NP12 1BQ is located in the Blackwood electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Caerphilly and the Welsh Parliamentary constituency of Islwyn. The Local Health Board is Aneurin Bevan University and the police force is Gwent. This postcode has been in use since June 1999.


| Easting | 317585 |
| Northing | 197866 |
| Latitude | 51.673498 |
| Longitude | -3.193241 |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode District | NP12 |
Elevation or altitude of NP12 1BQ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170m | 558ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Blackwood |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Islwyn |
ROSEBANK COTTAGE, CWMGELLI, BLACKWOOD, NP12 1BQ 2020 15 MAY £235,000 |
GERNANT, CWMGELLI, BLACKWOOD, NP12 1BQ 2017 21 JUL £216,500 |
| Chartist Bridge (High Street) | Blackwood | 81m |
| Chartist Bridge (High Street) | Blackwood | 87m |
| Cwmgelli Villas (High Street) | Cwmgelli | 312m |
| Aldi (High Street) | Blackwood | 313m |
| Cwmgelli Villas (High Street) | Cwmgelli | 314m |
| Pengam Station | 2.6km |
| Gilfach Fargoed Station | 2.6km |
| Bargoed Station | 3.3km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 100.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bloomfield Road Post Office | 16:00 | 11:45 | 608m |
| Blackwood Post Office | 18:00 | 12:30 | 881m |
| Cefn Fforest Post Office | 17:00 | 12:00 | 1,365m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for NP12 1BQ:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLL | Wales |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLL1 | West Wales and The Valleys |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLL16 | Gwent Valleys |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| W06000018 | Caerphilly |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for NP12 1BQ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | W00007073 | |
| LSOA | W01001351 | Caerphilly 005D |
| MSOA | W02000294 | Caerphilly 005 |
| NP12 1BG | 79m | |
| NP12 1BL | Foundry Hill | 156m |
| NP12 1HU | Parklands | 165m |
| NP12 1BW | Tredegar Road | 174m |
| NP12 1BJ | Berllangron | 182m |
| NP12 1BN | Wells Cottages | 187m |
| NP12 1HF | The Paddocks | 224m |
| NP12 1BE | High Street | 241m |
| NP12 1HT | Sunnybank Road | 293m |
| NP12 1HS | Pentwyn Avenue | 300m |