Underwood

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 8° · 44% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:39

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

34 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences11
• Anti-social behaviour10
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Llanwern · Gwent

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

173 reported road collisions (2025)

56 killed or seriously injured · 216 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

51 food businesses within 2 miles

• 44 rated 4–5 ★ (42 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newport (7.7 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£225,702 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£959 average monthly rent▲ 2.7% YoY

• 1 bed £697
• 2 bed £863
• 3 bed £965

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (3.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (3.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

45 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: RAW GREENE KING NEW INN 1 (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

159,592 residents in Newport · 838/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,671
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,438
• Net moves+233

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

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

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

Jessica Morden

Labour

Newport East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£728 median full-time weekly pay

4.6% 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

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 79,936 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

22% low-carbon electricity

Gas 78% · Wind 16% · Solar 6%

308 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NP18

• Wentwood Ward
• St Peters Hospital
• Isca Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport East:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety215 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth207 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals130 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK128 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases118 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

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

• Underwood, Newport · 0.0 km

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  Llanmartin · 0.6 km

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  Langstone, Newport · 1.4 km

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  Bishton · 1.5 km

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  Llanbedr, Newport · 1.8 km

  Llanbedr, also spelled Llanbeder, is a hamlet in Newport, Wales. Located in the eastern part of Langstone, it forms part of the community and the historical parish of Langstone.

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  Newport East (UK Parliament constituency) · 2.1 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)