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Rogerstone

Rogerstone is a town in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 10,000. It has 1 supermarket and 7 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and Risca and Pontymister railway station is 1 km away. There were around 51 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 Rogerstone area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Caerphilly area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 175,952 residents at roughly 634 people per km².

Council
Caerphilly
County
Gwent
Constituency
Islwyn
Police force
Gwent

Weather

18°CLight drizzle

  • Today: 20° / 18° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:36

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

69 reported · July 2026 5% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences25
  • Anti-social behaviour14
  • Criminal damage & arson7
  • Vehicle crime7

Neighbourhood team: Rogerstone · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Drugs & Related Issues

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

Road safety

155 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 223 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

125 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 107 rated 4–5 ★ (78 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rogerstone (0.6 km)
  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rogerstone (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£197,272 average 5.9% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06

Detached£314,713
Semi-detached£201,655
Terraced£167,590
Flat£106,806

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£743 average monthly rent 8.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £548
  • 2 bed £686
  • 3 bed £773

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Morrisons (7.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (7.7 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

68 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: NP10 9LG (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches19
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

175,952 residents in Caerphilly · 634/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Wales

10% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 24% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (33% of 81,180)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Ruth Jones

Labour

Newport West and Islwyn

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • 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

  • Schools8
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

32 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,773 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,189 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

62% low-carbon electricity

Wind 61% · Gas 38% · Nuclear 1% · Biomass 0%

150 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport West and Islwyn:

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

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  • Rogerstone · 0.5 km

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  • Tiny Rebel · 0.5 km

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  • Rogerstone railway station · 0.7 km

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  • Fourteen Locks · 1.2 km

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  • Rhiwderin · 1.3 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Rogerstone?
Rogerstone is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Caerphilly local authority.
How deprived is Rogerstone?
The Caerphilly local authority, which includes Rogerstone, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.