Caerphilly: local statistics
Caerphilly is a principal council area in Wales, home to an estimated 176,078 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Caerphilly, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Caerphilly had an estimated 176,078 residents in mid-2025, down 0.1% on mid-2024. That is 2,191 fewer people than in mid-2015, a fall of 1.2% (Wales: +3.3%). That is the 2nd slowest growth in Wales. The series peaked at 178,269 in mid-2015.
A Band D home in Caerphilly pays an average of £2,082.88 in council tax in 2026-27, up £126.68 on 2025-26. It is the 2nd lowest of the 22 council areas in Wales.
Life expectancy at birth in Caerphilly is 80.6 years for women and 77.2 years for men (2022 to 2024) (Wales: 82.2 and 78.3). For women that is 0.8 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.6 less. It is the 3rd lowest for women of the 22 council areas in Wales.
A typical home in Caerphilly cost £197,542 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 4.2% on a year before. That is the 18th highest of 22 in Wales; the average for Wales was £215,037. Prices are 67% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Caerphilly (£35,367) gives a ratio of 5.6. That ratio is the 16th highest ratio of the 22 council areas in Wales.
In the year to March 2026, 15,093 offences were recorded by police in Caerphilly: 85.7 per 1,000 people, 6th of 20 in Wales, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 84.3 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 88.8, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
In August 2026, 3,820 people in Caerphilly were on the claimant count, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 (Wales: 3.4%). That compares with 3.3% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 5.0% in August 2021 and was lowest at 3.2% in January 2024.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Caerphilly took home £709.80 a week before tax, or £35,367 over a year. It is close to the middle of the 22 council areas in Wales (13th highest), and 1.3% less than across Wales. For full-time jobs located in Caerphilly the median is £659.40 a week (−£50.40 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £478.70, so it has risen 48% before inflation.
In March 2026, 5,070 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Caerphilly, 5% more than in 2016. That is 29 for every 1,000 residents, the 19th highest of the 22 council areas in Wales.
An estimated 71.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Caerphilly were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 4.2 points); the figure for Wales was 72.1%. Its lowest reading in the series was 68.4% and its highest 76.1%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 178,269 |
| 2016 | 178,013 |
| 2017 | 177,610 |
| 2018 | 177,277 |
| 2019 | 176,735 |
| 2020 | 176,805 |
| 2021 | 175,999 |
| 2022 | 176,001 |
| 2023 | 176,277 |
| 2024 | 176,232 |
| 2025 | 176,078 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £118,312 |
| July 2017 | £121,076 |
| July 2018 | £124,052 |
| July 2019 | £134,124 |
| July 2020 | £135,146 |
| July 2021 | £157,861 |
| July 2022 | £176,049 |
| July 2023 | £177,585 |
| July 2024 | £184,108 |
| July 2025 | £189,543 |
| July 2026 | £197,542 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £478.70 a week |
| 2016 | £484.70 a week |
| 2017 | £488.80 a week |
| 2018 | £506.80 a week |
| 2019 | £535.50 a week |
| 2020 | £545.10 a week |
| 2021 | £562.10 a week |
| 2022 | £589.60 a week |
| 2023 | £610.50 a week |
| 2024 | £676.90 a week |
| 2025 | £709.80 a week |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 56.9 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 59.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 73.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 88.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 88.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 75.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 83.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 88.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 84.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 84.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 85.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 69.2% |
| 2016/17 | 71.2% |
| 2017/18 | 70.3% |
| 2018/19 | 68.4% |
| 2019/20 | 71.1% |
| 2020/21 | 71.6% |
| 2021/22 | 73.4% |
| 2022/23 | 73.1% |
| 2023/24 | 76.1% |
| 2024/25 | 75.0% |
| 2025/26 | 71.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 81.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.2 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.9 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.4 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 80.4 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 80.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,840 |
| 2017 | 4,935 |
| 2018 | 4,895 |
| 2019 | 5,835 |
| 2020 | 5,130 |
| 2021 | 5,125 |
| 2022 | 5,150 |
| 2023 | 5,175 |
| 2024 | 5,040 |
| 2025 | 5,035 |
| 2026 | 5,070 |
Questions about Caerphilly
What is the population of Caerphilly?
The ONS estimates 176,078 people lived in Caerphilly in mid-2025.
How much is Band D council tax in Caerphilly?
The Welsh Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,082.88 for 2026-27.
What is life expectancy in Caerphilly?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 77.2 years for men and 80.6 for women.
What is the average house price in Caerphilly?
£197,542 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+4.2% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Caerphilly?
Home Office figures show 15,093 offences in the year to March 2026, or 85.7 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Caerphilly?
The ONS claimant count was 3,820 in August 2026, 3.5% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average salary in Caerphilly?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Caerphilly was £709.80 a week in April 2025 (£35,367 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Caerphilly
Every body that makes decisions for Caerphilly, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Caerphilly council this page
- Caerphilly in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Gwent Police police force
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board NHS
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney: Nick Smith (Labour) MP
- Caerphilly: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Newport West and Islwyn: Ruth Jones (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Figures for Wales
- UK figures: UK population · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · UK average house price
- Other council areas in Wales: Bridgend · Carmarthenshire · Flintshire · Neath Port Talbot · Newport · Wrexham
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