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County or areaNewport
Postcode districtNP12
Telephone code01495
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 48 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,601 residentsin the North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham census areaMedian age 47.52,416 households73% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,391 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, manufacturing 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,538 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Pen-y-fanmountain · 3.1 miCwm Pen-Maenvalley · under a mileCwm Gellivalley · under a mileMynydd y Grugmountain · 4.2 miCoed Duonwoodland · under a mileNant-y-draenog Reservoirriver · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Coetir Bargodpark · 1.2 mi · 96 haPenllwyn Manor Parkpark · 1.0 miIslwyn Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haGlan-yr-Afon Park Rugby Football Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haPenmaen Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBryn Meadows Golf Club and Country Hotelgolf course · 1.6 mi · 38 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201828 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,636 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 248 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontypridd & District Hospital7.2 miGP surgerySunnybank Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools17 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 otherIndependentSomersault Schoolright herePrimaryBlackwood Primary372 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBlackwood Comprehensive School957 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL20 miRailway stationPengam1.5 miBus stationBlackwood Bus Station Stand 1under a mileFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops113 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP12 postcode district.


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