CF83 8XD Caerphilly
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Bedwas and Trethomas.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Glebe Road, Trethomas: 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 (44% of about 730 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 3 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 61 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.8 km |
| Energlyn and Churchill Park 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Aber 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Workingmen's Club Bedwas | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Caerphilly Interchange Stand 11 | 2.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 11.8 km |
| Car parks | 4 Lawrence Street Parking | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Duck Pool Lane | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 23.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ty Bryn Surgery | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | North View Dental Practice | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr | 6.0 km |
| Police station | Bedwas Police Station | 890 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bedwas, Bedwas | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parc Glan yr Afon 16 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,050 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gwern-y-Domen Castle Mound, a scheduled monument, 600 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gwern-y-Domen Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 600 m south-west |
| Bedwas Churchyard Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Rudry Ironworks | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| The Van | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed y Maerdy | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Mynydd Rudry | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Coed Gwter | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Coed Parc-y-Van | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Cwm-y-bwch | Valley | 2.6 km north-west |
| Y Llyn | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 19% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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 Unnamed street near Glebe Road.