Caer-went

16°CCloudy

• Today: 20° / 10° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:35

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

15 reported · July 2026▲ 88% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences5
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Caerwent · Gwent

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

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)

72 food businesses within 2 miles

• 58 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Source: Environment Agency

• Nearest station: Caldicot (3.2 km)
• 10 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: 156.9p · BP (5.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Esso (6.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Aldi Caldicot (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds6

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 & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,055 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Wind 35% · Nuclear 9% · Biomass 2%

211 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

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  Caerwent · 0.1 km

  Caerwent is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Chepstow and 11 mi (18 km) east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an i…

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  Venta Silurum · 0.2 km

  Venta Silurum was a town in Roman Britain (Britannia). The name Venta Silurum means "the town of the Silurēs", with the Silurēs being a powerful and warlike tribe. Today, it consists of remains in the village of Caerw…

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  Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent · 0.2 km

  The Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, is a parish church with datable origins to the 13th century. It is believed to be one of the oldest Christian sites in the county, and possibly within W…

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  Caerwent Training Area · 0.5 km

  Caerwent Training Area is a British military installation at Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales. The large military site is situated north of the A48 road about 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Chepstow and 12 miles (19 km) east of…

• Crick, Monmouthshire · 1.4 km

  Crick is a small village or hamlet in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. It is located on the A48 road 1 mile north of the town of Caldicot and 1 mile east of Caerwent.

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  Dewstow House · 1.9 km

  Dewstow House, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, is an early nineteenth century villa in a Neoclassical style. The house is notable as the site of "one of the strangest gardens in Wales." The building itself is plain; d…

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