Housing in NP12 3LY
What the homes in NP12 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackwood
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
NP12 3LYBlackwood
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.8%). Flats make up 6.6%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
51.6% of households in the NP12 3LY area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 23% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.6%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented10.1%17%
- Social rented38.2%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.1%). 32.9% 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 NP12 3LY (Blackwood) (about 1,701 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.