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

NP11 6LZ 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 6LZ 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

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Caerphilly 017C: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **Risca and Pontymister, 490 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **In flood zone 2**: A medium chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP11 6LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **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=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ty Isaf Infants School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ty-isaf-infants-school-w6762227) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ty Sign Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ty-sign-primary-school-w6762384) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Risca Community Comprehensive](https://openindex.co.uk/school/risca-community-comprehensive-w6764068) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Risca Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/risca-primary-w6762105) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £211,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £248,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Risca and Pontymister (490 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WELLSPRING MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS RISCA PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: RISCA DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Pontymister Risca (500 m, Aldi); Tesco Risca Extra (730 m, Tesco); Morrisons Rogerstone Newport (930 m, Morrisons); Lidl Pontymister Risca (980 m, Lidl)

## 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 017C was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,821** (2021). Caerphilly 017C had 1,821 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,241st 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: 94.5%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 017C, 94.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.8%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 017C, 3.8% 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: 51.6033, -3.0865

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=-3.0865,51.6033,NP116LZ

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