Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,945 in Essex, East of England.
Newport grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than 98% of UK towns, and #3 of 81 in Essex. Its strongest subject is health (A+): life expectancy 83.4 for men, 89.3 for women. The median home sold for £500,000 in the last three years, 7.1 times what households in the Uttlesford council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Newport does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Newport is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 78 buildings inside Newport’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1904.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Newport. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House3 km outside town, to the north
CastleSaffron Walden Castle4 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleClavering Castle4.9 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryFry Art Gallery3.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSaffron Walden Museum4 km outside town, to the northeastPark or estatePark or estate · English HeritageAudley End Estate3.1 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newport.
Women here live to 89.3 on average and men to 83.4 (2019–23). 14% of residents have a disability, below both Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Newport is Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals, 13.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Newport | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 155 | D |
| Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 865 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
In the comparison, Newport comes above both Essex’s towns (51) and England’s towns (39). Newport’s listed buildings include Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Newport has 78 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
For Newport, that is below both Essex’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £699,950 | 57 |
| Semi-detached | £468,750 | 38 |
| Terraced | £358,125 | 26 |
| Flat or maisonette | £458,750 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 122 crimes inside Newport’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 59% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Newport sits above both Essex’s towns (£63K) and England’s towns (£55K) on this measure. For 22% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
That puts Newport above both Essex’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town. Half the people of Newport are older than 43.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Newport | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
78 listed buildings in Newport, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Mary the Virgin: Photo: Marvinthefish · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Vicarage: Photo: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Monk's Barn: Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Old Post Office: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 2,945 | — | A+ | B | B | A+ |
| Saffron Walden | 16,609 | 2.9 | A+ | A− | B | A |
| Henham | 1,046 | 4 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Elsenham | 3,414 | 4.7 | A | B+ | B | A |
| Great Chesterford | 1,775 | 5.6 | — | B | A− | A+ |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 8,629 | 5.7 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Thaxted | 3,111 | 6.1 | B+ | B+ | C+ | A |
| Duxford | 2,216 | 7.9 | — | B− | A | A+ |
Henham, Great Chesterford and Duxford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary the Virgin.
GCSE results beat 89% of towns in England, and primary results beat 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Newport has 2 state schools; places are handled by Essex council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £500,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £458,750, terraced houses £358,125, semi-detached houses £468,750 and detached houses £699,950. Household incomes are higher than in 98% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
Town in Essex, England
Newport is a built-up area of 2,945 people, in the Uttlesford council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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