# NP18 1QQ: area report for a postcode in Newport

NP18 1QQ is a postcode in Newport.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Newport. Open the map at NP18 1QQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) › [NP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18) › [NP18 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18-1)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Newport 001C: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **Newport (South Wales), 4.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 20 m north. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **Wales’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Newport 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **£229,200 average price**: For the whole of Newport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **46.2% can get gigabit broadband at NP18 1QQ**: Superfast for 96.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Charles Williams Church In Wales Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-williams-church-in-wales-primary-school-w6803313) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caerleon Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caerleon-comprehensive-school-w6804059) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Julians Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-julians-primary-school-w6802322) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Milton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-primary-school-w6802329) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Gabriel's R.C.](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-r-c-w6803306) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-nant-gwenlli-w6802331) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [RINGLAND PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ringland-primary-w6802316) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caerleon-lodge-hill-primary-w6802324) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £259,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| October 2025 | £327,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| January 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |
| October 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ISCA MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (890 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £229,200** (July 2026). Newport’s average house price was £229,200 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,533** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newport earned a median of £36,533 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 109th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Newport costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 117th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 168,584** (2025). Newport’s population was an estimated 168,584 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Newport 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £348,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newport 001C was £348,750 in 2025. Joint 11,858th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,176** (2021). Newport 001C had 1,176 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,251st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 62.7%** (January 2026). In Newport 001C, 62.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.1%** (August 2026). In Newport 001C, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NP18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP18 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,053** (2021). NP18 had 17,053 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,117th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in NP18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.9%** (January 2026). In NP18, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport)
- Centre: 51.6057, -2.9463

Council: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newport East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-east): Jessica Morden (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9463,51.6057,NP181QQ

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