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Marshfield

Middle area

South west Newport. 8,447 people in 47 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 31% of people in Marshfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£329,975
Joint 2,959th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,433
Joint 2,838th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
31%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Marshfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marshfield at a rate of 71.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 137.4 per 1,000 people across Newport.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences182
Anti-social behaviour147
Other crime136
Criminal damage and arson65
Vehicle crime33
Burglary20
Drug offences9
Shoplifting9
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Marshfield compares

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

MarshfieldMiddle
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. Marshfield is £329,975.
£329,9753rd most expensive
Population20 middle areas, Newport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 5,269 to 11,804. The middle area is 7,788. Marshfield is 8,433.
8,4337th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Newport · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 14.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 87.5%. Marshfield is 31.0%.
31%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Marshfield is 80.6%.
80.6%2nd lowest

Is Marshfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Marshfield at a rate of 71.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 137.4 per 1,000 people across Newport.

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

In August 2026 alone, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Marshfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (182), anti-social behaviour (147) and other crime (136).

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 Newport

These figures are published for the whole of Newport, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newport and not Marshfield 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
168,584
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Marshfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Marshfield was £329,975 in 2025.

Marshfield had 8,433 usual residents at the census.

About 31% of people in Marshfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Marshfield, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.