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Graig-y-Rhacca

Graig-y-Rhacca
Road to Graig-y-Rhacca - geograph.org.uk - 485876.jpg
Road to Graig-y-Rhacca
Population 1,263 
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CAERPHILLY
Postcode district CF83
Dialling code 029
Police Gwent
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly

Graig-y-Rhacca is a housing estate bordering Trethomas, Bedwas and Machen in the borough of Caerphilly, southeastern Wales. The town is about 8 miles to the west of Newport and 4 miles to the east of Caerphilly. The town mainly consists of local authority tenancies and privately owned estates.

The median age of the town is 40 as of the 2011 census. The biggest age group in the town is 49-59 year old's with 20% of the population. 96.7% of the population are from the United Kingdom with only 1.2% from outside of the EU; compared to 3.3% in Wales.

It contains Graig-y-Rhacca primary school catering for around 155 pupils aged 3-11 from the town. The school was amalgamated in 1990.

Coordinates: 51°35′38″N 3°09′54″W / 51.594°N 3.165°W / 51.594; -3.165


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