Chepstow Road, Newport, NP19 8BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NP19 8BY is primarily male, with 56.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.7%	43.1%	0.4%	51.0%	-7.9%
Male	57.3%	56.9%	-0.4%	49.0%	7.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NP19 8BY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.3%	42.8%	1.5%	37.9%	4.9%
Married: Opposite sex	43.9%	45.9%	2.0%	44.2%	1.7%
Separated	4.9%	2.2%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	4.5%	6.6%	2.1%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	5.4%	2.6%	-2.8%	6.1%	-3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.1%	51.5%	8.4%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	40.4%	30%	-10.4%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	11%	11.9%	0.9%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	5.5%	5.6%	0.1%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	0%	1%	1.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.8%	27.9%	-3.9%	18.2%	9.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	10.9%	-2.1%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	10.9%	-0.8%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	10.9%	2.8%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	21.5%	24%	2.5%	33.8%	-9.8%
Other	11.7%	11.4%	-0.3%	2.8%	8.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	8.2%	17.6%	9.4%	1.1%	16.5%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.5%	0.7%	-2.8%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	27.1%	21.2%	-5.9%	2.7%	18.5%
Other Asian	0.8%	3.6%	2.8%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	3.5%	5.5%	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	5.9%	1%	-4.9%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	46.3%	42.3%	-4.0%	81.4%	-39.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	3.6%	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.9%	57.6%	-6.3%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	4.3%	14.1%	9.8%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	10.2%	6.3%	-3.9%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	21.6%	20.4%	-1.2%	5.6%	14.8%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.1%	57.8%	-5.3%	83.2%	-25.4%
10+ Years	9%	21.1%	12.1%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	6.3%	8.6%	2.3%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	8.6%	9.2%	0.6%	2.2%	7.0%
Less than 2 years	12.9%	3.3%	-9.6%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.5%	76.7%	-13.2%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	8.9%	1.5%	7.4%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.7%	37.2%	-17.5%
Christian	24.3%	46.2%	-21.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	47.2%	6.5%	40.7%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Chepstow Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chepstow Road was 210.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 87.0% higher than the Alway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Chepstow Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Alway and the 79th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 113.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 10.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,100

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in NP19 8BY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Rank - 10/10 (very high )
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) measures how deprived small areas in Wales are compared to each other. WIMD highlights areas with the highest levels of different types of deprivation. Its main goal is to provide information about the most deprived areas in Wales to help make decisions about funding and local services. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures the percentage of people with income below a certain level. It makes up 22% of the overall index.
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
This domain measures the lack of employment. It includes people of working age who are unable to work due to poor health or who are unemployed but looking for work. This domain makes up 22% of the overall Index.
Health Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures poor health. It doesn't have any sub-sections. Some indicators are adjusted for age and sex to account for differences in different areas. This domain makes up 15% of the overall index.
Education Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain measures how much people in an area lack education, training, and skills. It shows the educational disadvantages, like not having qualifications or skills. This domain makes up 14% of the overall index.
Access To Services Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
This domain measures how deprived a household is if they can't access important services needed for daily life, both in person and online. This includes not being able to get things like food (material deprivation) and not being able to do things like attend after-school activities (social deprivation). Poor access to services can make other types of deprivation worse. This domain counts for 10% of the overall index.
Housing Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The housing domain aims to identify poor housing based on physical conditions, living conditions, and availability. "Living conditions" means how suitable the housing is for the people living there, including health, safety, and necessary adjustments. This domain makes up 7% of the overall index.
Community Safety Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain looks at how safe people feel in their community. It includes actual crime and fire incidents, as well as how safe people feel when they are outside in their neighborhood. This domain makes up 5% of the overall index.
Physical Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain measures things in the local area that might affect the well-being or quality of life of residents. It makes up 5% of the overall index.

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chepstow Road are based on 825 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Newport.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Chepstow Road, Newport, NP19 8BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for NP19 8BY

Average Price
£207,869

Semi-Detached
£257,647

Terraced
£204,576

Detached
£309,907

Flats/Maisonettes
£104,897

Other
£198,325

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chepstow Road

Average Price
£290,170

Semi-Detached
£289,771

Terraced
£231,024

Detached
£420,814

Flats/Maisonettes
£111,691

Other
£402,378

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chepstow Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
63 Chepstow Road, Newport, Newport Terraced, an established residential building	£153,000	2023-05-09	£161,078
77 Chepstow Road, Newport, Newport Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-09-28	£185,848
87 Chepstow Road, Newport, Newport Other, an established residential building	£210,000	2022-04-11	£211,307
89 Chepstow Road, Newport, Newport Terraced, an established residential building	£176,500	2020-08-21	£224,096
61 Chepstow Road, Newport, Newport Other, an established residential building	£153,000	2019-11-26	£182,098

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NP19 8BY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	61
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	29
Retired	18
Unemployed	16
Self-Employed	15
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Manufacturing	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Construction	7
Education	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Real estate activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	2

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairoak Nursery School Church Road , NP19 7EJ	- not rated	202 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
St Joseph's R.C. Primary School Fairoak Avenue , NP19 8FW	- not rated	407 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Maindee C.P. School Rodney Road , NP19 0AP	- not rated	530 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Eveswell Primary School Chepstow Road , NP19 8GX	- not rated	819 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
St Mary's R.C. Primary School Queens Hill , NP20 5HJ	- not rated	1,196 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Llyfrgell Maindee Library Cafe	Maindee Library, 79 Chepstow Road	1 yd
Tamarind Indian Restaurant	122 Chepstow Road, Newport	204 yd
Valentines	123 - 125 Chepstow Road, Newport	257 yd
Busy Kitchen	10 Church Road, Newport	315 yd
Re D'oro Ristorante	137 Chepstow Road, Newport	332 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hereford Arms	37 Hereford Street, Newport	156 yd
St Julians H S O B	45 Harrow Road, Newport	191 yd
The Maindee Hotel	Maindee Hotel, 107 - 109 Chepstow Road	204 yd
O'Connors @ The Scrum Half	111 Chepstow Road, Newport	214 yd
The Royal Albert Inn	Royal Albert Inn, 1 - 3 Albert Avenue	274 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maindee Fish Bar	1 Livingstone Place, Newport	34 yd
Baguette Me	80 Chepstow Road, Newport	50 yd
Indulge	The Triangle, Chepstow Road	71 yd
The Square Pizza Company	88 Chepstow Road, Newport	82 yd
Perilicious	92 Chepstow Road, Newport	95 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	20 Caerleon Road, Newport	412 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket	Unit 35, Kingsway Centre	968 yd
Lidl Uk Gmbh	Lidl, Granville Street	969 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	42 - 48 Friars Walk Shopping Centre, John Frost Square	973 yd
Iceland	Ground Floor, 161 - 163 Commercial Street	1,087 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near NP19 8BY postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	89.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of NP19 8BY