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Llanfoist

Llanfoist is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 1,000. It has 31 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, and 3 pharmacies, with the nearest railway station being Abergavenny, 1.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 99 recorded street crimes, 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 Llanfoist 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

16°CFog

  • Today: 17° / 16° · 93% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:33

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

Crime

114 reported · July 2026 10% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences27
  • Anti-social behaviour24
  • Public order16
  • Criminal damage & arson13

Neighbourhood team: Llanfoist Fawr North · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Rural crime
  • Anti-social behaviour

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

186 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 148 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Abergavenny (1.6 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Abergavenny (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£332,145 average 0.7% YoY

Across Monmouthshire · to 2026-06

Detached£493,510
Semi-detached£299,761
Terraced£235,394
Flat£151,351

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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 (1.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (1.7 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 400 kW
  • Nearest: Ionity Abergavenny (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

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)

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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés41

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,055 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Community Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 43,911 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

5% low-carbon electricity

Gas 95% · Wind 5%

375 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Monmouthshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Llanfoist Fawr · 0.1 km

    Llanfoist Fawr is a community in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales, and is located 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Cardiff and 126.3 miles (203.2 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfoist Fawr was 3217 with 10.2…

  • Llanfoist · 0.3 km

    Llanfoist is a village near Abergavenny, in Monmouthshire, Wales, in the community of Llanfoist Fawr. The saint after whom the church and village was named is uncertain. The anglicised version of the church patron is…

  • Grove Farm House, Llanfoist · 0.5 km

    Grove Farm House, Llanfoist, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century. Reputedly the site of Beili-du, the home of Hywel y Coed, the brother of Dafydd Gam, the house was greatly extended in the 1…

  • Abergavenny Bridge · 0.8 km

    Abergavenny Bridge,, crosses the River Usk at the boundary between Abergavenny and Llanfoist. The bridge carries the A4143. The bridge is of medieval origin, but was substantially reconstructed in the early 19th centu…

  • Linda Vista Gardens · 1.1 km

    Linda Vista Gardens is a small urban park in the town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire Wales. Originally the garden of a private house, the gardens came into public ownership in 1957, and were later extended as a public…

  • Nevill Hall Hospital · 1.3 km

    Nevill Hall Hospital is a district general hospital in Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Llanfoist?
Llanfoist is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Monmouthshire local authority.
How deprived is Llanfoist?
The Monmouthshire local authority, which includes Llanfoist, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.