John Street Bargod / Bargoed, Caerphilly
92 addresses across 2 postcodes (CF81), about 260 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47502253.
- Sales: 95 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £137,500 across 4 sales.
- Energy: 50 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 32, E: 15).
- 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 Gilfach Fargoed, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bargoed Park, is about 190 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 213 to 223 m above sea level.
- Noise: 31 of its 92 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bryntirion Surgery, about 190 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 94 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | £137,500 | £85,000 | £162,500 |
| 2024 | 6 | £138,500 | £124,000 | £155,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | £152,250 | £125,000 | £175,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £168,750 | £147,500 | £190,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £110,000 | £96,000 | £113,500 |
| 2020 | 6 | £119,500 | £83,000 | £157,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £116,000 | £75,500 | £150,000 |
| 2018 | 5 | £88,000 | £70,000 | £91,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £84,525 | £81,550 | £87,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £87,000 | £79,000 | £95,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £97,500 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2025 | 59 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 21 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £102,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 May 2025 | 8 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2025 | 79 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £162,500 | |
| 27 Feb 2025 | 4 CF81 8PG | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 56 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2024 | 15 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 71 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 31 May 2024 | 26 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 10 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2024 | 13 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £124,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 32 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2023 | 69 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2023 | 19 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 15 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £143,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2023 | 79 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 28 Feb 2023 | 41 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £156,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2022 | 35 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 6 May 2022 | 1 CF81 8PG | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 19 May 2021 | 75 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2021 | 16 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £113,500 | |
| 9 Apr 2021 | 15 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2020 | 36 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £157,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 75A CF81 8PG | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 3 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2020 | 73A CF81 8PG | Terraced | £117,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2020 | 74 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £83,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 20 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £122,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 62 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £75,500 | |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 44 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 21 May 2019 | 26 CF81 8PH | Other | £122,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 May 2019 | 47 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 9 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £88,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2018 | 75A CF81 8PG | Terraced | £79,500 | |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 14 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2018 | 47 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2018 | 44 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £89,250 | |
| 19 May 2017 | 35 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £81,550 | |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 77 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 2 Dec 2016 | 32 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 32 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £73,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 12 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £79,000 | |
| 29 May 2015 | 37 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2014 | 22 CF81 8PG | Detached | £97,500 | |
| 21 Oct 2013 | 15 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £28,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2012 | 14 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2012 | 73 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £126,950 | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 65 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2010 | 16 CF81 8PG | Terraced | £36,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 May 2009 | 27 CF81 8PH | Terraced | £105,000 |
Energy performance certificates
50 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 93 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (45); House, end-terrace (2); Flat (2). Built: 1900-1929 (41); before 1900 (7); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (36); rented (private) (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (24 addresses)
- 1, John Street
- 9, John Street
- 14, John Street
- 18b, John Street
- 19, John Street
- 20, John Street
- 22, John Street
- 26, John Street
- 32, John Street
- 35, John Street
- 37, John Street
- 44, John Street
- 47, John Street
- 58, John Street
- 61, John Street
- 62, John Street
- 63, John Street
- 64, John Street
- 72, John Street
- 73a, John Street
- 74, John Street
- 75a, John Street
- 77, John Street
- 80, John 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 (65% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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 99 address points in this street's postcodes, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| CF81 8PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| CF81 8PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 |
Height above sea level
The street's 92 addresses are between 213 m and 223 m above sea level (218 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF81 8PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CF81 8PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gilfach Fargoed 5,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bargoed 188,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Pengam 214,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parc Hotel Gilfach | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Blackwood Bus Station Stand 1 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hanbury Road Car Park | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 33.1 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bryntirion Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bargoed Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 13 High Street [Dental Surgery] | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bargoed Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bargoed Park 18 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Parc Coetir Bargod 96 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,690 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 116 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hanbury Road Baptist Chapel and Schoolrooms, including gates and gatepiers, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hanbury Road Baptist Chapel and Schoolrooms, including gates and gatepiers | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Rectangular Earthworks 530m SSW of Heol-Ddu-Uchaf | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Maes Manor Hotel | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gwerthonor-isaf Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Coed Ty'n-y-pwll | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Tir-y-bont Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Coed Groes-faen | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Cwm Crach | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Twyn y Gwynt | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 31 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 92 |
31 of the street's 92 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 100 m | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| St Gwladys Bargoed School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Heolddu Comprehensive School English medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Aberbargoed Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargod Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Bro Sannan Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Gilfach Fargoed Primary English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| The Lewis School English medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bargoed Labour Club & Institute Ltd CF81 8PF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2024 |
| JJ's CF81 8WZ | Retailers - other | 170 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Bargoed Rugby Football Club Limited CF81 8LQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Dirty Cowgirl CF81 8LQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Best One CF81 8RZ | Retailers - other | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 May 2025 |
| Bargoed Pharmacy CF81 8WZ | Retailers - other | 200 m | Exempt | |
| Bargoed Post Office CF81 8XN | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Ajantha Indian Takeaway CF81 8PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Piri Piri CF81 8PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 4 Good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Parc House Ltd CF81 8NN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Ricci's Cafe CF81 8PA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Cantonese Takeaway CF81 8NX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| Best Kebabs CF81 8QQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 4 Good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Greggs CF81 8QT | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2025 |
| Subway CF81 8QT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cardiff Road (19); On or near Wood Street (15); On or near Hanbury Square (14); On or near Park Crescent (13); On or near Wood Street Lane (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Nearby streets
Ruth Street · Park Crescent · Upper Wood Street · Wood Street Lane · West Street · Wood Street · Hanbury Road · Park Road · Oakland Gardens · Vicarage Close · Cardiff Road · Hillside Park
All the streets in CF81 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.