# NP11 6HQ: area report for a postcode in Caerphilly

NP11 6HQ 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 NP11 6HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) › [NP11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11) › [NP11 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-6)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Caerphilly 016C: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **Risca and Pontymister, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 300 m west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP11 6HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **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=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ
- **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=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ty Sign Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ty-sign-primary-school-w6762384) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Risca Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/risca-primary-w6762105) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ty Isaf Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ty-isaf-infants-school-w6762227) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Risca Community Comprehensive](https://openindex.co.uk/school/risca-community-comprehensive-w6764068) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £157,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Risca and Pontymister (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE (480 m); RISCA SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (510 m); KNIGHTS RISCA PHARMACY (780 m); KNIGHTS RISCA2 PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: RISCA DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Pontymister Risca (670 m, Lidl); Tesco Risca Extra (960 m, Tesco)

## 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £185,455** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 016C was £185,455 in 2025. 5,317th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,582** (2021). Caerphilly 016C had 1,582 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,093rd 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 016C, 99.6% 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: 1.9%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 016C, 1.9% 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.

## NP11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP11 was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 194th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,614** (2021). NP11 had 36,614 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 569th most 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: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in NP11 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In NP11, 92.7% 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: 51.6109, -3.0966

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

## Your MP

- [Newport West and Islwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-west-and-islwyn): Ruth Jones (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=-3.0966,51.6109,NP116HQ

## How to cite

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