Nelson, Caerphilly

Nelson, Caerphilly is covered by postcode district CF46. It is in the Caerphilly council area, Wales.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Nelson (Caerphilly).

Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in Nelson, Caerphilly, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 43 of 83 postcodes where every home and business can get it Nearest station Quakers Yard 2.7 km from the middle, in a straight line GP practices 1 at its postcodes

Every postcode in Nelson, Caerphilly, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Nelson, Caerphilly, by gigabit broadband Of the 83 postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly that ONS places, 23 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can and 43 can all get it. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 11 postcodes without gigabit; 8 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Nelson, Caerphilly. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CF46 6AZ: gigabit for allCF46 6BN: gigabit for allCF46 6DY: gigabit for allCF46 6HH: gigabit for allCF46 6HP: gigabit for allCF46 6HQ: gigabit for allCF46 6HS: gigabit for allCF46 6HT: gigabit for allCF46 6HU: gigabit for allCF46 6HW: gigabit for allCF46 6HX: gigabit for allCF46 6HY: gigabit for allCF46 6HZ: gigabit for allCF46 6JA: gigabit for allCF46 6JB: gigabit for allCF46 6JD: gigabit for allCF46 6JE: gigabit for allCF46 6JF: gigabit for allCF46 6JG: gigabit for allCF46 6JJ: gigabit for allCF46 6JL: gigabit for allCF46 6JN: gigabit for allCF46 6LA: gigabit for allCF46 6LB: gigabit for allCF46 6LE: gigabit for allCF46 6LF: gigabit for allCF46 6LS: gigabit for allCF46 6LU: gigabit for allCF46 6NE: gigabit for allCF46 6NF: gigabit for allCF46 6NH: gigabit for allCF46 6NJ: gigabit for allCF46 6NL: gigabit for allCF46 6NN: gigabit for allCF46 6NP: gigabit for allCF46 6NQ: gigabit for allCF46 6NR: gigabit for allCF46 6NS: gigabit for allCF46 6NU: gigabit for allCF46 6NW: gigabit for allCF46 6NY: gigabit for allCF46 6PA: gigabit for allCF46 6PB: gigabit for allCF46 6DU: some gigabitCF46 6EA: some gigabitCF46 6EB: some gigabitCF46 6ED: some gigabitCF46 6HB: some gigabitCF46 6HD: some gigabitCF46 6HF: some gigabitCF46 6HL: some gigabitCF46 6HN: some gigabitCF46 6JH: some gigabitCF46 6LR: some gigabitCF46 6ND: some gigabitCF46 6NG: some gigabitCF46 6NT: some gigabitCF46 6PD: some gigabitCF46 6PE: some gigabitCF46 6PJ: some gigabitCF46 6BQ: no gigabitCF46 6DR: no gigabitCF46 6DS: no gigabitCF46 6DT: no gigabitCF46 6EH: no gigabitCF46 6EL: no gigabitCF46 6EN: no gigabitCF46 6EU: no gigabitCF46 6EW: no gigabitCF46 6EX: no gigabitCF46 6HA: no gigabitCF46 6HE: no gigabitCF46 6HG: no gigabitCF46 6HJ: no gigabitCF46 6LG: no gigabitCF46 6LH: no gigabitCF46 6LL: no gigabitCF46 6LN: no gigabitCF46 6LP: no gigabitCF46 6LW: no gigabitCF46 6LY: no gigabitCF46 6NX: no gigabitCF46 6PF: no gigabit Nelson, Caerphilly 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to CF46 6LG, the one nearest the middle of them11 postcodes without gigabit8 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to CF46 6EW, the one nearest the middle of them8 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in Nelson, Caerphilly, by gigabit broadband Of the 83 postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly that ONS places, 23 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can and 43 can all get it. 2 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 11 postcodes without gigabit; 8 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Nelson, Caerphilly. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Nelson, Caerphilly 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to CF46 6LG, the one nearest the middle of them11 postcodes without gigabit8 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to CF46 6EW, the one nearest the middle of them8 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 23
  • Some can get gigabit: 17
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 43
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 0
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 83 postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly that ONS places, 23 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can and 43 can all get it.

