Abergavenny

8°COvercast

• Today: 9° / 4° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:39

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

186 reported · August 2026▲ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences55
• Anti-social behaviour39
• Public order27
• Criminal damage & arson19

Neighbourhood team: Grofield · Gwent

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

113 reported road collisions (2025)

32 killed or seriously injured · 145 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

186 food businesses within 2 miles

• 148 rated 4–5 ★ (118 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Abergavenny (0.7 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£328,937 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Monmouthshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£994 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £729
• 2 bed £920
• 3 bed £1,065

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

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: 156.9p · Esso (0.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (0.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: The Angel Hotel (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• First Monmouthshire Food Summit brings local food community together· 3 Nov 2026
• Thinking of becoming a County Councillor?· 3 Nov 2026
• Share your experiences to help improve road safety· 2 Nov 2026
• Monmouthshire communities celebrate Wales in Bloom success· 30 Oct 2026
• You can help make a vulnerable child’s Christmas special· 29 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,813
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,120
• Net moves+693

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

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)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés43

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,090 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

72 jobs advertised · £38,937 avg

e.g. Tyre Fitter, Industrial Maintenance Electrician, Maintenance Team Leader (Double Days)

Source: Adzuna

£812 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% 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

15% low-carbon electricity

Gas 85% · Wind 15%

334 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in NP7

• Tudor Gate Surgery
• Old Station Surgery
• Hereford Road Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Monmouthshire:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety762 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks444 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases401 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills197 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals166 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

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

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  The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny · 0.0 km

  The Angel Hotel is an AA 4-star Grade II listed hotel and inn at 15 Cross Street, in Abergavenny, Wales. It lies on the corner with Lower Castle Street and the main commercial street, Cross Street.

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  Abergavenny town walls · 0.1 km

  Abergavenny's town walls are a sequence of defensive walls built around the town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.

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  The Tithe Barn, Abergavenny · 0.1 km

  The Tithe Barn, Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire is a tithe barn of late medieval origins which forms part of a group of historic buildings in the centre of the town. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Gunter Mansion · 0.1 km

  Gunter Mansion, 37–39 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a house of the early 17th century. It was built around 1600 and mentioned in 1678 in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a place of p…

• Borough Theatre · 0.1 km

  The Borough Theatre, Abergavenny is the principal theatre in the Monmouthshire town of Abergavenny in south east Wales.

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  Gobannium · 0.1 km

  Gobannium was a Roman fort and civil settlement or Castra established by the Roman legions invading what was to become Roman Wales and lies today under the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire in south east Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)