Newport

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 8° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:39

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

1059 reported · August 2026▲ 29% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences296
• Anti-social behaviour226
• Public order133
• Shoplifting128

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Pill · Gwent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

173 reported road collisions (2025)

56 killed or seriously injured · 216 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 366 rated 4–5 ★ (291 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Newport (1.3 km)
• 65 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£225,702 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£959 average monthly rent▲ 2.7% YoY

• 1 bed £697
• 2 bed £863
• 3 bed £965

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.3 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (10.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (10.2 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

65 charging locations within ~8 km

• 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Bannatyne Health Club & Spa - Newport (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms9
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches34
• Playgrounds23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

159,592 residents in Newport · 838/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,671
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,438
• Net moves+233

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in Wales

24% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 35% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (26% of 71,900)

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

Jessica Morden

Labour

Newport East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools13
• GPs & clinics17
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets10
• Parks & greens29
• Restaurants & cafés209

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,069 jobs advertised · £41,917 avg

e.g. Roadside Technician - Cardiff, Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester, Mobile Fitter

Source: Adzuna

£728 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,294 disposable income per head (2024)

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

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 79,936 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 12%

346 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• 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 Newport East:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety215 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth207 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals130 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK128 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases118 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Newport Dock Street railway station · 0.1 km

  Newport Dock Street railway station was one of three stations in central Newport, Monmouthshire.

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  George Street Bridge, Newport · 0.3 km

  George Street Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk in the community of Victoria in Newport, South Wales. It is a Grade II* listed structure.

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  Pillgwenlly · 0.3 km

  Pillgwenlly, usually referred to as Pill, is a community and electoral ward in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is the centre of the historic docks industry in south east Wales and contains a number of landmarks t…

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  Lower Dock Street drill hall, Newport · 0.5 km

  The Lower Dock Street Street drill hall is a former military installation in Newport, Wales.

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  St Paul's Church, Newport, Wales · 0.5 km

  St Paul's Church is a Grade II listed building in Commercial Street in the city centre of Newport, South Wales, built in Victorian gothic style in 1835–36. It was a parish church of the Church in Wales in the Diocese…

• Newport power stations · 0.5 km

  The Newport power stations supplied electricity to the town of Newport and the surrounding area from 1895 to the late 1970s. The original power station was in Llanarth Street which supplied electric lighting; a larger…

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