Postcode sector · Newport

NP1 7 area guide

Who lives in NP1 7, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Caerphilly
Region: Wales
Population: 1,566 (2024)

NP1 7Postcode sector · Newport

At a glance

What NP1 7 is like

The NP1 7 postcode sector in Caerphilly covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,566 people in 654 households. 78.9% of households own their home, 15.9% rent privately and 5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 59.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How NP1 7 compares

Headline figures for NP1 7, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 6 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£41,516

Average annual income before tax, higher than 15% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NP1 7 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
78.9% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

NP1 7 FAQs

Is NP1 7 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is NP1 7 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around NP1 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in NP1 7?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.1% of residents. 78.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (66.7%).

Which council covers NP1 7?

The local authority for NP1 7 is Caerphilly.

NP1 7 comes under Caerphilly in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NP1 7?

Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10.

There are 6 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Crosskeys Rail Station, 2.2 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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