Is Newport a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Newport, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 3,667 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Newport, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 3,667 postcodes
The average home in Newport sold for £229,200 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.0% on a year earlier. Across Newport, police record 139 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
Newport (S Wales) station is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Newport, police record 139 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Newport sold for £229,200 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £399,712, semi-detached £247,143, terraced £190,163, flats £115,929. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
Newport (S Wales) is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £41,459 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £43,617 across Wales.
Wales average £215,037 (+2.6% in a year, +22.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).