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Stow Hill

Middle area

North west Newport. 7,682 people in 1.6 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 Stow Hill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£205,000
1,588th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,784
3,946th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Stow 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. Stow Hill is £205,000.
£205,0007th lowest
Population20 middle areas, Newport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newport20 areas from 5,269 to 11,804. The middle area is 7,788. Stow Hill is 6,784.
6,7846th 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%. Stow Hill is 78.7%.
78.7%lowest
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%. Stow Hill is 8.5%.
8.5%highest

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 Stow 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
Stow Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Stow Hill was £205,000 in 2025.

Stow Hill had 6,784 usual residents at the census.

In Stow Hill, 78.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stow Hill, 8.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.