# CF46 6BQ: area report for a postcode in Caerphilly

CF46 6BQ is a postcode in Caerphilly.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Caerphilly. Open the map at CF46 6BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) › [CF46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf46) › [CF46 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf46-6)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Caerphilly 013B: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **Quakers Yard, 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 600 m north. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **No gigabit broadband at CF46 6BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nelson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-primary-school-w6762397) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [TRELEWIS PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trelewis-primary-school-w6752231) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NELSON SURGERY (490 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS NELSON PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Nelson (470 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Mafon Road, Nelson, Treharris (820 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £197,542** (July 2026). Caerphilly’s average house price was £197,542 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,367** (2025). Full-time workers living in Caerphilly earned a median of £35,367 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 78th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in Caerphilly costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 65th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 176,078** (2025). Caerphilly’s population was an estimated 176,078 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Caerphilly 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £206,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 013B was £206,000 in 2025. Joint 7,139th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,501** (2021). Caerphilly 013B had 1,501 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,299th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 44.3%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 013B, 44.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.4%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 013B, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CF46 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £151,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF46 was £151,500 in 2025. Joint 120th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,510** (2021). CF46 had 14,510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 974th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in CF46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 56.5%** (January 2026). In CF46, 56.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly)
- Centre: 51.6539, -3.2878

Council: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caerphilly): Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2878,51.6539,CF466BQ

## How to cite

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