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NP1 4PB area guide

Who lives in NP1 4PB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Oakdale & Pen-twyn
Council: Caerphilly
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,433 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What NP1 4PB is like

NP1 4PB is a postcode in the Oakdale & Pen-twyn area of Caerphilly. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,433 people. 75.9% of households own their home, 16% rent privately and 7.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How NP1 4PB compares

Headline figures for NP1 4PB, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 31.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 28 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£46,021

Average annual income before tax, higher than 30% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NP1 4PB differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
75.9% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

NP1 4PB FAQs

Is NP1 4PB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 31.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is NP1 4PB safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around NP1 4PB, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in NP1 4PB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.2% of residents. 75.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (58.6%).

Which council covers NP1 4PB?

The local authority for NP1 4PB is Caerphilly.

NP1 4PB comes under Caerphilly in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NP1 4PB?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 28 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Newbridge Rail Station, 0.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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