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Bargoed

Middle area

North west Caerphilly. 6,082 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bargoed’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£145,000
435th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,040
2,807th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bargoed compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from £115,000 to £265,000. The middle area is £193,250. Bargoed is £145,000.
£145,0003rd lowest
Population24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2021
Population: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 5,085 to 10,624. The middle area is 7,128. Bargoed is 6,040.
6,0406th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Caerphilly · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 44.3% to 98.4%. The middle area is 94.3%. Bargoed is 90.6%.
90.6%8th lowest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, Caerphilly · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 2.1% to 5.2%. The middle area is 3.5%. Bargoed is 5.2%.
5.2%highest

Figures for the whole of Caerphilly

These figures are published for the whole of Caerphilly, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Caerphilly and not Bargoed alone. See Caerphilly

Average house price
£197,542
Up 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,367
78th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
80.6years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Bargoed in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bargoed was £145,000 in 2025.

Bargoed had 6,040 usual residents at the census.

In Bargoed, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bargoed, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.