Amenity availability
Local business coverage is partial
Basis: source temporarily unavailable. The area local-business rollup could not be read from the current OSM seam.
AREA DECISION REPORT
Newport area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 6.4x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 90.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.8% and 5G reaches 69.8% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: Stretch at 6.4xSchools: 14 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 90.6%Mobile: 4G 99.8% · 5G 69.8%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £212,000Based on 12,900 sales · Latest sale in data: 24 Feb 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 6.4x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 90.6%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.8%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 6.4xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.4x in 2025, with a median house price of £232,000 and residence earnings of £36,533.
Broadband
Gigabit 90.6%Gigabit availability is 90.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 99.8% · 5G 69.8%4G strong-coverage share is 99.8%, with 5G at 69.8% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Newport in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
14 nearby school rows14 nearby school rows matched postcode area NP18 2EL for Newport. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
968 mapped stopsNewport currently links 968 mapped transport stops, including 961 local bus or tram access points and 6 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 893 stops are marked active and 75 inactive. Top localities include Newport (124), Malpas (57), Caerleon (55).
Local business
Local businesses unavailableLocal business context is unavailable for Newport from the current OSM amenity rollup.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Newport.
Crime
Latest month 4Newport recorded 4 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 9,588, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Avon and Somerset Constabulary contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
Use this area-level amenity signal as an early prompt only while the local-business seam fills in for Newport.
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.
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Leeds
Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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NP18 2EL
NP18 2EL has 54 recorded sales with a median sold price of £395,998.
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NP20 2SH
NP20 2SH has 53 recorded sales with a median sold price of £165,814.
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NP20 2SB
NP20 2SB has 50 recorded sales with a median sold price of £186,500.
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