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Lawrence Hill

Middle area

North east Newport. 5,949 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Lawrence Hill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£240,000
2,422nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,794
2,500th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lawrence Hill compares

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Median sale price20 middle areas, Newport · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newport20 areas from £165,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £216,250. Lawrence Hill is £240,000.
£240,0007th highest
Population20 middle areas, Newport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 5,269 to 11,804. The middle area is 7,788. Lawrence Hill is 5,794.
5,7943rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Newport · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 78.7% to 98.9%. The middle area is 96.8%. Lawrence Hill is 98.0%.
98.0%6th highest
Claimant rate20 middle areas, Newport · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 1.5% to 8.5%. The middle area is 4.5%. Lawrence Hill is 3.5%.
3.5%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Newport

These figures are published for the whole of Newport, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newport and not Lawrence Hill alone. See Newport

Average house price
£229,200
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,533
109th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.1years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Lawrence Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lawrence Hill was £240,000 in 2025.

Lawrence Hill had 5,794 usual residents at the census.

In Lawrence Hill, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lawrence Hill, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.