# NP12 1QN: area report for a postcode in Caerphilly

NP12 1QN 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 NP12 1QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) › [NP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np12) › [NP12 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np12-1)

## Around this postcode

- **83 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 41% on July. Caerphilly 009C: 347 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **Pengam, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 290 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **Wales’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP12 1QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **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=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Somersault School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somersault-school-w6766092) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Blackwood Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackwood-primary-w6762379) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Libanus Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/libanus-primary-w6762084) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Blackwood Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackwood-comprehensive-school-w6764046) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cefn Fforest Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cefn-fforest-primary-w6762377) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PENLLWYN PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penllwyn-primary-w6762378) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pontllanfraith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontllanfraith-primary-school-w6762086) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-cwm-rhymni-w6764103) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 20 m |
| October 2024 | £97,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2023 | £225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SUNNYBANK HEALTH CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (60 m); MAYBERRY PHARMACY (230 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); LAFFAN DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); HILLTOP VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Blackwood (70 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Cefn Fforest Blackwood (320 m, Farmfoods); Asda Blackwood Express Petrol (390 m, Asda); Asda Blackwood Superstore (400 m, Asda); Aldi Blackwood Gate RP Cefn Fforest Blackwood (650 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 009C was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,736** (2021). Caerphilly 009C had 1,736 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,090th 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: 81.6%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 009C, 81.6% 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: 2.5%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 009C, 2.5% 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.

## NP12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £206,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP12 was £206,500 in 2025. Joint 436th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,274** (2021). NP12 had 33,274 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 739th 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in NP12 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: 93.8%** (January 2026). In NP12, 93.8% 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: 51.6666, -3.1969

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=-3.1969,51.6666,NP121QN

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