CF83 4EJ Caerphilly
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Aber Valley.
Streets
- Aberfawr Road, Abertridwr: 17 addresses
- Farm Close, Abertridwr: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Aberfawr Road, Abertridwr: 1 address
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 B (47% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 19 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at risk.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llanbradach 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Energlyn and Churchill Park 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Trefforest Estate 121,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Aberfawr Terrace Abertridwr | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Caerphilly Interchange Stand 1 | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 13.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Francis Street | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 22.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aber Medical Centre | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bl & Pm Morris Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Pontypridd & District Hospital | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Gwent Police | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,330 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 30 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,690 m² | 210 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Aberfawr Road.