# NP22 5HF: area report for a postcode in Caerphilly

NP22 5HF 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 NP22 5HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) › [NP22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np22) › [NP22 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np22-5)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Caerphilly 001F: 155 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **Rhymney, 610 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 210 m south west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Caerphilly 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **£197,542 average price**: For the whole of Caerphilly, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP22 5HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF
- **4.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [UPPER RHYMNEY PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upper-rhymney-primary-school-w6762307) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Y Lawnt](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-y-lawnt-w6762309) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bryn Awel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bryn-awel-primary-school-w6762310) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £98,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £239,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rhymney (610 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MEDDYGFA CWM RHYMNI PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: COMPLETE CARE PHARMACY (500 m); WELL (810 m)
- Dental practices: INTEGRATED HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE CENTRE (810 m)

## 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 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £120,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Caerphilly 001F was £120,000 in 2025. Joint 835th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,155** (2021). Caerphilly 001F had 1,155 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,021st least 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Caerphilly 001F, 93.0% 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: 3.4%** (August 2026). In Caerphilly 001F, 3.4% 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.

## NP22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP22 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,463** (2021). NP22 had 21,463 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,372nd 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: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in NP22 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: 90.1%** (January 2026). In NP22, 90.1% 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: 51.7643, -3.2891

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

## Your MP

- [Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaenau-gwent-and-rhymney): Nick Smith (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=-3.2891,51.7643,NP225HF

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