Castleton (Newport)

18°CLight rain shower

• Today: 20° / 17° · 88% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:33

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Newport Road, United Kingdom

12 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Other theft3
• Public order2
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Marshfield · Gwent

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

159 reported road collisions (2024)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

51 food businesses within 2 miles

• 43 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pye Corner (5.1 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£230,505 average▲ 5% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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: 159.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (7.6 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

45 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water St. Mellons (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches9
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds1

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)

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

Ruth Jones

Labour

Newport West and Islwyn

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 79,936 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

5% low-carbon electricity

Gas 95% · Wind 5% · Solar 0%

375 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 West and Islwyn:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership380 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety347 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s334 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test309 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Castleton, Newport · 0.3 km

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

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  South East Wales · 0.8 km

  South East Wales is a geographic and statistical region of Wales generally corresponding to the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent. Highly urbanised, it includes the cities of Cardiff and N…

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  Marshfield, Newport · 1.2 km

  Marshfield is a village and community of Newport, Wales. It sits approximately 5 miles southwest of Newport, and 7 miles northeast of Cardiff. The area is governed by Newport City Council. The community includes Castl…

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  Vaendre Hall · 1.4 km

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

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  Michaelston-y-Fedw · 1.7 km

  Michaelston-y-Fedw is a small rural village and community to the west of the city of Newport, Wales, on the borders of Cardiff city and Caerphilly county boroughs. The population in 2011 was 296.

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  Pontprennau and Old St Mellons · 1.7 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)