SCHOOL WAY, NP12 1FH House Prices & Local Information

NP12 1FH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on School Way, 0.5km from Cefn Fforest in Blackwood. Administratively it sits within Blackwood ward and the Islwyn constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 46) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 74% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 11 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £167k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 NP12 1FH are sourced from Output Area W00007075 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.