Postcode sector · Blackwood

NP2 0 area guide

Who lives in NP2 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Caerphilly
Region: Wales
Population: 1,320 (2024)

NP2 0Postcode sector · Blackwood

At a glance

What NP2 0 is like

The NP2 0 postcode sector in Caerphilly covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,320 people in 530 households. 81.3% of households own their home, 10.4% rent privately and 7.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 58.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How NP2 0 compares

Headline figures for NP2 0, 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

7/ 10

Around the middle: 36.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£42,355

Average annual income before tax, higher than 18% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NP2 0 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 10.4% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
81.3% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

NP2 0 FAQs

Is NP2 0 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 36.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is NP2 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around NP2 0, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in NP2 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.4% of residents. 81.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (39.6%).

Which council covers NP2 0?

The local authority for NP2 0 is Caerphilly.

NP2 0 comes under Caerphilly in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NP2 0?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Gilfach Fargoed Rail Station, 1.5 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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