Chepstow grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 17% of UK towns, and #15 of 38 in Gwent. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): 16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (C−): 34.2 violent and sexual offences and 14.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 42%. The median home sold for £300,000 in the last three years, 6 times what households in the Monmouthshire 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.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Chepstow is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chepstow.
Safety
Crime per resident in Chepstow is higher than in 77% of UK towns
1,072 crimes and 192 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Chepstow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 34% of the crimes. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 15.8 reports per 1,000, near Gwent’s towns (15) and higher than Wales’s towns (10.4).
34.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 42% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual368
Shoplifting213
Public order123
Damage & arson89
Other theft76
Burglary70
Vehicle crime44
Drugs42
Anti-social192
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.
34.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Schools
5 state schools in Chepstow
Below are two of them, each with why it was picked. Some 1,891 pupils attend Chepstow’s four primaries and one secondary. Two of them are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 5 schools →
History
Much of Chepstow 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.
10% of homes were built before 1919. Chepstow has 165 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Gwent’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (18) alike. Of the town’s 197 listed buildings on Cadw’s list, Grade I counts 3 and Grade II* 18. Its listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Chepstow earns a C− for cost of living grade
Private rents average £994 a month across the Monmouthshire council area. 18% rent privately, higher than Gwent’s towns (14%) and near Wales’s towns (17%). The social rented sector houses 16% of households.
£300Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Chepstow£300K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£445,000
229
Semi-detached
£290,000
150
Terraced
£255,000
238
Flat or maisonette
£184,000
47
18%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£994
average private rent a month, Monmouthshire council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Is Chepstow a healthy place? 81% of its people say their health is good, above Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
5.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Gwent’s towns (7.7%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) alike. A disability affects nearly a fifth of people in Chepstow. The nearest A&E to Chepstow is Southmead Hospital, 10.4 miles away. 3 GP practices serve the town.
81%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
Census 2021
Chepstow
Gwent
Wales
Good or very good health
81%
77%
78%
Bad or very bad health
5.7%
7.7%
7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)
19%
22%
22%
79.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
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.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Chepstow is better off than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: households earn £48K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over a third of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: nearly a third of workers, above both Gwent’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (24%). Work in town: 27% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Chepstow has 1 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Chepstow is a graduates’ town: 37% hold a degree, more than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns
Chepstow has a median age of 45.4. 16% are under 15, below Gwent’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
45.4median age
ChepstowGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenWalesMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
Beachley, Portskewett, Caer-went, Severn Beach and Pilning have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Chepstow
How many listed buildings are there in Chepstow?
197 on Cadw’s list, 3 of them Grade I and 18 Grade II*. That is 6.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Parish Church of St Mary. It also has 4 scheduled monuments.
Is Chepstow safe?
About the middle for its size: 58% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C−.
Does Chepstow flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Chepstow
Town in Gwent, Wales
Chepstow is a built-up area of 11,939 people, in the Monmouthshire 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
11,939 (Census 2021)
Council
Monmouthshire
County
Gwent
Region
Wales
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
ONS code
W45000513
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.
