Housing in NP11 6BD
What the homes in NP11 6BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Risca West
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
NP11 6BDNewport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.1%). Flats make up 17.3%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
64.8% of households in the NP11 6BD area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 28% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 38.7% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
- Private rented28%17%
- Social rented6.7%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.7%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Caerphilly
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Caerphilly (August 2026, +8.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP11 6BD (Risca West) (about 1,637 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.