Caerleon grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 17% of UK towns, and #14 of 38 in Gwent. Its weakest is hazard risk (D): 3.7% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £282,250 in the last three years, 6.1 times what households in the Newport council area earn in a year.

This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.

WeakestDHazard risk C⁻Safety

What makes Caerleon stand out

The 3 things Caerleon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Listed buildings per 10,000 residents

History

3 Grade II*, including Church of St. Cadoc; 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size

Cadw’s list, October 2026.

Degree level, 16+

Education

Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)

16% below the typical UK town’s £2,472, 2026–27

The Newport council average. Welsh Government.

How Caerleon grades

Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Caerleon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Hazard riskDOpen →Safety36.7 violent and sexual offences and 16.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026C⁻Open →Cost of livingrent £959 a monthCOpen →Walkability11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportCOpen →HealthB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeB⁻Open →

SchoolsNot published in Wales–

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

History12% of homes built before 1919B⁺Open →Outdoors64% live within 400 m of a park; 1.9 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life1.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 47% live within 1 km of a libraryC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

A view along the quay at Caerleon, showing an old tower overlooking the river,and a women in Welsh costume standing with a group of people

A view along the quay at Caerleon, showing an old tower overlooking the river,and a women in Welsh costume st… · Photo: John Skinner Prout · Public domain

Caerleon’s story

Caerleon in pictures

Cadw lists 66 buildings inside Caerleon’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*, and 23 scheduled monuments.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.

The archive holds 6 old photos and postcards going back to 1825.

1905Caerleon Church
1905Old Chapel, Caerleon
1905Remains of Roman and Medieval buildings, Caerleon

Explore the history →

Nearby attractions

National Roman Legion Museum and 16 more in and around Caerleon

Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Caerleon. Best known first.

All attractions →

Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museumin town

Museum · CadwCaerleon Roman Fortress Bathsin town

Castle · CadwNewport Castle2.3 km outside town, to the southwest

CathedralNewport Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the southwest

Abbey or prioryLlantarnam Abbey1.9 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumNewport Museum and Art Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the southwest

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths: Pwimageglow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Castle: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Cathedral: The original uploader was Owain at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Llantarnam Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Museum and Art Gallery: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caerleon.

Safety

Caerleon has more crime per resident than 86% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people

Homes saw 16.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, close to Gwent’s towns (16.5) and above Wales’s towns (10.7). Police recorded 514 crimes inside Caerleon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 89 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 49% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.

36.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC⁻Safety Grade

Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 14% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.

More crimeLess crime

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual252

Damage & arson82

Public order58

Other theft35

Burglary24

Vehicle crime19

Shoplifting17

Other crime13

Anti-social89

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.

36.7

violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

16.7

burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

12.3

anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)

514

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

Full pageCaerleon’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade36.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Caerleon has more crime per resident than 83% of UK towns Crime by typeViolence & sexual leads Vs. the neighboursAhead of 3 of its 7 graded neighbours Questions“Is Caerleon safe?”

data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL

Schools

3 state schools in Caerleon

Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.

School	Level	Pupils	Letter
Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	515	–
Caerleon Comprehensive SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary	Secondary	1,471	–

Welsh Government · schools listSee all 3 schools →

Who lives here

Caerleon is a graduates’ town: 42% hold a degree, more than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns

For Caerleon, that is above both Gwent’s towns (28%) and Wales’s towns (31%). People 65 and over make up 25% of the town. The median resident of Caerleon is 47.9 years old.

47.9median age

CaerleonGwentWales

GwentWales

Ages · share of residents

25%

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications14%

Apprenticeship6%

A levels or similar16%

Degree level42%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.

Ages and qualifications in Caerleon
	Caerleon	Gwent	Wales
Under 15	15%	18%	17%
15–24	9.6%	11%	12%
25–44	22%	26%	25%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	25%	20%	21%
No qualifications	14%	23%	20%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	5.4%	5.6%
A levels or similar	16%	16%	17%
Degree level	42%	28%	31%

Full pageCaerleon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.9 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households3,241 households · 77% own their home Where people were born5.1% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Caerleon?”

ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

History

Much of Caerleon is a conservation area: 12% of its land, more than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Caerleon sits above both Gwent’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%) on this measure. Caerleon has 66 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 3 Grade II*. For its size, Caerleon has 90 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.

66listed buildingsB⁺History Grade

Listed buildings by grade · Cadw

Grade I0

Grade II*3

Grade II63

Among them · Grade II*

Church of St. Cadoc Grade II*
The Endowed School Grade II*
Tower to the south west of, and attached to, The Hanbury Arms Grade II*

scheduled monuments

registered parks and gardens

12%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

Full pageCaerleon’s history pageOpen the page

Listed buildings66 listed buildings Homes by age12% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursAhead of 5 of its 7 graded neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Caerleon?”

Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

HousingCost of living grade C

Caerleon is a town of owners: 77% of households own their home, above Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns

That puts Caerleon above both Gwent’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 11% of households live in social housing.

£282Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Caerleon£282K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£407,500	130
Semi-detached	£265,000	113
Terraced	£227,500	65
Flat or maisonette	£135,000	20

77%

of households own their home · Wales 65%

12%

rent privately · Wales 17%

£959

average private rent a month, Newport council area

£2,088

council tax, Band D, 2026–27

Full pageCaerleon’s housing & cost pageOpen the page

House pricesMedian sale £282,250 Renting£959 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,088 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters77% own their home

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁻

Households in Caerleon earn more than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: £52K a year

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

On this, Caerleon is above both Gwent’s towns (£44K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). 2.4% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.

11%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving87%

On foot6%

Bus3%

Train1%

Bicycle1%

43%

of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%

37%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£52K

mean household income, before tax

2.4%

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

Walkability: more walkable than 34% of UK towns

Full pageCaerleon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Household income£52K a year · Mean household income Commute map11% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here2,850 jobs based here · Health and social care is the biggest, 42%Getting to work43% go under 5 km · Short trips to work

ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL

Health

Bad health is less common in Caerleon than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 5.6% of residents

In the comparison, Caerleon comes below both Gwent’s towns (7.7%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). One GP practice serves the town. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.

81%good or very good healthB⁻Health Grade

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%

Census 2021	Caerleon	Gwent	Wales
Good or very good health	81%	77%	78%
Bad or very bad health	5.6%	7.7%	7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)	19%	22%	22%

81.6

life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)

84.5

life expectancy at birth, women

Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.

Full pageCaerleon’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeLife expectancy: women 84.5, men 81.6 Getting care2.4 miles to A&E · The Grange University Hospital GP practices1 GP practice · 7,329 residents per practice Census health81% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caerleon

15pages on Caerleon

The big questions

SafetyC⁻36.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingCMedian home £282K · rent £959 a month Housing83 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mercury Street Schools3 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthB⁻Work & commuteB⁻53% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazardsD3.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

OutdoorsC64% live within 400 m of a park AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 22°C (72°F), 1,116 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.9 · 7,329 people HistoryB⁺66 listed buildings Town Hall & politicsCouncil area: Newport Famous people20 born here, among them Arthur Machen

Landmarks

66 listed buildings in Caerleon.

All landmarks →

Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Car Park and Garden of Endowed School, N…Scheduled monument

Church of St. CadocGrade II* listed

Caerleon Castle MoundScheduled monument

The Priory HotelGrade II listed

Photo credits

Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Car Park and Garden of Endowed School, North of Broadway: Photo: Pwimageglow · Public domain · Church of St. Cadoc: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Caerleon Castle Mound: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Priory Hotel: Photo: Andy Perkins · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Caerleon

20 notable people were born in Caerleon.

See all 20 →

Arthur MachenWelsh author and mystic (1863–1947)

Anthony Barnes AtkinsonBritish economist (1944–2017)

Gary HockingRhodesian motorcycle racer and racing driver (1937–1962)

Banita SandhuWelsh actress · born 1997

Roger FreestoneWelsh footballer and manager (born 1968)

Albert YoungWelsh footballer (1917-2013)

Photo credits

Arthur Machen: Arthur Machen, Public domain · Anthony Barnes Atkinson: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gary Hocking: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0 · Banita Sandhu: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0

Caerleon’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gwent →

PonthirNewportLangstoneUnderwoodCwmbrânRogerstoneRiscaCaerleon

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Caerleon	7,329	—	C⁻	C	C⁻	B⁻
Ponthir	1,260	0.9	—	D	B⁺	B
Newport	130,882	2.1	D	B⁻	D⁻	D
Langstone	2,912	2.7	C⁺	D	C⁺	A⁻
Underwood	2,134	3.6	—	B	B	C⁺
Cwmbrân	47,075	3.6	D⁻	C⁺	D	D
Rogerstone	7,546	4.4	B	C⁻	B	B
Risca	15,194	5.8	C⁻	A⁻	D	D

Ponthir and Underwood have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.

Questions about Caerleon

How many listed buildings are there in Caerleon?

66 on Cadw’s list, 3 of them Grade II*. That is 3.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 23 scheduled monuments.

Does Caerleon flood?

Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.

Who lives in Caerleon?

At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of Caerleon’s 7,329 residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.

About Caerleon

Town in Gwent, Wales

Caerleon is a built-up area of 7,329 people, in the Newport 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

Population: 7,329 (Census 2021)
Council: Newport
County: Gwent
Region: Wales
Area: 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
ONS code: W45000530

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) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, 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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