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Gwent rankings · Income

Towns with the highest household incomes in Gwent

Rogerstone has the highest household incomes of Gwent’s 38 towns of 2,500+: £61,527 a year before tax, on average (ONS, 2022–23). The typical town here averages £42,487.

ONS small-area income estimates, financial year ending 2023: the mean income of a household before tax (ONS models means, not medians, for small areas), averaged over the town’s neighbourhoods. A described list: no letters. The rank across England and Wales sits beside each figure.

Rogerstone

7,546 people

£61,527

Mean household income·£44,617 after tax·#573 of 2,178 in England and Wales

Undy and Magor

5,742 people

£61,168

Mean household income·£44,291 after tax·#592 of 2,178 in England and Wales

Langstone

2,912 people

£56,323

Mean household income·£42,840 after tax·#839 of 2,178 in England and Wales

All 38 towns, ranked

Mean household income, highest first. Small towns sit inside one ONS area of 5,000 to 15,000 people, so their figure is partly their surroundings’. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England and Wales links to the national list.

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#TownMean household incomeAfter taxUK rank

1Rogerstone7,546 people£61,527£44,617#573 of 2,178 nationally

2Undy and Magor5,742 people£61,168£44,291#592 of 2,178 nationally

3Langstone2,912 people£56,323£42,840#839 of 2,178 nationally

4Caerleon7,329 people£52,056£39,185#1,114 of 2,178 nationally

5Chepstow11,939 people£48,459£37,038#1,390 of 2,178 nationally

6Caerphilly33,104 people£46,713£35,296#1,514 of 2,178 nationally

7Oakdale6,126 people£46,061£35,597#1,577 of 2,178 nationally

8Nelson4,235 people£45,945£35,900#1,582 of 2,178 nationally

9Caldicot9,813 people£45,318£35,251#1,632 of 2,178 nationally

10Ystrad Mynach11,856 people£44,496£34,724#1,690 of 2,178 nationally

11Newport130,882 people£44,210£34,493#1,713 of 2,178 nationally

12Cwmbrân47,075 people£44,169£33,896#1,716 of 2,178 nationally

13Monmouth10,330 people£44,163£36,026#1,717 of 2,178 nationally

14Llanbradach3,766 people£43,971£33,222#1,737 of 2,178 nationally

15Pontllanfraith9,363 people£43,907£33,453#1,744 of 2,178 nationally

16Abergavenny13,689 people£43,697£34,078#1,763 of 2,178 nationally

17Blackwood12,621 people£43,358£34,635#1,786 of 2,178 nationally

18Pontypool29,070 people£43,331£33,298#1,790 of 2,178 nationally

19Abercarn5,123 people£42,520£33,908#1,859 of 2,178 nationally

20Risca15,194 people£42,453£32,367#1,865 of 2,178 nationally

21Newbridge7,582 people£42,397£33,566#1,871 of 2,178 nationally

22Bedwas6,463 people£42,086£33,534#1,897 of 2,178 nationally

23Blaenavon5,637 people£40,088£30,595#2,022 of 2,178 nationally

24Pen-pedair-heol3,787 people£39,965£32,591#2,026 of 2,178 nationally

25Abersychan7,495 people£39,506£32,243#2,046 of 2,178 nationally

26Ebbw Vale19,635 people£39,141£31,646#2,067 of 2,178 nationally

27Fleur-de-lis and Pengam3,102 people£39,117£30,953#2,069 of 2,178 nationally

28Cwm2,507 people£39,051£30,286#2,073 of 2,178 nationally

29Aberbargoed4,412 people£38,635£29,432#2,088 of 2,178 nationally

30Abertridwr and Senghenydd5,639 people£38,551£29,905#2,091 of 2,178 nationally

31Tredegar14,534 people£37,917£29,683#2,117 of 2,178 nationally

32Abertillery10,248 people£37,577£29,908#2,129 of 2,178 nationally

T33Blaina4,553 people£37,411£29,439#2,132 of 2,178 nationally

T33Nantyglo4,548 people£37,411£29,439#2,132 of 2,178 nationally

35Brynmawr5,250 people£37,171£30,839#2,136 of 2,178 nationally

36Bargod8,034 people£36,836£29,721#2,145 of 2,178 nationally

37Rhymney4,998 people£35,374£26,485#2,159 of 2,178 nationally

38New Tredegar3,280 people£33,361£29,367#2,171 of 2,178 nationally

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Which town in Gwent has the highest household income?

Rogerstone: its households average £61,527 a year before tax (£44,617 after). Undy and Magor and Langstone follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By mean household income before tax in ONS’s small-area estimates (April 2022 to March 2023), highest first: each neighbourhood’s figure weighted by its share of the town’s residents.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers Gwent’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Gwent is on the county page.

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Best places to live38 towns · #1 Rogerstone Best small towns25 towns · #1 Rogerstone Most affordable towns38 towns · #1 New Tredegar Safest towns38 towns · #1 Pen-pedair-heol Healthiest towns38 towns · #1 Undy and Magor Best towns for jobs & income38 towns · #1 Rogerstone Most walkable towns38 towns · #1 Monmouth Towns with the lowest flood risk38 towns · #1 Nantyglo Best towns for the outdoors38 towns · #1 Chepstow Most historic towns38 towns · #1 Abergavenny Towns with the most civic life38 towns · #1 Brynmawr Towns with the lowest council tax38 towns · #1 Aberbargoed and 17 moreDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters38 towns · #1 CaldicotDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers38 towns · #1 Undy and MagorDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers38 towns · #1 Ebbw ValeDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts38 towns · #1 Undy and MagorDescribed, no letters Driest towns38 towns · #1 CaldicotDescribed, no letters Wettest towns38 towns · #1 New TredegarDescribed, no letters

Sources: ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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