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Local servicesHospitalSt Joseph's Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryRisca Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyMachen Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRisca Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 independentIndependentWyclif Independent Christian Schoolunder a milePrimaryMachen Primary School166 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBedwas High School666 pupils2.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL16 miRailway stationCrosskeys1.8 miBus stationCaerphilly Interchange Stand 113.9 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal7.1 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP1 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP1 postcode district.

County or areaCaerphilly
Postcode districtNP1
Telephone code01633
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:54 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:16 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,289 residentsin the Machen census areaMedian age 43.82,246 households68% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright22% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,253 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,455 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Machenmountain · under a mileY Llynlake · under a mileMynydd y Grugmountain · 2.5 miCwm Fedwvalley · under a mileCwm-diffrwythvalley · under a mileCoed y Fedwwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Cwm Sirhywipark · under a mile · 109 haParc Glan yr Afonpark · 1.7 mi · 16 haTredegar Groundspark · 1.7 miWaunfawr Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 10 haWattsville Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miRavenswood Court Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201832 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202550 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,305 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 360 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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