# NP12 2DN: area report for a postcode in Caerphilly

NP12 2DN 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 2DN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) › [NP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np12) › [NP12 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np12-2)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Caerphilly 011A: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **Hengoed, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 60 m west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP12 2DN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **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=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pontllanfraith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pontllanfraith-primary-school-w6762086) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Libanus Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/libanus-primary-w6762084) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PENLLWYN PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penllwyn-primary-w6762378) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PENTWYNMAWR PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pentwynmawr-primary-school-w6762095) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Somersault School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/somersault-school-w6766092) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [BRYN PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bryn-primary-w6762256) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Blackwood Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackwood-primary-w6762379) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2024 | £201,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BLACKWOOD MEDICAL GROUP (370 m); PONTLLANFRAITH HEALTH CENTRE (370 m)
- Pharmacies: PONTLLANFRAITH PHARMACY LIMITED (370 m)
- Dental practices: BRYNTIRION DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); HILLTOP VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Pontllanfraith (700 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Blackwood Gate RP Cefn Fforest Blackwood (720 m, Aldi); Asda Blackwood Express Petrol (980 m, Asda)

## 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £198,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 011A was £198,500 in 2025. Joint 6,438th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,067** (2021). Caerphilly 011A had 2,067 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,322nd 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: 92.0%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 011A, 92.0% 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: 3.0%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 011A, 3.0% 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: 51.6572, -3.1841

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

## Your MP

- [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/caerphilly): Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-3.1841,51.6572,NP122DN

## How to cite

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