Most deprived 10%
IMD Wales
High · 13.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£195,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,702 sales
+0.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
76
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 76 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 & WalesProperty sales · NP22 5LJ
HM Land Registry · Caerphilly
Average price
£218,953
Median price: £195,000
Median +0.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,702 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near NP22 5LJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP22 5LJ
Counts are for Moriah and Pontlottyn 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
23
YoY +130%
33170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
15
YoY —
1680
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
15
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
No religion61.3%
Christian30.8%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.4%
35–4917.1%
25–3413.2%
65–7411.0%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
One person: other18.8%
One person: aged 66+17.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.2%
+ 9 other households · 34.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 400 m straight lineabout 5 min
Pontlottyn Rail Station
Rail
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
Rhymney Rail Station
Rail
- 3.8 km straight lineabout 47 min
Tir-phil Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 164 m straight lineabout 2 min
Maerdy View
Bus · at · north-west
- 190 m straight lineabout 2 min
Maerdy View
Bus · at · east
- 227 m straight lineabout 3 min
Maerdy Crossing
Bus · at · north-west
- 277 m straight lineabout 3 min
Maerdy Crossing
Bus · at · south-east
- 374 m straight lineabout 5 min
Idris Davies School
Bus · nr · north-west
Coordinates & Location for NP22 5LJ
Postcode
NP22 5LJ
Coordinates
51.7496, -3.2757
Grid reference
SO120064
Easting
312,032
Northing
206,427
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RPPXF+RP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rhymney
Travel to Work
Merthyr Tydfil
ITL Region
Caerphilly
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Caerphilly
Local Authority
Council AreaBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney W07000084
Constituency
W07000084Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Moriah and Pontlottyn
Constituency code
W07000084
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Rhymney
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 001C W01001376
W01001376MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Caerphilly 001 W02000290
W02000290LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Caerphilly 001C W01001376
W01001376MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Caerphilly 001 W02000290
W02000290Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
7:45 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 25 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 NP22 5LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA W01001376 and MSOA W02000290 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 76
Present — Active
Postcode NP22 5LJ 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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