Llanwern’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Llanwern’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlanwernGwent
A village of 305 in Gwent, Wales. 2% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
305
Census 2021 · Newport council
Median home
£431K
76 sales in 3 years
Median age
31.5
4% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
2%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llanwern a good place to live?
Llanwern has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Llanwern stand out
The 3 things Llanwern does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
2% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 4% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →National Roman Legion Museum and 11 more in and around Llanwern
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanwern. Best known first.
Museum · CadwNational Roman Legion Museum3 km outside town, to the northwest
Museum · CadwCaerleon Roman Fortress Baths2.9 km outside town, to the northwest
CastlePencoed Castle3.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNewport Museum and Art Gallery4.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNewport Medieval Ship4.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumArthur Machen's House2.9 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- National Roman Legion Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths: Pwimageglow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pencoed Castle: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Museum and Art Gallery: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Medieval Ship: Owain at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanwern.
Work & commute
Llanwern is better off than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: households earn £56K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
98% of commuters drove, above both Gwent’s towns (84%) and Wales’s towns (81%). For 27% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.4%.
2%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving98%
On foot1%
Bus1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
38%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
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
Buying in Llanwern costs more than in Gwent’s towns and across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £431K
The social rented sector houses just over one in ten households. Private renters make up 4% of households, below both Gwent’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Home ownership stands at 84% of households.
£431Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llanwern£431K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £449,000 | 62 |
| Semi-detached | £286,000 | 8 |
| Terraced | £230,000 | 6 |
84%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
4%
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
Homes in Llanwern see more burglary and damage than in Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: 53.6 per 1,000 a year
Violence came to 95.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above Gwent’s towns (36.7) and Wales’s towns (33.8) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 53 crimes and 33 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Llanwern’s built-up area. 32% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
95.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Burglary9
Public order7
Other theft7
Other crime6
Damage & arson5
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social33
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.
95.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
53.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
68.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
53
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Llanwern than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 3% of residents
15% of residents in Llanwern live with a disability. At the census, 88% of people in Llanwern called their health good or very good, above both Gwent’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). This Gwent town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.5 miles away.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Llanwern | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
History
Llanwern’s listed buildings: 2, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Gwent’s towns (26%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Listed buildings per head: 66 for every 10,000 residents of Llanwern.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
66
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Llanwern is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in Gwent’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Children under 15 count for a fifth of the people here. 3.6% of residents are 65 or over, below Gwent’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (21%) alike. The middle age in Llanwern is 31.5.
31.5median age
LlanwernGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanwern | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 46% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 3.6% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llanwern
13pages on Llanwern
The big questions
Safety95.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £431K · rent £959 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hen Chwarel DriveSchoolsHealthWork & commute45% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llanwern’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LangstoneUnderwoodCaerleonNewportPonthirUndy and MagorRogerstoneLlanwern
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanwern | 305 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langstone | 2,912 | 1.2 | C+ | D | C+ | A− |
| Underwood | 2,134 | 1.5 | — | B | B | C+ |
| Caerleon | 7,329 | 2.6 | C− | C | C− | B− |
| Newport | 130,882 | 3 | D | B− | D− | D |
| Ponthir | 1,260 | 3.4 | — | D | B+ | B |
| Undy and Magor | 5,742 | 4.3 | B | C− | B+ | A− |
| Rogerstone | 7,546 | 6.1 | B | C− | B | B |
Underwood 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 Llanwern
How many listed buildings are there in Llanwern?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Llanwern expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £230,000, semi-detached houses £286,000 and detached houses £449,000. Private rents in the Newport council area averaged £959 a month in August 2026.
About Llanwern
Village in Gwent, Wales
Llanwern is a built-up area of 305 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
- 305 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Newport
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000550
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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