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Broadstreet Common

Broadstreet Common is a town or village in Gwent, Wales. The nearest railway station is Cardiff Queen Street, 6.4 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broadstreet Common area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Newport area is among the most deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 159,592 residents at roughly 838 people per km².

Council
Newport
County
Gwent
Constituency
Newport West
Police force
Gwent

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 18° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:31

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Newport Road, United Kingdom

Crime

7 reported · July 2026 133% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Other crime2
  • Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Marshfield · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social driving

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

Road safety

159 reported road collisions (2024)

46 killed or seriously injured · 198 casualties · 10 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

90 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 66 rated 4–5 ★ (51 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Cardiff Queen Street (7.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Cardiff Queen Street (7.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£230,505 average 5% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-06

Detached£402,797
Semi-detached£248,540
Terraced£190,714
Flat£117,019

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£956 average monthly rent 2.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £696
  • 2 bed £861
  • 3 bed £963

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (10.2 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

44 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: G24 Innovations (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Population

159,592 residents in Newport · 838/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£728 median full-time weekly pay

4.5% 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

Energy efficiency

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 79,936 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cardiff Parkway railway station · 1.5 km

    Cardiff Parkway is a planned railway station in the eastern region of Cardiff, and near to the boundary with the neighbouring city of Newport. The station is privately funded as part of the wider Cardiff Hendre Lakes…

  • Seren Stiwdios · 1.6 km

    Seren Stiwdios is a Welsh film and television studio in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in 2015, the studio complex was operated by the Pinewood Group until March 2020 when the company terminated its agreement with the Welsh…

  • Cardiff Capital Region · 1.7 km

    The Cardiff Capital Region is a city region in Wales, centred on the capital city of Wales, Cardiff, in the southeast of the country. It is a partnership between the ten local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, C…

  • St Peter's Church, Wentlooge · 1.8 km

    The Church of St Peter is the former parish church of the village of Peterstone, to the south west of the city of Newport, south Wales. Perpendicular in style, and dating from the fifteenth century, the church underwe…

  • Peterstone · 1.8 km

    Peterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge is a small village to the south-west of the city of Newport, South Wales.

  • Pontprennau and Old St Mellons · 2.2 km

    Pontprennau and Old St Mellons is an electoral ward in Cardiff, Wales. Covering the communities of Old St Mellons and Pontprennau, it is represented by two councillors on Cardiff Council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Broadstreet Common?
Broadstreet Common is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Newport local authority.
How deprived is Broadstreet Common?
The Newport local authority, which includes Broadstreet Common, is among the most deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.