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The town, home to 3,280 people, lies in Gwent, Wales.
The data are hard on it. New Tredegar’s overall grade of D puts it better than nearly one in ten UK towns, #25 of 38 in Gwent. Its lowest grade is for health: 11.8% in bad or very bad health, 26.6% disabled. Crime is the sore point: police record 61.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 32.7 home and vehicle crimes. Incomes are on the low side (D−): mean household income £33,361; 4.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Homes are affordable: a typical home costs £100,000 and rent runs £747 a month.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
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.
The 3 things New Tredegar does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far New Tredegar is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cadw lists 4 buildings inside New Tredegar’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
87% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1905.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Tredegar.
Disability touches 27% of New Tredegar’s population; what’s more, at the census, just over one in ten residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both Gwent’s towns (7.7%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Women here live to 80.2 on average and men to 74.9 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to New Tredegar is Prince Charles Hospital, 6.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | New Tredegar | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 12% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
It appears below. The town’s primary school has 231 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiterose PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 231 | – |
Violence and sexual offences were 48% of the crimes. New Tredegar logged 421 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 103 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 31.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Gwent’s towns (15) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
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.
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.
No town in Gwent costs less to buy into than New Tredegar, at £100,000, the lowest of 38. 56% of households own their home, below both Gwent’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Behind the median of £100,000: 91 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £135,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £98,500 | 82 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 12% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
12% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. There are 0.2 jobs in New Tredegar for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list names 4 listed buildings in New Tredegar: 1 Grade II*. Per 10,000 residents, New Tredegar counts 12 listed buildings, higher than Gwent’s towns (11) yet lower than Wales’s towns (18).
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Children are 19% of the town. The middle age in New Tredegar is 40.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| New Tredegar | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Tredegar. Best known first.
6 notable people were born in New Tredegar.
Darcy Blake: Biser Todorov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gerald Jones: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0 · Eliot Richards: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tim Rhys-Evans: Tomhenwil, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Tredegar | 3,280 | — | D | A | D− | D− |
| Markham | 1,443 | 1.8 | — | A | D | D |
| Abertysswg | 1,424 | 1.8 | — | A | C | D− |
| Aberbargoed | 4,412 | 2.1 | D | A− | D | D− |
| Bargod | 8,034 | 2.3 | C− | A | D | D− |
| Pontlottyn | 1,832 | 2.4 | — | A | D− | D− |
| Fochriw | 1,148 | 2.8 | — | A | D | D− |
| Cwm | 2,507 | 2.8 | D− | B | C− | D |
Markham, Abertysswg, Pontlottyn and Fochriw have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £100,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £98,500 and semi-detached houses £135,000.
4 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Town in Gwent, Wales
New Tredegar is a built-up area of 3,280 people, in the Caerphilly 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
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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