Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryWhite Rose Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyMarkham Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentist13 High Street [Dental Surgery]2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryWhite Rose Primary School231 pupils1.1 miPrimaryPhillipstown Primary School148 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHeolddu Comprehensive School724 pupils2.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL23 miRailway stationBrithdir1.2 miBus stationTredegar Bus Station3.8 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:54 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:17 am – 4:04 pm
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People5,601 residentsin the North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham census areaMedian age 47.52,416 households73% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,391 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, manufacturing 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,615 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January52 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesSt Pauls Memorial Gardenspark · 1.2 miParc Coetir Bargodpark · 2.5 mi · 96 haParc Cwm Darranpark · 2.6 mi · 80 haThe Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haGrove Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,636 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation259 m850 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 201 to 449 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
