A472 Caerffili - Caerphilly, Caerphilly
1 address across 1 postcode (NP12), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 47500062.
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Caerphilly costs £2,083 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hengoed, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Islwyn Park, is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 123 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blackwood Medical Group, about 890 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band B (46% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Gelligroes. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 21 address points in this street's postcodes, 9 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 3 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 7 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 123 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP12 2HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hengoed 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Newbridge 153,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Pengam 214,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Villas | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Blackwood Bus Station Stand 9 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Montclaire Avenue Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 30.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blackwood Medical Group | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pontllanfraith Pharmacy Limited | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bryntirion Dental Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Blackwood Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Islwyn Park 5.1 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,350 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gelli-groes Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gelli-groes Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Fort South of Pen-Llwyn-Fawr | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Penllwyn, former manor house now Penllwyn Arms public house | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Twyn Tudor | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coedcae Newydd | Wood | 190 m south-west |
| Nant-y-draenog Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Cwm Philkins | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Coed Duon | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Coed Cariad | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Mynydd y Grug | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Caerphilly: see them on the Caerphilly page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontllanfraith Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Bryn Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Penllwyn Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Libanus Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Pentwynmawr Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Warren Court (14).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NP12 2HY: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
A472 · A472 · Cwmalsie Lane · Cwmalsie Lane · Sirhowy View · Warren Court · Cwmalsie Crescent · Springfield Court · Blackwood Business Park · Mill Road · Lea Court · Newport Road
All the streets in NP12 and across Caerphilly.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.