# NP20 3HL: area report for a postcode in Newport

NP20 3HL 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 NP20 3HL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) › [NP20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20) › [NP20 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-3)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Newport 017A: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **Newport (South Wales), 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 350 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Newport 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **£229,200 average price**: For the whole of Newport, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP20 3HL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ysgol Bryn Derw](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-bryn-derw-w6807004) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gaer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gaer-primary-school-w6802326) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Clytha Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clytha-primary-school-w6802003) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Davids Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-primary-w6803300) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [MAES EBBW SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maes-ebbw-school-w6807002) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Woolos Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-woolos-primary-w6802027) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Wadham College of Science](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wadham-college-of-science-w6806007) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Maesglas Primary & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maesglas-primary-and-nursery-w6802017) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £100,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BELLEVUE SURGERY (960 m); BRYNGWYN SURGERY (970 m); ST DAVID'S CLINIC (990 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (540 m); HANDPOST PHARMACY (600 m); KNIGHTS GAER PHARMACY (610 m); BELLEVUE PHARMACY (890 m); J.D.S. EVANS CHEMIST (990 m)
- Dental practices: CARDIFF ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Newport Extra (630 m, Tesco); Spar - Bassaleg Road (710 m, Spar); Lidl Newport (740 m, Lidl); Asda Stow Hill Express Petrol (790 m, Asda); Spar - Cardiff Road (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 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newport 017A was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,375** (2021). Newport 017A had 1,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,146th 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Newport 017A, 95.1% 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: 3.0%** (August 2026). In Newport 017A, 3.0% 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.

## NP20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP20 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 54,687** (2021). NP20 had 54,687 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 134th most 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in NP20 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In NP20, 92.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport)
- Centre: 51.5778, -3.0104

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

## Your MP

- [Newport West and Islwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newport-west-and-islwyn): Ruth Jones (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=-3.0104,51.5778,NP203HL

## How to cite

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