Monmouth

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 6° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:38

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

67 reported · August 2026▼ 35% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences33
• Anti-social behaviour8
• Shoplifting8
• Public order7

Neighbourhood team: Drybridge · Gwent

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

113 reported road collisions (2025)

32 killed or seriously injured · 145 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

116 food businesses within 2 miles

• 103 rated 4–5 ★ (93 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rookwood (7.6 km)
• 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£328,937 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Monmouthshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£994 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £729
• 2 bed £920
• 3 bed £1,065

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

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: 182.9p · Asda (8.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (8.2 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: Glendower Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches30
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• First Monmouthshire Food Summit brings local food community together· 3 Nov 2026
• Thinking of becoming a County Councillor?· 3 Nov 2026
• Share your experiences to help improve road safety· 2 Nov 2026
• Monmouthshire communities celebrate Wales in Bloom success· 30 Oct 2026
• You can help make a vulnerable child’s Christmas special· 29 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,813
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,120
• Net moves+693

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

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)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés33

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,090 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

60 jobs advertised · £34,220 avg

e.g. Washrooms Service Driver, MOT Tester - Monmouth, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£812 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% 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

15% low-carbon electricity

Gas 85% · Wind 13% · Solar 3%

334 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

2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in NP25

• Castle Gate Medical Practice
• Dixton Road Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Monmouthshire:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety762 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks444 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases401 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills197 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals166 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

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

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  The Griffin, Monmouth · 0.0 km

  The Griffin is a former public house in Whitecross Street, Monmouth, Wales. The building dates from the 18th century and has been grade II listed since 2005. Its name and sign refer to the legendary creature, the grif…

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  The Angel Hotel, Monmouth · 0.0 km

  The Angel Hotel, Church Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, south-east Wales is a Grade II listed building. The building was in use as an inn in 1700 and closed in 1985, the longest period of continuous history of any pu…

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  Whitecross Street, Monmouth · 0.1 km

  Whitecross Street is a historic street in the town centre of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was in existence by the 15th century, and appears as Whit crose on the 1610 map of the town by cartographer John Speed. I…

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  St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth · 0.1 km

  St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, in St Mary's Street near the centre of Monmouth, is the earliest post-Reformation Catholic public place of worship to be permitted in Wales. The church is a late Georgian Roman Catholi…

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  St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth · 0.1 km

  St Mary's Priory Church, in Whitecross Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, is an Anglican church founded as a Benedictine priory in 1075. The current church dates mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. It was de…

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  Priory House, Monmouth · 0.1 km

  Priory House is a Grade II Listed building in Monmouth, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)