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Caerwent

Ward

South east Monmouthshire. About 2,143 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Caerwent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,124
Joint 357th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Caerwent compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

CaerwentMiddle
Population39 wards, Monmouthshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Monmouthshire39 areas from 1,388 to 5,021. The middle area is 2,124. Caerwent is 2,124.
2,12420th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 wards, Monmouthshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Monmouthshire39 areas from 12.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Caerwent is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Monmouthshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Monmouthshire39 areas from 42.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 82.7%. Caerwent is 78.1%.
78.1%15th lowest
Claimant rate39 wards, Monmouthshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Monmouthshire39 areas from 0.5% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Caerwent is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 14th lowest

Is Caerwent safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caerwent at a rate of 58.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.0 per 1,000 people across Monmouthshire.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Caerwent.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (41), other crime (30) and anti-social behaviour (28).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Monmouthshire

These figures are published for the whole of Monmouthshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Monmouthshire and not Caerwent alone. See Monmouthshire

Average house price
£335,093
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,529
107th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
95,329
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Caerwent in brief

Caerwent had 2,124 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Caerwent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Caerwent, 78.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Caerwent, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.