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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 160 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6510, longitude -3.2870. 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; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; 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

Postcodes without gigabit

23 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

CF46 6BQCF46 6DRCF46 6DSCF46 6DTCF46 6EHCF46 6ELCF46 6ENCF46 6EUCF46 6EWCF46 6EXCF46 6HACF46 6HE

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

  • 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CF46 6LG, is the one nearest the middle of them.
  • 8 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CF46 6EW, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Nelson, Caerphilly?

Homes sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 43 of the 83 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Quakers Yard, 2.7 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 Nelson, Caerphilly?

Homes in Nelson, Caerphilly sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£203,000
12 months to August 2026
£210,000

▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£335,000 5 sales
Semi-detached£240,000 24 sales
Terraced£166,000 20 sales

Across the whole CF46 district, Nelson, Caerphilly's main postcode district: a typical £165,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Nelson, Caerphilly: 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 Nelson, Caerphilly?

1 of the 83 postcodes now in use in Nelson, Caerphilly came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 52 homes sold in Nelson, Caerphilly were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF46 district, Under 1%.

The newest postcodes

CF46 6NXsince May 2021

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

PeriodIn Nelson, CaerphillyAcross the CF46 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 49 (0%) 0 of 142 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 1 of 52 (2%) 1 of 185 (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 Nelson, Caerphilly?

Ofcom reports on 83 of the 83 postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly. At 43 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit43 of 83
Postcodes where every home can get superfast78 of 83

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.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How far is the station from Nelson, Caerphilly?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly is Quakers Yard Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Quakers Yard Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Abercynon Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Ystrad Mynach Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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 Nelson, Caerphilly?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Nelson, Caerphilly safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 409 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly 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

  1. 29 September 2025
  2. 26 October 2025
  3. 20 November 2025
  4. 29 December 2025
  5. 31 January 2026
  6. 29 February 2026
  7. 33 March 2026
  8. 41 April 2026
  9. 36 May 2026
  10. 40 June 2026
  11. 56 July 2026
  12. 39 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences173 reports
Anti-social behaviour48 reports
Vehicle crime40 reports
Criminal damage and arson37 reports
Public order33 reports
Burglary21 reports
Other theft19 reports
Other crime17 reports

Also: shoplifting 7, drugs 6, robbery 3, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 postcode

Source: 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 Nelson, Caerphilly?

Council
Caerphilly
Parliamentary constituency
Caerphilly
Police force area
Gwent
Country
Wales
MP
Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op))

All 83 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

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Nelson, Caerphilly postcodes

83 postcodes in use in Nelson, Caerphilly, by district:

CF46 postcode district,83 postcodes

That district is in the CF postcode area.

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Places near Nelson, Caerphilly

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Nelson, Caerphilly's £210,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Trelewis1.7 km, £165,000Treharris2.0 km, £129,000Abercynon3.2 km, £139,995Ystrad Mynach3.4 km, £212,500Pen-pedair-heol3.6 km, £185,000Maesycwmmer4.7 km, £200,000Fleur-de-lis and Pengam4.8 km, £212,500Ynysybwl5.0 km, £150,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Nelson, Caerphilly

What is it like to live in Nelson, Caerphilly?
Homes sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 43 of the 83 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Quakers Yard, 2.7 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 Nelson, Caerphilly?
Nelson, Caerphilly is covered by postcode district CF46, across 83 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Nelson, Caerphilly in?
Nelson, Caerphilly is in the Caerphilly council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Nelson, Caerphilly?
Nelson, Caerphilly is in the Caerphilly parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Nelson, Caerphilly?
Homes in Nelson, Caerphilly sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
Does Nelson, Caerphilly have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly is Quakers Yard, 2.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Nelson, Caerphilly?
Ofcom reports on 83 of the 83 postcodes in Nelson, Caerphilly. At 43 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Are new homes being built in Nelson, Caerphilly?
1 of the 83 postcodes now in use in Nelson, Caerphilly came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 52 homes sold in Nelson, Caerphilly were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF46 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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