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Langstone

Langstone is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. It has two GP surgeries, one pharmacy, 11 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Newport, 6.2 km away. There were around 77 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 Langstone 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 East
Police force
Gwent

Weather

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 52% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:39

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

69 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences31
  • Anti-social behaviour14
  • Criminal damage & arson11
  • Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Langstone · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social driving

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

Road safety

173 reported road collisions (2025)

56 killed or seriously injured · 216 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

86 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 79 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Newport (6.2 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Newport (South Wales) (6.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£225,702 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-08

Detached£391,756
Semi-detached£243,529
Terraced£187,741
Flat£114,399

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£959 average monthly rent▲ 2.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £697
  • 2 bed £863
  • 3 bed £965

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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: 156.9p · BP (5.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (5.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

54 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Coldra Court Hotel By Celtic Manor (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches12
  • Golf courses5
  • 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,671
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,438
  • Net moves+233

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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

Your MP

Jessica Morden

Labour

Newport East

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 majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Office Cleaners, Office Cleaning Assistant, Commercial Cleaners for Offices

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£728 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% 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

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 satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NP18

  • Wentwood Ward
  • St Peters Hospital
  • Isca Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Langstone, Newport · 1.0 km

    Langstone is a village and community of Newport, Wales. The community had a population of 4,730 in 2019.

  • Cat's Ash · 1.0 km

    Cat's Ash is a small hamlet to the east of the city centre of the city of Newport, South East Wales.

  • International Convention Centre Wales · 1.0 km

    The International Convention Centre Wales is a 5,000-capacity venue in the city of Newport, Wales. The venue has a main auditorium with fixed seating for 1,500 delegates, six rooms of exhibition space, and 43,000 sq f…

  • Celtic Manor Resort · 1.3 km

    Celtic Manor Resort is a golf, spa and leisure hotel and resort in the city of Newport, South East Wales. Owned by Sir Terry Matthews, the resort is located on the south-facing side of Christchurch Hill in eastern New…

  • Newport East (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.3 km

    Newport East is a constituency in the city of Newport, South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Jessica Morden of the Labour Party.

  • Newport East (Senedd constituency) · 1.3 km

    Newport East was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral reg…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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