Monmouthshire

16°CLight rain shower

• Today: 19° / 11° · 74% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:35

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

113 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 153 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

23 food businesses within 2 miles

• 21 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£332,145 average▼ 0.7% YoY

Across Monmouthshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£993 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY

• 1 bed £729
• 2 bed £920
• 3 bed £1,064

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 175.9p · Asda (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (4.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Trinity Terrace Car Park (5.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Better journeys for Llanfoist and Abergavenny· 11 Sept 2026
• Grant scheme helps tourism businesses make Monmouthshire more accessible for all· 7 Sept 2026
• Let’s Talk about opportunities to have your say· 7 Sept 2026
• Let’s Talk Routes around Usk Primary School· 1 Sept 2026
• More than just a library at Monmouthshire’s Community Hubs· 27 Aug 2026

Source: Monmouthshire Council

92,957 residents in Monmouthshire · 110/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band D (21% of 44,240)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Catherine Fookes

Labour

Monmouthshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Parks & greens32

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,055 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

575 jobs advertised · £35,481 avg

e.g. Assistant Manager, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£812 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,010 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 43,911 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Wind 45% · Nuclear 2% · Biomass 1%

204 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Monmouthshire:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety556 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases399 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership387 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership322 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office305 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• Raglan Road Crossing Halt railway station · 1.2 km

  Raglan Road Crossing Halt Station was a station along the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway near the village of Raglan, Monmouthshire. The first station on the site was Raglan Road, which opened with the l…

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  Treworgan Manor, Llansoy · 1.4 km

  Treworgan Manor, Llansoy, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from the early 18th century. Its origins are older, from the 16th century. Long in the possession of the Prichard family, it changed hands a number of…

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  St John's Church, Llandenny · 1.8 km

  The Church of St John is the parish church of Llandenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is in the Perpendicular style and is a Grade I listed building as of 27 November 1953.

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  Llandenny · 1.8 km

  Llandenny is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. Llandenny is located three miles south of Raglan and three miles north of Usk.

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  Llandenny railway station · 1.9 km

  Llandenny Station was a station along the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was built in 1857, during the construction of the line and was located 8 miles 52 chains (13.9 km) from Monmouth Troy station…

• Raglan Footpath railway station · 2.1 km

  Raglan Footpath was a station on the former Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway. It was opened in October 1857 with the rest of the line and located 6 miles 43 chains (10.5 km) from Monmouth Troy. It was int…

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