St Arvans’s story
6 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside St Arvans’ built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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St ArvansGwent
A village of 704 in Gwent, Wales.
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Photo: ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
704
Census 2021 · Monmouthshire council
Median home
£435K
19 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.2
31% are 65+ · Gwent 20%
Degree level
51%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is St Arvans a good place to live?
St Arvans has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes St Arvans stand out
The 3 things St Arvans does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
28% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
Gwent 28%.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Tintern Abbey and 5 more in and around St Arvans
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Arvans. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle2.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Fort · CadwChepstow Port Wall2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumChepstow Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionTidenham Tunnel3.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumTintern Old Station4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Port Wall: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St Arvans.
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in St Arvans are 65 or over, more than in Gwent’s towns and across Wales’s towns
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.2%, below both Gwent’s towns (11%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Half of St Arvans is older than 54.2, half younger. Graduates make up 51% of adults.
54.2median age
St ArvansGwentWales
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level51%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| St Arvans | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 51% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
St Arvans is better off than Gwent’s towns or Wales’s towns: households earn £59K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2% of commuters who live in St Arvans also work there. Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Gwent’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%). At the census, 9% of commuters got to work without a car.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot7%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
45%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£59K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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 St Arvans costs more than in Gwent’s towns and across Wales’s towns: the median sale is £435K
Social renters account for 6% of households. Four in five households own their home, higher than both Gwent’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Private rents average £994 a month across the Monmouthshire council area.
£435Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
St Arvans£435K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £606,000 | 12 |
80%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
14%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£994
average private rent a month, Monmouthshire council area
£2,417
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in St Arvans than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 2.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence came to 10.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Gwent’s towns (36.7) and Wales’s towns (33.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 16 offences in St Arvans and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 63% were violence and sexual offences.
10.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other theft1
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
10.5
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
2.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
16
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
Fewer people in St Arvans live with a disability than in Gwent’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 15%
4.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Gwent’s towns (7.7%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Self-reported good health: 84% of St Arvans’ residents. This Gwent town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | St Arvans | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 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 · 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.
History
Much of St Arvans is a conservation area: 33% of its land, more than in Gwent’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 39% of the housing. Per 10,000 residents, St Arvans counts 85 listed buildings, above Gwent’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (18) alike. Cadw’s list names 6 listed buildings locally, every one Grade II.
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
39%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
85
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 St Arvans
13pages on St Arvans
The big questions
St Arvans’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Tutshill and SedburyChepstowBeachleyCaer-wentPortskewettCaldicotRogietSt Arvans
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Arvans | 704 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tutshill and Sedbury | 3,618 | 2.3 | B | B− | B− | B+ |
| Chepstow | 11,939 | 2.5 | C− | C− | C− | C+ |
| Beachley | 1,120 | 3.9 | — | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Caer-went | 1,523 | 4.9 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Portskewett | 1,627 | 5.4 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
| Caldicot | 9,813 | 5.7 | D | C+ | C− | C |
| Rogiet | 1,791 | 6.5 | — | C | C | B |
Beachley, Caer-went, Portskewett and Rogiet have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about St Arvans
How many listed buildings are there in St Arvans?
6 on Cadw’s list. That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
About St Arvans
Village in Gwent, Wales
St Arvans is a built-up area of 704 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
- 704 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Monmouthshire
- County
- Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000483
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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