# CF81 8LG: area report for a postcode in Caerphilly

CF81 8LG 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 CF81 8LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) › [CF81](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf81) › [CF81 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf81-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Caerphilly 003C: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **Gilfach Fargoed, 420 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 150 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **Wales’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF81 8LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [YSGOL GYMRAEG GILFACH FARGOD](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-gilfach-fargod-w6762285) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Y Cwmpawd Gilfach](https://openindex.co.uk/school/y-cwmpawd-gilfach-w6761112) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [GILFACH FARGOED PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilfach-fargoed-primary-w6762121) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-primary-w6762381) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [The Lewis School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lewis-school-w6764075) | Secondary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Bro Sannan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-bro-sannan-w6762388) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-trelyn-w6762313) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Glanynant Learning Centre (PRU)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glanynant-learning-centre-pru-w6761104) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2023 | £78,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £114,995 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gilfach Fargoed (420 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRYNTIRION SURGERY (960 m)
- Pharmacies: BARGOED PHARMACY (760 m); LEWIS'S CHEMIST (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Bargoed (870 m, Morrisons); Iceland Bargoed (910 m, Iceland)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 003C was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 1,796th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,995** (2021). Caerphilly 003C had 1,995 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,361st most 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 003C, 95.1% 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: 3.1%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 003C, 3.1% 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.

## CF81 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF81 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,130** (2021). CF81 had 16,130 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,065th 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in CF81 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In CF81, 85.5% 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: 51.6805, -3.2268

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

## Your MP

- [Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaenau-gwent-and-rhymney): Nick Smith (Labour), 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=-3.2268,51.6805,CF818LG

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