Usk

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• Today: 10° / 5° · 41% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:39

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

12 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Other theft2
• Shoplifting2
• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Usk · 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)

41 food businesses within 2 miles

• 37 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pontypool and New Inn (7.6 km)
• 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£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: 154.9p · Esso (8.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Trinity Terrace Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds9

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)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,090 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

50 jobs advertised · £40,103 avg

e.g. Procurement Professional, Commercial Cleaners for Offices, 1-1 Teaching Assistant

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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 10%

355 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 · 2 pharmacies in NP15

• Usk Hmp
• The Surgery James House

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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  Burrium · 0.1 km

  Burrium was a legionary fortress in the Roman province of Britannia Superior or Roman Britain. Its remains today lie beneath the town of Usk in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.

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  Olde Malsters, Usk · 0.1 km

  Olde Malsters, 11 New Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire is a remnant of a large house of late medieval origins. The existing building comprises the cross-wing and a passage from the original townhouse. It is a Grade I…

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  Ynys Hafod, Henllys & Min Yr Afon, Usk · 0.1 km

  Ynys Hafod, Henllys and Min Yr Afon, New Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, are three houses forming a continuous range in the centre of the town. Each house is a Grade II* listed building.

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  27 Old Market Street, Usk · 0.1 km

  27 Old Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, forms part of a range of terraced houses which were originally the Great House of Roger Williams, High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in the mid-16th century. It is a Grade II* list…

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  Old Town Hall, Usk · 0.2 km

  The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in Old Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales. The structure, used as the local club of the Royal British Legion, is a Grade II listed building.

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  30 Bridge Street, Usk · 0.2 km

  30 Bridge Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, is a building dating from the very early 15th century. In the 17th century the structure was used as a jail and the Catholic martyr David Lewis was imprisoned there in 1678. 30 Br…

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