Underwood

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 15° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

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

16 reported · July 2026▼ 27% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour6
• Violence & sexual offences5
• Public order2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Llanwern · Gwent

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

159 reported road collisions (2024)

46 killed or seriously injured · 198 casualties · 10 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

49 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

1 active warning/alert

• Flood alert: Tidal River Avon at Bristol, Pill and Shirehampton

Source: Environment Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£230,505 average▲ 5% YoY

Across Newport · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£956 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY

• 1 bed £696
• 2 bed £861
• 3 bed £963

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

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: 183.7p · Asda (7.1 km)

10 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)

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)

5,290 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

13 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

£728 median full-time weekly pay

4.5% 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

20% low-carbon electricity

Gas 80% · Solar 18% · Wind 2%

316 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport East:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership405 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office334 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s307 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test290 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth206 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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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

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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)