CF83 1UT Caerphilly
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: St Martins.
Streets
- East View, Caerphilly / Caerffili: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Caerphilly in 2026-27: Band D £2,083 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,389 | £1,620 | £1,851 | £2,083 | £2,546 | £3,009 | £3,471 | £4,166 | £4,860 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (40% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Twyn County Junior School, grade II
- Van Road United Reformed Church, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 3 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 89 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Caerphilly 623,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| Aber 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Energlyn and Churchill Park 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Twyn School Caerphilly | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Caerphilly Interchange Stand 11 | 360 m |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 10.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Twyn Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 21.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Market Street Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest North View Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr | 6.6 km |
| Police station | Caerphilly Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 21 Cardiff Road Lloyds Bank | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.4 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,650 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Caerphilly Van Road Allotments 1.1 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Caerphilly Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 400 m north-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m north-west |
| Caerphilly Castle | Scheduled monument | 450 m north-west |
| The Van | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m east |
| Caerphilly Iron Furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Caerffili Mountain Shaft Mounds | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed y Maerdy | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| The Warren | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Caerphilly Common | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Coed Pont-y-pandy | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Cwm Ifor | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
| Blue Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on East View.