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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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:38

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Crime

73 reported · August 2026▲ 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences20
  • Anti-social behaviour19
  • Criminal damage & arson10
  • Other theft7

Neighbourhood team: Rogerstone · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Drugs & Related Issues

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

Road safety

145 reported road collisions (2025)

35 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

104 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 90 rated 4–5 ★ (66 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

£198,545 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-08

Detached£313,999
Semi-detached£202,994
Terraced£169,311
Flat£107,649

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£747 average monthly rent▲ 8.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £551
  • 2 bed £689
  • 3 bed £777

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

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: 167.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

69 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,025
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,598
  • Net moves+427

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

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:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 41
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 19

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,070 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £31,890 avg

e.g. Electrical Testing Team Leader, Tumbler, Team Leader

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% 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

7% low-carbon electricity

Gas 93% · Wind 7%

366 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in NP10

  • The Rogerstone Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

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  • Rogerstone · 0.5 km

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  • Tiny Rebel · 0.5 km

    Tiny Rebel is a craft brewery in Rogerstone, Newport, Wales.

  • Rogerstone railway station · 0.7 km

    Rogerstone railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in the community of Rogerstone in Newport, south Wales. The station is situated ½ mile north of the original station on the site of former rail siding…

  • Fourteen Locks · 1.2 km

    Fourteen Locks is a series of locks, also known as the Cefn Flight, on the Crumlin arm of the Monmouthshire Canal at Rogerstone in Newport, South Wales. The flight of locks was completed in 1799 and raises the water l…

  • Rhiwderin · 1.3 km

    Rhiwderin is a small village in the west of the city of Newport, South Wales.

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.