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Newport
Local Authority · Wales · population ~156k
High rents and crime rates offset lower council tax. Newport's median monthly rent is £953, which is among the highest in Wales and takes 30.2% of median gross pay. This is a significant chunk, especially when recorded crime is also among the highest in Wales at 109.3 per 1,000 people. On the upside, Band D council tax is among the lowest in Wales at £2,088. House prices, while higher than the Welsh median at £232,000, are less of a concern than rent, with prices being 6.1x annual pay. This location may suit those prioritising lower council tax and willing to accept higher living costs and crime rates for a place with a higher median weekly earning than the Welsh average.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Newport ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,846/yr
Low
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£232,000
Affordable
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£953/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,088/yr
Cheapest
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Crime
109.3/1k
Highest
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
—
no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Estyn regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Wales schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Newport, see the official Estyn site.
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