MERTHYR ROAD, NP22 3AE House Prices & Local Information

NP22 3AE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Merthyr Road, 0.3km from Princetown in Caerphilly. Administratively it sits within Twyn Carno ward and the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — a spacious suburb popular with older working households approaching retirement. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a mining and quarrying facilities zone — industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. Residents average 47 years old — this is a settled, predominantly owner-occupied area with a stable, community-minded population. 92% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 1 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £222k, down 38.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NP22 3AE are sourced from Output Area W00007473 (shared with 33 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.