NP10 8GX Newport
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Graig.
Streets
- Caerphilly Road, Casnewydd / Newport: 9 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Newport in 2026-27: Band D £2,088 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,392 | £1,624 | £1,856 | £2,088 | £2,553 | £3,017 | £3,481 | £4,177 | £4,873 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (43% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Cartshed at Plas Machen, grade II
- Nos. 1 & 2 Plas Cottages, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 9 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 37 m and 73 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Risca and Pontymister 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Rogerstone 87,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Crosskeys 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lower Machen | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Market Square 16 Newport | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 26.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wellspring Medical Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Knights Risca Pharmacy | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Risca Dental Practice | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Gwent Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Risca Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Commercial Street Service Station Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,090 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 830 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.3 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,740 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plas Machen, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Plas Machen | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south |
| Plas Machen | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 190 m south |
| St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Machen | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Church of Saint Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Machen House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Machen House including attached outbuildings and curved screen wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Twyn Pant-Teg Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Castell Meredydd | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed y Goitre | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Gwern-Leyshon Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Coed Craig Ruperra | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Y Llyn | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Cwm Leyshon | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Mynydd Machen | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Newport: see them on the Newport page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Caerphilly Road.