Abercarn
Abercarn is covered by postcode district NP11. It is in the Caerphilly council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Abercarn, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 127
Of the 130 postcodes in Abercarn that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 127 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6459, longitude -3.1315. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Abercarn?
Homes sold for a typical £165,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 88 of the 127 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newbridge, 2.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Abercarn?
Homes in Abercarn sold for a typical £165,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 3 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £180,000 19 sales
- Terraced £156,750 22 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole NP11 district, Abercarn's main postcode district: a typical £170,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Abercarn: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Abercarn?
3 of the 130 postcodes now in use in Abercarn came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 94 homes sold in Abercarn were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NP11 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Abercarn | Across the NP11 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 46 (0%) | 0 of 358 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 94 (0%) | 2 of 463 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Abercarn?
Ofcom reports on 127 of the 130 postcodes in Abercarn. At 88 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Abercarn?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Abercarn is Newbridge Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.
- Newbridge Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
- Crosskeys Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
- Risca & Pontymister Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Abercarn?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Abercarn. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- St. Luke's Surgery Phone 01495 244205 250 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Abercarn safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 501 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Abercarn over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 46 September 2025
- 24 October 2025
- 51 November 2025
- 34 December 2025
- 43 January 2026
- 49 February 2026
- 42 March 2026
- 53 April 2026
- 41 May 2026
- 29 June 2026
- 36 July 2026
- 53 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 14, possession of weapons 4, shoplifting 2, robbery 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Abercarn?
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Police force area
- Gwent
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Ruth Jones (Labour)
All 130 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Abercarn
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Caerphilly about council tax Council tax, on beta.caerphilly.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Abercarn
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Abercarn postcodes
130 postcodes in use in Abercarn, by district:
That district is in the NP postcode area.
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Places near Abercarn
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Abercarn's £165,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Abercarn
- What is it like to live in Abercarn?
- Homes sold for a typical £165,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 88 of the 127 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newbridge, 2.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Abercarn?
- Abercarn is covered by postcode district NP11, across 130 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Abercarn in?
- Abercarn is in the Caerphilly council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Abercarn?
- Abercarn is in the Newport West and Islwyn parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ruth Jones (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Abercarn?
- Homes in Abercarn sold for a typical £165,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Abercarn have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Abercarn is Newbridge, 2.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Abercarn?
- Ofcom reports on 127 of the 130 postcodes in Abercarn. At 88 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Abercarn?
- 3 of the 130 postcodes now in use in Abercarn came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 94 homes sold in Abercarn were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NP11 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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