Govilon

16°CLight rain shower

• Today: 21° / 16° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:34

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Other theft1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Llanwenarth Ultra · 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)

133 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Abergavenny (3.8 km)
• 0 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 · Esso (3.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

22 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: Lamb & Flag (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2

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 & greens4

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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Wind 37% · Nuclear 3%

237 gCO₂/kWh · very 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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  Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel · 0.1 km

  Llanwenarth Baptist Chapel, Govilon, Monmouthshire is the oldest Baptist chapel in Wales. Founded in 1652, the present building was constructed in 1695, and was remodelled in the 18th, 19th and 21st centuries. The cha…

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  Govilon · 0.2 km

  Govilon is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanfoist Fawr. The population was 1,447 in 2011.

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  Govilon railway station · 0.3 km

  Govilon railway station was a station on the London and North Western Railway's Heads of the Valleys line serving the village of Govilon in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

• Llanwenarth Ultra · 0.8 km

  Llanwenarth Ultra is an electoral ward near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The ward elects councillors to Llanfoist Fawr Community Council and Monmouthshire County Council.

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  Llanwenarth House · 0.9 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…

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  Llanwenarth · 1.0 km

  Llanwenarth is a small village and parish in the Usk Valley of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom. It is in the community of Llanfoist Fawr and covered by the electoral ward of Llanwenarth Ultra.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)