# NP11

Postcode district covering Risca and Newbridge, in Caerphilly.

NP11 is a postcode district covering Risca and Newbridge, in Caerphilly. Median sale price £170,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 99.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code NP11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [NP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NP11 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=NP11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in NP11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=NP11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 454 homes were sold in NP11 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=NP11) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for NP11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=NP11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): NP11 had 36,614 usual residents at the census.

## How NP11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | NP11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £170,000 | 5th cheapest | 18 postcode districts, NP · 2025 |
| Population | 36,614 | 5th most populated | 18 postcode districts, NP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, NP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.7% | joint 3rd highest | 18 postcode districts, NP · Jan 2026 |

## Is NP11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NP11 at a rate of 99.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 363 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NP11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,407), anti-social behaviour (811) and other crime (659).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NP11 was 100.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in NP11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NP11 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in NP11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blaenau Gwent 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent/neighbourhood/w01001464) | 1,437 | 137.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.3% |
| [Caerphilly 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001356) | 1,189 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.2% |
| [Caerphilly 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001357) | 1,695 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.4% |
| [Caerphilly 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001358) | 1,505 | 99.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.1% |
| [Caerphilly 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001359) | 1,407 | 95.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.5% |
| [Caerphilly 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001380) | 1,784 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.9% |
| [Caerphilly 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001381) | 1,472 | 139.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.1% |
| [Caerphilly 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001382) | 1,541 | 113.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
| [Caerphilly 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001383) | 1,440 | 96.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.1% |
| [Caerphilly 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001327) | 2,454 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.6% |
| [Caerphilly 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001328) | 1,503 | 86.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Caerphilly 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001329) | 1,487 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.0% |
| [Caerphilly 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001354) | 1,665 | 127.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [Caerphilly 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001355) | 1,533 | 114.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.7% |
| [Caerphilly 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001430) | 2,380 | 107.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.0% |
| [Caerphilly 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001431) | 1,586 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.3% |
| [Caerphilly 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001407) | 1,309 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| [Caerphilly 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001408) | 1,441 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Caerphilly 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001409) | 1,582 | 76.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Caerphilly 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001410) | 1,810 | 184.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Caerphilly 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001411) | 1,607 | 104.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Caerphilly 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001412) | 1,657 | 130.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| [Caerphilly 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/neighbourhood/w01001413) | 1,821 | 92.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.5% |

## Your MP

- [Newport West and Islwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-west-and-islwyn): Ruth Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 86% of the people here.
- [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caerphilly): Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 10% of the people here.
- [Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaenau-gwent-and-rhymney): Nick Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.1% of the people here.
- [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torfaen): Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in NP11

[Crosskeys North & Abercarn](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/crosskeys-north-and-abercarn), [Crosskeys South & Ynysddu](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/crosskeys-south-and-ynysddu), [Newbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/newbridge), [Oakdale & Pen-twyn](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/oakdale-and-pen-twyn), [Risca East](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/risca-east), [Risca West](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly/risca-west)

## Postcode sectors in NP11

[NP11 3 (126 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-3), [NP11 4 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-4), [NP11 5 (160 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-5), [NP11 6 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-6), [NP11 7 (224 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-7), [NP11 9 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11-9)

## Council

[Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly)

## Towns in NP11

[Newbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newbridge), [Pontllanfraith](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pontllanfraith), [Risca](https://openindex.co.uk/town/risca)

## Postcode districts next to NP11

[CF82](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf82), [CF83](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf83), [NP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np4), [NP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np10), [NP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np12), [NP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np13), [NP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np23), [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44)

## Nearest rail stations

[Newbridge (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.1429,51.6658), [Crosskeys (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.1262,51.6209), [Llanhilleth (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.1352,51.7003)

## More in the NP postcode area

[All NP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## NP11 in brief

NP11 is a postcode district covering Risca and Newbridge, in Caerphilly.
About 36,631 people lived in NP11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 454 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NP11 was £170,000 in 2025.
NP11 had 36,614 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in NP11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NP11, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: NP11
- Postcode area: [NP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np)
- Constituency: [Newport West and Islwyn †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-west-and-islwyn)
- Council: [Caerphilly †](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly)
- Area: 65.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,631*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 122

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np13), [NP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np12), [NP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np10), [CF83](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf83), [NP44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np44), [NP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np4)

## Latest updates for NP11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/NP11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np11