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A large town of 33,104 in Gwent, Wales. Band D council tax is £2,083.
Caerphilly grades D overall against UK towns: better than 11% of UK towns, and #23 of 38 in Gwent. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is health (D): 7.7% in bad or very bad health, 22% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade). The median home sold for £240,000 in the last three years, 5.6 times what households in the Caerphilly council area earn in a year.
This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
The thing Caerphilly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Caerphilly is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 17 buildings inside Caerphilly’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 4 old photos and postcards going back to 1789.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Caerphilly. Best known first.
Castle · CadwCastell Coch2 km outside town, to the south
CastleMorgraig Castle1.4 km outside town, to the south
CastleRuperra Castle4.8 km outside town, to the east
Museumnantgarw China Works Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumUniversity of South Wales Art Collection Museum4.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caerphilly.
Women here live to 80.8 on average and men to 77.3 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Caerphilly is University Hospital of Wales, 5.2 miles away. 3 GP practices serve the town.
| Census 2021 | Caerphilly | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol G.G. CaerffiliLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 442 | – |
| St Martin's SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,030 | – |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
For Caerphilly, that is above both Gwent’s towns (16.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Police recorded 2,995 crimes inside Caerphilly’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 733 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 42.1 per 1,000 residents a year.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Caerphilly has 17 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 15% of its homes were built before 1919.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Caerphilly sits above both Gwent’s towns (£44K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) on this measure. 30% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
That puts Caerphilly below both Gwent’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (17%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 302 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 495 |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 421 |
| Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | 44 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 20% are 65 or over, against 11% and 20% across Gwent’s towns. 29% of residents 16 and over have a degree-level qualification (Gwent 28%, Wales 31%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Caerphilly | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
17 listed buildings in Caerphilly, 1 of them Grade I.
Caerphilly Castle: Photo: Cadw · OGL v1.0 · The Court House: Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wesley Methodist Church: Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Watford Fach Farmhouse with adjoining former barn: Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
56 notable people were born in Caerphilly.
Aaron Ramsey: Анна Нэсси, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tommy Cooper: richiiebam, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Eleanor de Clare: The original uploader was Mt99lp at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Nathan Cleverly: DemonicGenocide, Public domain · Natasha Harding: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at · Simon Weston: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly | 33,104 | — | D | B− | D | D |
| Bedwas | 6,463 | 1.7 | D | B− | C− | D |
| Llanbradach | 3,766 | 2.1 | C | A− | C− | D |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 5,639 | 2.4 | D | A | D | D− |
| Taff's Well | 3,553 | 2.8 | C+ | D | B | C |
| Trethomas | 1,713 | 2.9 | — | B− | D− | D |
| Tongwynlais | 1,846 | 3.3 | — | C | C− | C+ |
| Cwmfelinfach | 1,353 | 3.4 | — | A | C | D |
Trethomas, Tongwynlais and Cwmfelinfach have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 78% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less. Police recorded 2,995 crimes inside Caerphilly’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 44% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Band D council tax in Caerphilly is £2,083 for 2026–27, less than in 85% of UK towns (the Caerphilly council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Large town in Gwent, Wales
Caerphilly is a built-up area of 33,104 people, in the Caerphilly council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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