Risca East
Parish in Caerphilly, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.61, -3.083 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 25 90 |
| Population: | 20,443 |
| Dialling code: | 01633 (Newport) |
Risca East sits within the county borough of Caerphilly in south Wales, covering the eastern part of the town of Risca and nearby suburbs. The area grew up around 19th-century coal mining and ironworks, and the industrial past is still visible in reclaimed landscapes, memorials and former pit sites that now sit alongside parks and local allotments.
Today Risca East combines a strong local community spirit with commuter links to Newport and Cardiff - including the reopened Risca & Pontymister station on the Ebbw Valley line - and benefits from walking and cycle routes along valley corridors. Local life is anchored by churches, clubs and small businesses, while ongoing regeneration has aimed to balance heritage with practical housing and community facilities.
Postcode districts covering Risca East
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 23.1 miles
- Cardiff 8.6 miles
- Newport 5.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.1 miles
- Tonypandy 16.1 miles
- Barry 15.8 miles
- Bridgend 21.9 miles
- Cwmbran Central 3.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 3.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 15.9 miles
- Coity Higher 21.2 miles
- Pontypool 6.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Risca West Parish 0.7 miles
- Risca Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Rogerstone Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Rogerstone West Ward 1.6 miles
- Crosskeys Parish 1.7 miles
- Henllys Parish 1.8 miles
- Rogerstone North Ward 2.1 miles
- Two Locks Ward 2.1 miles
- Graig Ward 2.2 miles
- Bettws Parish 2.5 miles
- Coed Eva Ward 2.5 miles
- Rogerstone East Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Risca East
NP11 6BQ, NP11 6QE, NP11 6QX, NP11 6AF, NP11 6HX, NP11 6HL, NP11 6JE, NP11 6PN, NP11 6RH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 18.5 miles
- Bristol Airport 22.2 miles
- Risca and Pontymister Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Rogerstone Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Risca East Ad
- Mercure Newport 4 4.1 miles
- Belvilla Newport City Centre Hotel - Lifestyle 4 3.9 miles
- The Priory Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Coach & Horses Hotel 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Newport 3 4 miles
- The Rising Sun 2.1 miles
- Newport Student Village (Campus Accommodation) 4 4.6 miles
- Castle Lodge 2.3 miles
- Parkway Hotel & Spa 4 3.2 miles
- The Cwmcarn Hotel 2 2.7 miles
Schools in Risca East
- Risca Community Comprehensive Secondary
- Ty Sign Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 3.5 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 4.1 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 5.2 miles
- Newport Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 6.6 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 9.4 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 9.5 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 9.8 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- Cardiff University University 10.4 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 10.6 miles