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Llanwern

Llanwern is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 7 restaurants and cafés, with 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Newport, 5.7 km away. There were around 75 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 Llanwern 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

20°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 15° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

Crime

77 reported · July 2026 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences30
  • Anti-social behaviour13
  • Public order10
  • Criminal damage & arson8

Neighbourhood team: Llanwern · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Off-road bikes

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

Road safety

159 reported road collisions (2024)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

113 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 98 rated 4–5 ★ (85 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Newport (6.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Newport (South Wales) (5.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£230,505 average 5% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-06

Detached£402,797
Semi-detached£248,540
Terraced£190,714
Flat£117,019

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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 (5.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (5.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

53 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Holiday Inn Newport (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses1
  • 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)

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:

  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 79,936 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

20% low-carbon electricity

Gas 80% · Solar 18% · Wind 2%

316 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Newport East (UK Parliament constituency) · 0.6 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) · 0.6 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…

  • Llanwern railway station · 0.8 km

    Llanwern railway station is a former station serving Llanwern on the east side of the city of Newport.

  • CAF Newport · 1.0 km

    CAF Newport is a rolling stock factory located at Celtic Business Park, Llanwern, Newport, Wales. The site was announced as a train-building factory in 2016 and was producing rolling stock by 2018. It is owned and ope…

  • Llanwern High School · 1.3 km

    Llanwern High School is a secondary school near Llanwern, on the eastern edge of Newport, Wales. The school has a capacity for 1450 pupils.

  • Magor and St Mellons Rural District · 1.4 km

    Magor and St Mellons Rural District was created on 1 April 1935 from Magor Rural District and St Mellons Rural District in the administrative county of Monmouthshire. The district was a mixture of suburban and semi-ru…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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