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Cardiff is a city in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 314,295. It features one GP surgery, one pharmacy, one supermarket, and around four restaurants and cafés, along with eight bus stops and the nearest railway station at Llanishen, 6.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £314,295, and there were around 68 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 Cardiff 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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Newport Road, United Kingdom

Crime

59 reported · July 2026 39% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Public order13
  • Other theft6
  • Burglary5

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

114 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 88 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llanishen (6.1 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llanishen (6.1 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: 153.9p · BP (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (8.8 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

42 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water St. Mellons (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2,764 jobs advertised · £42,982 avg

e.g. Customer Service Representative, Customer Service Advisor - Part-time Evenings, Loss Adjuster

Source: Adzuna

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

  • Vaendre Hall · 0.4 km

    Vaendre Hall is a large detached house in the Cardiff suburb of St Mellons.

  • Pontprennau and Old St Mellons · 1.2 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.

  • St Mellons · 1.2 km

    St Mellons is a district and suburb of eastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Prior to 1996, St Mellons was the name given to the community largely north of Newport Road (B4487) which included the old St Mellons…

  • Old St Mellons · 1.4 km

    Old St Mellons is a village and community on the eastern edge of Cardiff, Wales. Lying to the east of the Rhymney River, it forms part of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is separated from the modern St Mellon…

  • St John's College, Cardiff · 1.5 km

    St John's College is a private co-educational day school in the village of Old St Mellons in Cardiff, Wales. It is the choir school of Wales' national Catholic cathedral, Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral.

  • Castleton, Newport · 1.5 km

    Castleton is a hamlet in the city of Newport, South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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