Lower Redbrook

17°COvercast

• Today: 20° / 17° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:30

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

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)

15 food businesses within 2 miles

• 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rookwood (4.0 km)
• 3 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: 175.9p · Asda (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (9.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Wyndham Arms Hotel (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds2

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

Matt Bishop

Labour

Forest of Dean

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés1

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

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4%

379 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 Forest of Dean:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership355 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office330 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership329 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s282 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test205 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Penallt Halt railway station · 0.2 km

  Penallt Halt was a request stop on the former Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 1 August 1931 and closed in 1959. Penallt Halt and Redbrook Station were the closest stations on the line with only Penallt Viaduct se…

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  Penallt Viaduct · 0.2 km

  Penallt Viaduct, also known as Redbrook Bridge, is a disused railway viaduct across the River Wye between England and Wales. It spans the river just south-east of Monmouth, between Penallt, in Monmouthshire, on the We…

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  Redbrook on Wye railway station · 0.5 km

  Redbrook on Wye railway station was a station serving the village of Redbrook on the now disused Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 1 November 1876 with the rest of the line and remained open for 83 years, it closed…

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  Redbrook · 0.5 km

  Redbrook is a village in Gloucestershire, England, adjoining the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on the River Wye and is within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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  Redbrook Incline Bridge · 0.6 km

  The Redbrook Incline Bridge is a nineteenth-century tramway bridge that crosses the B4231 road at Redbrook on the England–Wales border. The bridge straddles the border and stands in the counties of Monmouthshire in Wa…

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  Newland Oak · 0.9 km

  The Newland Oak was a veteran oak tree in Newland, Gloucestershire in England. Originally part of the ancient woodland of the Forest of Dean, it survived clearances that created the settlement of Newland and was after…

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