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Coordinates & Location for NP12 3FL
Postcode
NP12 3FL
Coordinates
51.6638, -3.2119
Grid reference
ST162968
Easting
316,274
Northing
196,812
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RMQ7Q+G6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Blackwood
Travel to Work
Cardiff
ITL Region
Caerphilly
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
376
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 376 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.0%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Religion
No religion49.8%
Christian43.3%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
65–7418.6%
35–4914.0%
75–8410.7%
25–3410.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Any member 66+21.9%
All members 66+16.8%
Other15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
+ 6 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Caerphilly
Local Authority
Council AreaNewport West and Islwyn W07000105
Constituency
W07000105Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Cefn Fforest and Pengam
Constituency code
W07000105
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Cefn Fforest
International Territorial Level
Caerphilly
Health & NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Aneurin Bevan University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Caerphilly 007B W01001353
W01001353MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Caerphilly 007 W02000296
W02000296LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Caerphilly 007B W01001353
W01001353MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Caerphilly 007 W02000296
W02000296Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode NP12 3FL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD Wales rank: 376
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA W01001353 and MSOA W02000296 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NP12 3FL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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