Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Wales
High · 12.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
296
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 296 out of 1,917 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NP12 3JX
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP12 3JX
Counts are for Cefn Fforest and Pengam electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY +67%
392817
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY +45%
25143
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
24
YoY —
24179
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.8%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
No religion61.6%
Christian30.0%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4918.9%
25–3413.7%
65–7410.2%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
One person: aged 66+15.5%
One person: other14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.0%
+ 9 other households · 41.6%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Pengam Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
- 1.6 km straight lineabout 21 min
Gilfach Fargoed Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
- 2.5 km straight lineabout 32 min
Bargoed Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 41 m straight lineabout 1 min
Cefn Fforest Primary School
Bus · nr · south-east
- 59 m straight lineabout 1 min
Cefn Fforest Primary School
Bus · o/s · north-east
- 203 m straight lineabout 3 min
St. Thomas's Church
Bus · before 57 · north-east
- 247 m straight lineabout 3 min
St. Thomas's Church
Bus · before 40 · south-west
- 258 m straight lineabout 3 min
Rees Jones Corner
Bus · nr · south-east
Coordinates & Location for NP12 3JX
Postcode
NP12 3JX
Coordinates
51.6723, -3.2120
Grid reference
ST162977
Easting
316,284
Northing
197,759
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RMQCQ+W5
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
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 007A W01001352
W01001352MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Caerphilly 007 W02000296
W02000296LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Caerphilly 007A W01001352
W01001352MSOA 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
7:46 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 21 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 3JX 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA W01001352 and MSOA W02000296 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 296
Present — Active
Postcode NP12 3JX 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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