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NP12 1BQ is located in the Blackwood electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Caerphilly and the Welsh Parliamentary constituency of Islwyn. The Local Health Board is Aneurin Bevan University and the police force is Gwent. This postcode has been in use since June 1999.

NP12 1BQ maps

NP12 1BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
NP12 1BQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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NP12 1BQ geodata

Easting317585
Northing197866
Latitude51.673498
Longitude-3.193241

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is NP12 1BQ?

CountryWales
Postcode DistrictNP12

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➜ Where is Blackwood?

NP12 1BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of NP12 1BQ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation170m558ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardBlackwood
ConstituencyIslwyn

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in NP12 1BQ

ROSEBANK COTTAGE, CWMGELLI, BLACKWOOD, NP12 1BQ
2020
15 MAY
£235,000
GERNANT, CWMGELLI, BLACKWOOD, NP12 1BQ
2017
21 JUL
£216,500

➜ Blackwood house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to NP12 1BQ

Chartist Bridge (High Street)Blackwood81m
Chartist Bridge (High Street)Blackwood87m
Cwmgelli Villas (High Street)Cwmgelli312m
Aldi (High Street)Blackwood313m
Cwmgelli Villas (High Street)Cwmgelli314m

Nearest railway stations to NP12 1BQ

Pengam Station2.6km
Gilfach Fargoed Station2.6km
Bargoed Station3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in NP12 1BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in NP12 1BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

9.7% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than NP12 1BQ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to NP12 1BQ (metres)

KFC
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 North Court
304m
Domino's Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Domino's Pizza
304m
Cwmgelli Lodge
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Lon Pennant
329m

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Nearest post box to NP12 1BQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bloomfield Road Post Office16:0011:45608m
Blackwood Post Office18:0012:30881m
Cefn Fforest Post Office17:0012:001,365m

NP12 1BQ ITL and NP12 1BQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for NP12 1BQ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLLWales
ITL 2 CodeName
TLL1West Wales and The Valleys
ITL 3 CodeName
TLL16Gwent Valleys
LAU 1 CodeName
W06000018Caerphilly

NP12 1BQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for NP12 1BQ:

CodeName
OAW00007073
LSOAW01001351Caerphilly 005D
MSOAW02000294Caerphilly 005

Nearest postcodes to NP12 1BQ

NP12 1BG79m
NP12 1BLFoundry Hill156m
NP12 1HUParklands165m
NP12 1BWTredegar Road174m
NP12 1BJBerllangron182m
NP12 1BNWells Cottages187m
NP12 1HFThe Paddocks224m
NP12 1BEHigh Street241m
NP12 1HTSunnybank Road293m
NP12 1HSPentwyn Avenue300m