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On Essex Court, in Caerleon
What it's like at NP18 3FE: every home that has sold on Essex Court since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Essex Court; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| 9, Essex CourtFlat | Apr 2002 | £25,000 | 48 m² | £521/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12, Essex CourtFlat | Feb 2019 | £70,000 | 68 m² | £1,029/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Newport (S Wales), a drive away (3.9 km), with 206k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Roman Way Shops, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 27, 29A); 28 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Caerleon Comprehensive School, 900 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Caerleon Local, 950 m away, with Athwal Stores closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Isca Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Cut Above is 50 m away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Barneys Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and Newport HSOB Rugby Club the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Lodge Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Old Gym (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bristol is 31 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
11 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Newport East constituency: Jessica Morden MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,009 (23.4%), turnout 50%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Reform UK 19%, Conservative 17%, Plaid Cymru 6%.
8 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near NP18 3FE →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Essex Court in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.9% | 92.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.4% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.0% | 4.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Penarth Beach · about 39 min
Nearest: Cardiff International Pool · about 34 min
Nearest: Penarth Pier · about 39 min
Nearest: Welsh Hawking Centre · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.