CF48 postcode area guide — Caerphilly
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CF48 postcode district in Caerphilly — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CF48
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
61.4%
Gigabit-capable
61.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the CF48 postcode district (Caerphilly) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 747 postcodes Ofcom measures in CF48, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.4%.
Around 0.7% of premises in CF48 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CF48
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CF48 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| CF48 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| CF48 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| CF48 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| CF48 1AF | 100% | 98.4% |
| CF48 1AG | 100% | 90.9% |
| CF48 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| CF48 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CF48 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CF48 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Caerphilly
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Caerphilly district (84,902 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
6%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CF48
Police recorded 204 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CF48 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 77 | 37.7% |
| Shoplifting | 33 | 16.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 | 13.2% |
| Public order | 16 | 7.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 5.9% |
| Other theft | 11 | 5.4% |
| Drugs | 9 | 4.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 3.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CF48
Based on 223 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CF48 is £130,000, down 7.1% on the previous year (£140,000).
Detached
£280,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£178,000
47 sales
Terraced
£115,000
136 sales
Flat / maisonette
£61,500
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in CF48
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £63,000 | Other | CF48 2TT | |
| 12 May 2026 | £134,500 | Terraced | Blanche Street | CF48 3PE |
| 6 May 2026 | £99,950 | Terraced | The Birchway | CF48 2HA |
| 6 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Yew Street | CF48 4EE |
| 5 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Bryn Terrace | CF48 2UL |
| 1 May 2026 | £247,000 | Detached | Kingfisher Crescent | CF48 4TL |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | Rhydfach | CF48 4DJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Hazel Terrace | CF48 4HT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Monumental Terrace | CF48 2PW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Station Terrace | CF48 3PU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Caerphilly demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Caerphilly district (175,952 residents, 76,255 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.5% |
| 15–29 | 22.1% |
| 30–44 | 18.7% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 20.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.5% |
| Private rented | 13.4% |
| Social rented | 5.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CF48
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercanaid Community School | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 1SZ |
| Pantysgallog Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 2AD |
| Heolgerrig Community School | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 1SB |
| Ynysowen Community Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 4QQ |
| Ysgol-Y-Graig Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 2LR |
| Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-Grug | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 4NT |
| Ysgol Gynradd Coed y Dderwen | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 1LG |
| Afon Taf High School | Not applicable | — | — | CF48 4ED |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CF48
239 rated food businesses operate in CF48. 136 hold the top rating of 5, 51 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abercanaid Community School, Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre, Afon Taf, Senior Kitchen, Ak Cash & Carry, Antelope Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CF48
From a sample of 129 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CF48 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
33%
Band D
40%
Band E
14%
Band F
5%
Band G
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Caerphilly
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.