NP20 postcode area guide — Newport
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NP20 postcode district in Newport — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NP20
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.8%
Gigabit-capable
85.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the NP20 postcode district (Newport) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,327 postcodes Ofcom measures in NP20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.2%.
Around 0.2% of premises in NP20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NP20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NP20 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| NP20 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| NP20 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| NP20 1DA | 0% | 0% |
| NP20 1DB | 15.7% | 0% |
| NP20 1DD | 31.4% | 0% |
| NP20 1DF | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| NP20 1DG | 100% | 0% |
| NP20 1DH | 50% | 0% |
| NP20 1DJ | 80% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Newport
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Newport district (75,499 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
94.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NP20
Police recorded 699 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NP20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 210 | 30.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 156 | 22.3% |
| Shoplifting | 74 | 10.6% |
| Public order | 57 | 8.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 51 | 7.3% |
| Burglary | 41 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 33 | 4.7% |
| Other theft | 22 | 3.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NP20
Based on 504 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NP20 is £205,000, up 2.5% on the previous year (£200,000).
Detached
£374,995
65 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
169 sales
Terraced
£175,000
182 sales
Flat / maisonette
£110,000
59 sales
Latest recorded sales in NP20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £337,000 | Semi-detached | Melfort Road | NP20 3FS |
| 18 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Bailey Street | NP20 4DJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Queens Croft | NP20 5FF |
| 14 May 2026 | £167,000 | Flat | Alicia Close | NP20 2FH |
| 11 May 2026 | £345,000 | Detached | Allt Yr Yn Heights | NP20 5DX |
| 8 May 2026 | £352,500 | Detached | Hobart Close | NP20 3QR |
| 8 May 2026 | £168,000 | Terraced | Jones Street | NP20 4GJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Maesglas Crescent | NP20 3BW |
| 6 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Gaer Park Road | NP20 3NT |
| 1 May 2026 | £286,000 | Semi-detached | Alanbrooke Avenue | NP20 6QJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Newport demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Newport district (159,592 residents, 66,054 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.2% |
| 15–29 | 24.5% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 19.1% |
| 65+ | 17% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.9% |
| Private rented | 16.9% |
| Social rented | 10.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NP20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaer Primary school | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 3GY |
| Newport High School | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 7YB |
| Maes Ebbw School | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 3DG |
| Rougemont School | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 6QB |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 7DU |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 5QS |
| Malpas Church In Wales Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 6WJ |
| Sporting Chance | Not applicable | — | — | NP20 2HZ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NP20
470 rated food businesses operate in NP20. 295 hold the top rating of 5, 77 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A J S Stores, Abbyfield House Glengariff, Academy & Market Bar, Aldi, Alisha Convenience Store.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NP20
From a sample of 214 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 NP20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
28%
Band D
44%
Band E
15%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Newport
Landlines around NP20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.