitude
- 51.670544
- Longitude
- -3.226019
- British National Grid easting
- 315,313
- British National Grid northing
- 197,575
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- Wales · W92000004
- Region
- W99999999
- Local authority district
- Caerphilly · W06000018
- Electoral ward
- St Cattwg · W05001673
- Parish or community
- W04000736
- Westminster constituency
- Caerphilly · W07000088
- Output area
- W00007420
- Lower layer super output area
- Caerphilly 008B · W01001415
- Middle layer super output area
- Caerphilly 008 · W02000297
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
Property
1 recorded
sale at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Works, High Street, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3XD | 24 July 2017 | £225,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 34
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 263 m
Pengam Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 263 m
Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn
Welsh establishment
- 285 m
Glanynant Learning Centre (PRU)
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 1,573
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 681
- Anti social behaviour 184
- Public order 161
- Criminal damage and arson 158
- Vehicle crime 112
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- NP12 3 residents
- 7,866
Age bands in NP12 3
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 16.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.1%
- Age 25 to 44
- 24.3%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27.3%
- Age 65 and over
- 20.6%
1,297 residents
869 residents
1,898 residents
2,133 residents
1,608 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+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 0%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 0%
- Gigabit-capable
- 0%
- 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
9
within 5 km
PENGAM HEALTH CENTRE
GLAN-YR-AFON LANE, FLEUR DE LIS, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3WA
ODS code W93614
485 m
SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE
BRYN ROAD, CEFN FFOREST, BLACKWOOD, NP12 3NA
ODS code W93014
1.3 km
MEDDYGFA GELLIGAER SURGERY
HEOL HEN YSGOL, GELLIGAER, HENGOED, CF82 8FQ
ODS code W95050
1.8 km
BRYNTIRION SURGERY
WEST STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SA
ODS code W95068
2.0 km
SOUTH STREET SURGERY
SOUTH STREET, BARGOED, CF81 8SU
ODS code W95078
2.2 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
OAKFIELD SURGERY
OAKFIELD STREET, YSTRAD MYNACH, HENGOED, CF82 7WX
ODS code W95065
3.3 km
MARKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE
JAMES STREET, MARKHAM, BLACKWOOD, NP12 0QN
ODS code W93010
3.8 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
- 0.0 miles
Lewis School
BCT · Glan-y-nant
- 0.0 miles
Cardiff Road
BCT · Glan-y-nant
- 0.1 miles
Mamgu Statue
BCT · Glan-y-nant
- 0.1 miles
Lewis School
BCT · Glan-y-nant
- 0.1 miles
Cardiff Road
BCT · Glan-y-nant
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
1,573 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 681 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.