# NP20 5LZ: area report for a postcode in Newport

NP20 5LZ 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 5LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) › [NP20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20) › [NP20 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np20-5)

## Around this postcode

- **53 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Newport 006D: 158 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **Newport (South Wales), 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 20 m south. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **Wales’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Newport 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **£225,702 average price**: For the whole of Newport, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP20 5LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crindau Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crindau-primary-school-w6802004) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Glan Usk Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glan-usk-primary-w6802319) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Marys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-primary-school-w6803302) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-bro-teyrnon-w6802323) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Malpas Church in Wales Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malpas-church-in-wales-primary-school-w6803002) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Catch22 Include Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/school/catch22-include-wales-w6806006) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Newport Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-nursery-school-w6801019) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Ty Monmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-ty-monmouth-w6806009) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £171,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £114,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MALPAS BROOK HEALTH CENTRE (200 m)
- Pharmacies: MALPAS BROOK PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: MALPAS ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (170 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Newport (330 m, Sainsburys); Farmfoods Newport (400 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Albany Street, Newport (490 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £225,702** (August 2026). Newport’s average house price was £225,702 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Newport costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 107th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £178,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newport 006D was £178,750 in 2025. Joint 4,577th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,096** (2021). Newport 006D had 1,096 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,382nd 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Newport 006D, 95.3% 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: 2.8%** (August 2026). In Newport 006D, 2.8% 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.

## 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: 51.5994, -2.9986

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), August 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=-2.9986,51.5994,NP205LZ

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