NP22 5BQ Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

NP22 5BQ is a postcode in Moriah and Pontlottyn, Caerphilly, Wales, Wales. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NP22 5BQ, then scores the surrounding small area 65/100 - top 27% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NP22 5BQ are safety and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NP22 5BQ is based on Blaenau Gwent 006 Census 2021. It covers 8,072 residents, 570 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 60% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 24% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Wales neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near NP22 5BQ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NP22 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £135k from 37 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NP22 5BQ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near NP22 5BQ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.