Home › UK › Gwent Wales · County Find your town in Gwent Gwent has 38 towns of 2,500 or more and 42 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.
38 graded towns
0 grade A− or better
42 villages and smaller places
Newport largest · 130,882
How Gwent compares: its report card → Gwent at a glance What Gwent is like The typical Gwent town grades highest on cost of living and outdoors against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on health. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The typical town, subject by subject The median Gwent town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town
Cost of living B− ahead of 55% Outdoors B− ahead of 54% Hazard risk B− ahead of 49% Walkability C ahead of 35% Jobs & income C− ahead of 17% Safety D ahead of 11% Health D ahead of 9% The finder
Find a town that’s… 38 towns · ordered by Gwent rank
#1 in Gwent B Town · 7,546 people · #865 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeB Hazard riskLowest D Walkability
#2 in Gwent B Town · 5,742 people · #911 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeA− HealthLowest D Walkability
#3 in Gwent C+ Town · 3,787 people · #1,270 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB+ SafetyLowest D Walkability
#4 in Gwent C+ Town · 2,912 people · #1,352 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− HealthB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D− Walkability
#5 in Gwent C Town · 6,126 people · #1,389 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B Hazard riskB Cost of livingLowest D Walkability
#6 in Gwent C Town · 5,123 people · #1,520 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB− Hazard riskLowest D Health
#7 in Gwent C Town · 3,766 people · #1,540 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB− WalkabilityLowest D Health
#8 in Gwent C Town · 4,235 people · #1,581 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D Health
#9 in Gwent C− Town · 10,330 people · #1,634 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB− HealthLowest C− Jobs & income
#10 in Gwent C− Town · 7,582 people · #1,666 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingC WalkabilityLowest D Jobs & income
#11 in Gwent C− Town · 3,102 people · #1,735 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB− Hazard riskLowest D Health
#12 in Gwent C− Town · 15,194 people · #1,751 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB− Hazard riskLowest D Health
#13 in Gwent C− Town · 9,363 people · #1,762 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB− Hazard riskLowest D Health
#14 in Gwent C− Town · 7,329 people · #1,770 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B− HealthB− Jobs & incomeLowest D Hazard risk
#15 in Gwent C− Town · 11,939 people · #1,773 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B WalkabilityB Hazard riskLowest C− Safety
#16 in Gwent C− Town · 11,856 people · #1,801 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB− WalkabilityLowest D Health
#17 in Gwent C− Town · 8,034 people · #1,812 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D− Health
#18 in Gwent D Town · 6,463 people · #1,830 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB Hazard riskLowest D Health
#19 in Gwent D Town · 5,639 people · #1,840 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB WalkabilityLowest D− Health
#20 in Gwent D Town · 9,813 people · #1,845 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B WalkabilityB− Hazard riskLowest C− Jobs & income
#21 in Gwent D Town · 4,998 people · #1,872 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D− Health
#22 in Gwent D Town · 12,621 people · #1,896 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D− Safety
#23 in Gwent D Large town · 33,104 people · #1,902 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B WalkabilityB− Cost of livingLowest D Health
#24 in Gwent D Town · 4,412 people · #1,941 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D− Health
#25 in Gwent D Town · 3,280 people · #1,949 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingC+ WalkabilityLowest D− Jobs & income
#26 in Gwent D City · 130,882 people · #1,977 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB− Cost of livingLowest D− Safety
#27 in Gwent D− Town · 13,689 people · #2,059 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityC Hazard riskLowest D Safety
#28 in Gwent D− Large town · 29,070 people · #2,062 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B− Cost of livingC+ Hazard riskLowest D Safety
#29 in Gwent D− Town · 5,637 people · #2,077 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B Cost of livingC+ WalkabilityLowest D− Jobs & income
#30 in Gwent D− Large town · 47,075 people · #2,087 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest C+ Cost of livingC+ WalkabilityLowest D Safety
#31 in Gwent D− Town · 2,507 people · #2,090 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B Cost of livingC− SafetyLowest D− Jobs & income
#32 in Gwent D− Town · 10,248 people · #2,091 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B Hazard riskB− Cost of livingLowest D− Jobs & income
#33 in Gwent D− Town · 5,250 people · #2,123 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB− Cost of livingLowest D− Safety
#34 in Gwent D− Town · 7,495 people · #2,124 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B Cost of livingD SafetyLowest D− Health
#35 in Gwent D− Town · 4,553 people · #2,126 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B Hazard riskB− Cost of livingLowest D− Jobs & income
#36 in Gwent D− Town · 4,548 people · #2,127 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskC+ Cost of livingLowest D− Jobs & income
#37 in Gwent D− Town · 19,635 people · #2,129 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest C+ Cost of livingC+ Hazard riskLowest D− Safety
#38 in Gwent D− Town · 14,534 people · #2,130 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B− Hazard riskB− Cost of livingLowest D− Safety
Show all 38 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
Go deeper Gwent lists Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
All Gwent rankings → Villages and small towns 42 smaller places in Gwent Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.
Llanhilleth2,450 Marshfield2,386 Usk2,310 Gilwern2,184 Underwood2,134 Maesycwmmer2,095 Llanfoist2,007 Machen1,985 Pontlottyn1,832 Rogiet1,791 Swffryd1,721 Trethomas1,713 Portskewett1,627 Caer-went1,523 Trinant1,504 Markham1,443 Gelligaer1,436 Abertysswg1,424 Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant1,411 Penperlleni1,396 Cwmfelinfach1,353 Govilon1,342 Ponthir1,260 Raglan1,176 Fochriw1,148 17 places under 1,000 people Photos: 0: Martin Ridley · Public domain · 1: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 5: RAY JONES · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 6: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 12: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 13: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 14: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 19: KamrynMatika2 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · 26: Cornishstrongbitter at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 30: andy dolman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 31: Tylerian3 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 32: Jeff Gogarty · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 33: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 34: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 36: Gareth James · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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