# NP18 3QR: area report for a postcode in Newport

NP18 3QR 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 3QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) › [NP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18) › [NP18 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18-3)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 52% on July. Newport 001F: 176 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **Newport (South Wales), 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 420 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Newport 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **£229,200 average price**: For the whole of Newport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **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=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-nant-gwenlli-w6802331) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caerleon-lodge-hill-primary-w6802324) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caerleon Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caerleon-comprehensive-school-w6804059) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Charles Williams Church In Wales Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-williams-church-in-wales-primary-school-w6803313) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Julians Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-julians-primary-school-w6802322) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Julian's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-julians-school-w6804003) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2025 | £680,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| January 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 270 m |
| September 2025 | £302,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| October 2024 | £490,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ISCA MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Newport Caerleon Roman Way (250 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Caerleon Mill Street Local (540 m, Sainsburys); Spar - Ponthir (810 m, Spar)

## 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 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £253,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newport 001F was £253,000 in 2025. Joint 11,883rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,061** (2021). Newport 001F had 1,061 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,114th 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: 84.5%** (January 2026). In Newport 001F, 84.5% 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: 4.8%** (August 2026). In Newport 001F, 4.8% 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: 51.6147, -2.9635

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.9635,51.6147,NP183QR

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np18-3qr