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Pillgwenlly

Ward

South west Newport. About 9,450 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Pillgwenlly live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,117
3,345th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pillgwenlly compares

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

PillgwenllyMiddle
Population21 wards, Newport · 2021
Population: every ward in Newport21 areas from 2,949 to 13,586. The middle area is 7,970. Pillgwenlly is 8,117.
8,11710th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Newport · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Newport21 areas from 11.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 89.0%. Pillgwenlly is 11.0%.
11%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Newport · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newport21 areas from 78.8% to 99.0%. The middle area is 96.2%. Pillgwenlly is 89.3%.
89.3%5th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Newport · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Newport21 areas from 1.2% to 9.1%. The middle area is 4.1%. Pillgwenlly is 7.9%.
7.9%2nd highest

Is Pillgwenlly safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pillgwenlly at a rate of 213.9 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, 221 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pillgwenlly.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (714), other crime (438) and anti-social behaviour (430).

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 ward, so they describe all of Newport and not Pillgwenlly alone. See Newport

Average house price
£225,702
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,533
109th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 107th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
168,584
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Pillgwenlly in brief

Pillgwenlly had 8,117 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Pillgwenlly live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Pillgwenlly, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pillgwenlly, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.