NP2 1AW

a terminated postcode in Caerphilly

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in June 1999

NP2 1AW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6621 / 51°39'43"N

Longitude: -3.1927 / 3°11'33"W

UTM Reference: 30U 486670 5723477

OS Easting: 317600

OS Northing: 196600

OS Grid: ST176966

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR HX.6HM7

Mapcode Global: VH6DF.LHZ5

Open Location Code: 9C3RMR64+RW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81jp68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7a2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Established but Challenged
Industry Associations

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 945 / 1909

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for NP2 1AW on Wednesday 3 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:12
Sunrise	04:58
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:18

Hours of daylight today	04:28 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:53 to 04:28
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	05:54
Moon Rises	23:28

For a full sun and moon calendar for NP2 1AW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in NP2 1AW

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	15 December 2000	269 High Street, Blackwood NP2 1AW	Detached	Freehold	£35,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for NP2 1AW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Newport West and Islwyn

MP

Ruth Jones Labour

Caerphilly Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Blackwood

Councillors

Nigel Dix Independent

Kevin Etheridge Independent

Andrew Farina-Childs Independent

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for NP2 1AW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
W00007066		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
W01001350	Caerphilly 009C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
W02000298	Caerphilly 009	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
W04000730	Blackwood	Communities	Administrative	1 January 2009	WG (LGBC)
W05001653	Blackwood	Electoral Wards	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	WG (LGBC)
W06000018	Caerphilly	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	WG (LGBC)
W07000105	Newport West and Islwyn	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	WG (BC)
W11000028	Aneurin Bevan University Health Board	Local Health Boards	Health	1 October 2009	WG (Health)
W15000002	Gwent	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
W16000003	South Wales	Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, WG	Other	1 January 2009	WG (Educ)
W22000024	Cardiff	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
W31000001	Wales Non-National Park Area	Wales Non-National Park Area	Other	1 January 2009	WG (Envt)
W35002180		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
W45001100	Blackwood	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
W92000004	Wales	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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