Llandevaud’s story
No listed buildings inside Llandevaud’s built-up area
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlandevaudGwent
A village of 409 in Gwent, Wales.
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Photo: Colin Bates · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
409
Census 2021 · Newport council
Median age
53.3
31% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llandevaud a good place to live?
Llandevaud has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llandevaud stand out
The 3 things Llandevaud does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwent 28%.
Own outright
Housing
56% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llandevaud.
Who lives here
Llandevaud is a graduates’ town: 48% hold a degree, more than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns
Llandevaud sits above both Gwent’s towns (28%) and Wales’s towns (31%) on this measure. 31% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Llandevaud is 53.3 years old.
53.3median age
LlandevaudGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llandevaud | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Llandevaud work nearby than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 9% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Llandevaud below both Gwent’s towns (39%) and Wales’s towns (41%). At the census, 3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot1%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Llandevaud is a town of owners: 93% of households own their home, above Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
On this, Llandevaud is above both Gwent’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 0% of households live in social housing.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llandevaud£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £610,000 | 7 |
93%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
7%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£959
average private rent a month, Newport council area
£2,088
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Llandevaud records less burglary and damage per resident than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 2.4 per 1,000 a year
In the comparison, Llandevaud comes below both Gwent’s towns (16.7) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Violence comes to 21.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 8 crimes inside Llandevaud’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 6 reports of anti-social behaviour.
21.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Public order3
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social6
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.
21.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Just 3.4% of people in Llandevaud say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Gwent’s towns and Wales’s towns
For Llandevaud, that is below both Gwent’s towns (7.7%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Llandevaud has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Llandevaud | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 22% |
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 · OGL
History
Llandevaud has fewer old homes than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 14% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llandevaud
12pages on Llandevaud
The big questions
Llandevaud’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
UnderwoodLangstoneUndy and MagorRogietCaerleonCaer-wentPonthirLlandevaud
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandevaud | 409 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Underwood | 2,134 | 1.1 | — | B | B | C+ |
| Langstone | 2,912 | 1.7 | C+ | D | C+ | A− |
| Undy and Magor | 5,742 | 2.6 | B | C− | B+ | A− |
| Rogiet | 1,791 | 4 | — | C | C | B |
| Caerleon | 7,329 | 4.3 | C− | C | C− | B− |
| Caer-went | 1,523 | 4.4 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Ponthir | 1,260 | 4.8 | — | D | B+ | B |
Underwood, Rogiet, Caer-went and Ponthir have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llandevaud
How much is council tax in Llandevaud?
Band D council tax in Llandevaud is £2,088 for 2026–27, less than in 84% of UK towns (the Newport council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Is Llandevaud safe?
Police recorded 8 crimes inside Llandevaud’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 63% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
About Llandevaud
Village in Gwent, Wales
Llandevaud is a built-up area of 409 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
- 409 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Newport
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000533
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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