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NP1 7HZ area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Crosskeys South & Ynysddu
Council: Caerphilly
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,566 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What NP1 7HZ is like

NP1 7HZ is a postcode in the Crosskeys South & Ynysddu area of Caerphilly. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,566 people. 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 7HZ compares

Headline figures for NP1 7HZ, 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

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

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 7HZ 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 7HZ FAQs

Is NP1 7HZ 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 7HZ 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 7HZ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in NP1 7HZ?

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 7HZ?

The local authority for NP1 7HZ is Caerphilly.

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

How well connected is NP1 7HZ?

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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