NP12 1FX postcode in Caerphilly, Wales

NP12 1FX is a postcode in Caerphilly, in the Blackwood ward. It is in the Newport West and Islwyn parliamentary constituency and the Gwent police force area, and has been in use since December 2023.

Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Caerphilly: 90% Typical price £210,000 Homes sold in NP12 1, last 12 months. ▼ 12.5% on the year before Council tax around here Band C the most common band in the neighbourhood, 44% of homes Nearest station Gilfach Fargoed 2.6 km in a straight line

Where NP12 1FX is, and what is near it

Map of NP12 1FX and what is near it Map of NP12 1FX: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the NP12 1 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NP12 1AY: also in NP12 1NP12 1BA: also in NP12 1NP12 1BB: also in NP12 1NP12 1BD: also in NP12 1NP12 1BE: also in NP12 1NP12 1BG: also in NP12 1NP12 1BH: also in NP12 1NP12 1BJ: also in NP12 1NP12 1BL: also in NP12 1NP12 1BN: also in NP12 1NP12 1BP: also in NP12 1NP12 1BQ: also in NP12 1NP12 1BR: also in NP12 1NP12 1BT: also in NP12 1NP12 1BU: also in NP12 1NP12 1BW: also in NP12 1NP12 1BX: also in NP12 1NP12 1BY: also in NP12 1NP12 1BZ: also in NP12 1NP12 1DA: also in NP12 1NP12 1DB: also in NP12 1NP12 1DD: also in NP12 1NP12 1DE: also in NP12 1NP12 1DF: also in NP12 1NP12 1DP: also in NP12 1NP12 1DQ: also in NP12 1NP12 1EL: also in NP12 1NP12 1EN: also in NP12 1NP12 1ER: also in NP12 1NP12 1ES: also in NP12 1NP12 1ET: also in NP12 1NP12 1EU: also in NP12 1NP12 1EW: also in NP12 1NP12 1EX: also in NP12 1NP12 1EY: also in NP12 1NP12 1EZ: also in NP12 1NP12 1FG: also in NP12 1NP12 1FH: also in NP12 1NP12 1FL: also in NP12 1NP12 1FW: also in NP12 1NP12 1FY: also in NP12 1NP12 1FZ: also in NP12 1NP12 1GA: also in NP12 1NP12 1GB: also in NP12 1NP12 1GD: also in NP12 1NP12 1GE: also in NP12 1NP12 1GF: also in NP12 1NP12 1GG: also in NP12 1NP12 1GH: also in NP12 1NP12 1GJ: also in NP12 1NP12 1GN: also in NP12 1NP12 1GP: also in NP12 1NP12 1GQ: also in NP12 1NP12 1GS: also in NP12 1NP12 1GZ: also in NP12 1NP12 1HF: also in NP12 1NP12 1HH: also in NP12 1NP12 1HJ: also in NP12 1NP12 1HL: also in NP12 1NP12 1HN: also in NP12 1NP12 1HP: also in NP12 1NP12 1HQ: also in NP12 1NP12 1HR: also in NP12 1NP12 1HS: also in NP12 1NP12 1HT: also in NP12 1NP12 1HU: also in NP12 1NP12 1HW: also in NP12 1NP12 1HX: also in NP12 1NP12 1HY: also in NP12 1NP12 1HZ: also in NP12 1NP12 1JA: also in NP12 1NP12 1JB: also in NP12 1NP12 1JD: also in NP12 1NP12 1JE: also in NP12 1NP12 1JF: also in NP12 1NP12 1JG: also in NP12 1NP12 1JH: also in NP12 1NP12 1JL: also in NP12 1NP12 1JQ: also in NP12 1NP12 1LX: also in NP12 1NP12 1LY: also in NP12 1NP12 1PQ: also in NP12 1NP12 1PR: also in NP12 1NP12 1PT: also in NP12 1NP12 1PU: also in NP12 1NP12 1PX: also in NP12 1NP12 1PY: also in NP12 1NP12 1PZ: also in NP12 1NP12 1QA: also in NP12 1NP12 1QB: also in NP12 1NP12 1QD: also in NP12 1NP12 1QP: also in NP12 1NP12 1WH: also in NP12 1NP12 1WJ: also in NP12 1NP12 1WL: also in NP12 1NP12 1WN: also in NP12 1NP12 1YR: also in NP12 1NP12 1ZR: also in NP12 1 2 GP practices, 2.5 kmGilfach Fargoed station 2.6 kmPengam station 2.9 kmOakdale NP12 1FX Map of NP12 1FX and what is near it Map of NP12 1FX: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the NP12 1 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 2.5 kmBlackwood NP12 1FX
  • NP12 1FX
  • Other postcodes in NP12 1: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6784, longitude -3.1904)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NP12 1FX?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NP12 1FX?

97% of the homes and businesses at NP12 1FX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

Caerphilly: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)97% can get it

Caerphilly: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Caerphilly.

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

When are the bins collected at NP12 1FX?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NP12 1FX.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near NP12 1FX?

Homes in NP12 1 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 12.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 12.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £314,500 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £210,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £168,000 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NP12 district: a typical £210,000 from 302 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NP12 1FX

HM Land Registry records 60 standard sales of homes in NP12 1FX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 October 2025. The middle price was £272,500, from £193,000 to £395,000. Across NP12 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £210,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 52 sales

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NP12 1FX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around NP12 1FX. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NP12 1FX

Band D in Caerphilly for 2026‑27: £2,083. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,389 (band A) to £3,471 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,851.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,389
Band Babout 90 (11%)£1,620
Band Cabout 350 (44%)£1,851
Band Dabout 90 (11%)£2,083
Band Eabout 210 (27%)£2,546
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,009
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,471
Band Hfewer than 5£4,166

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 33% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Caerphilly before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NP12 1FX is in (ONS area W01001351), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NP12 1FX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NP12 1FX is Gilfach Fargoed Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Gilfach Fargoed Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Pengam Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Rock, 234 m away.

More stations near NP12 1FX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NP12 1FX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NP12 1FX, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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

Where can I charge an electric car near NP12 1FX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of NP12 1FX on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NP12 1FX?

The nearest to the centre of NP12 1FX, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, 169 High Street 1.5 kmCycle
  • Dental Surgery, 171a High Street 1.5 kmCycle
  • Laffan Dental Surgery 1.5 kmCycle

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NP12 1FX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NP12 1FX, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NP12 1FX?

The nearest vets to the centre of NP12 1FX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near NP12 1FX?

Police.uk records 163 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NP12 1FX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Anti-social behaviour46 reports
Public order15 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Burglary8 reports

Also: other theft 6, vehicle crime 5, drugs 3, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NP12 1FX

Ward
Blackwood
Community
Blackwood
Country
Wales
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
December 2023

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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NP12 1FZ60 mNP12 1BY90 mNP12 1FY160 mNP12 1BZ180 mNP12 1DA230 mNP12 1BU260 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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