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Gilwern

Gilwern is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 2,263. There is around 1 GP surgery or clinic, around 1 pharmacy, around 1 restaurant or café, and the nearest railway station is Whistle Inn halt, 5 km away. There were around 13 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gilwern area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Monmouthshire area is among the least deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 92,957 residents at roughly 110 people per km².

Council
Monmouthshire
County
Gwent
Constituency
Monmouth
Police force
Gwent

Weather

7°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 8° / 6° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:37

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · August 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Bicycle theft1

Neighbourhood team: Llanelly Hill · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Rural crime

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

24 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 19 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Whistle Inn halt (5.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Abergavenny (5.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£328,937 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Monmouthshire · to 2026-08

Detached£489,311
Semi-detached£296,921
Terraced£232,727
Flat£149,556

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (5.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (5.3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: Main Road, Abergavenny (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

92,957 residents in Monmouthshire · 110/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

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

Your MP

Catherine Fookes

Labour

Monmouthshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,090 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 43,911 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

15% low-carbon electricity

Gas 85% · Wind 15%

334 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in NP7

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Monmouthshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal · 0.5 km

    The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in South Wales. For most of its currently (2018) navigable 35-mile (56 km) length it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural…

  • Gilwern · 0.7 km

    Gilwern is a village within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, Wales. Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the Usk valley. Its position be…

  • Gilwern Halt railway station · 0.9 km

    Gilwern Halt railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line near the village of Gilwern in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire.

  • Grwyne Fawr · 1.1 km

    The Grwyne Fawr is a river in the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales. A section of it forms the administrative border between Powys and Monmouthshire and also of the historic counties of Brecon and Monmouth.…

  • Llanwenarth House · 1.2 km

    Llanwenarth House is a small country house, formerly a hotel, located off the B4246 road, west of Govilon and Llanfoist, just south of Abergavenny in the Usk valley of Monmouthshire, Wales. It was built in the late 16…

  • St Elli's Church, Llanelly · 1.7 km

    The Church of St Elli, Llanelly, Monmouthshire, South East Wales, is a parish church with its origins in the 14th century. The church underwent three major restorations, in 1867–1868, 1897 and 1910–1911. It remains an…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Gilwern?
Gilwern is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Monmouthshire local authority.
What is the population of Gilwern?
Gilwern has an approximate settlement population of 2,263.
How deprived is Gilwern?
The Monmouthshire local authority, which includes Gilwern, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.