NP26 3AX Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Newport

NP26 3AX is a postcode in Bishton and Langstone, Newport, Wales, Wales. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NP26 3AX, then scores the surrounding small area 78/100 - top 5% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NP26 3AX are health and housing, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NP26 3AX is based on Monmouthshire 011 Census 2021. It covers 7,746 residents, 325 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 45, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 78% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 10% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Wales neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near NP26 3AX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NP26 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £228k from 84 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NP26 3AX by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near NP26 3AX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.