NP18 3PX

Caerleon · Newport · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newport
Local authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East
Postcode district
NP18
Postcode sector
NP18 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP18 3PU 63 m
NP18 3PW 83 m
NP18 3NX 100 m
NP18 3PT 134 m
NP18 3NN 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP18 3PX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP18
Postcode sector
NP18 3
Latitude
51.618455
Longitude
-2.958288
British National Grid easting
333,751
British National Grid northing
191,505

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Newport · W06000022
Electoral ward
Caerleon · W05001632
Parish or community
W04000813
Westminster constituency
Newport East · W07000104
Output area
W00008454
Lower layer super output area
Newport 001A · W01001623
Middle layer super output area
Newport 001 · W02000347

Postcode source versions

Explore NP18

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
62, Forge Close, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 3PX 26 March 2025 £190,000
55, Forge Close, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 3PX 25 August 2022 £157,000
68, Forge Close, Caerleon, Newport, NP18 3PX 13 July 2019 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli

    Welsh establishment

    684 m
  2. Caerleon Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    763 m
  3. Ponthir Church in Wales School

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Public order 53
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

17 female, 18 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.1
NP18 3 residents
5,401

Age bands in NP18 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

884 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

576 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,560 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

1,243 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP18 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • ISCA MEDICAL CENTRE

    CADOC HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NEWPORT, NP18 1AZ

    ODS code W93018

    869 m

  • ST JULIANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13A STAFFORD ROAD, NEWPORT, NP19 7DQ

    ODS code W93049

    2.7 km

  • RICHMOND CLINIC

    172 CAERLEON ROAD, NEWPORT, NP19 7FY

    ODS code W93043

    2.9 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    19 HILLS HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, 282 RINGLAND CIRCLE, NEWPORT, NP19 9PS

    ODS code W93040

    3.2 km

  • RINGLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19HILLS HEALTH & WELLBEIN, 282 RINGLAND CIRCLE, NEWPORT, NP19 9PS

    ODS code W93047

    3.2 km

  • BEECHWOOD SURGERY

    BEECHWOOD PRIMARY CARE, 371-373 CHEPSTOW ROAD, NEWPORT, NP19 8HL

    ODS code W93053

    3.4 km

  • WESTFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTFIELD AVENUE, MALPAS NEWPORT, NEWPORT, NP20 6EY

    ODS code W93045

    3.4 km

  • MALPAS BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    107 MALPAS ROAD, NEWPORT, NP20 5PJ

    ODS code W93051

    3.7 km

  • THE RUGBY SURGERY

    1 KELVEDON STREET, NEWPORT, NP19 0DW

    ODS code W93044

    4.1 km

  • LLISWERRY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FALLOWFIELD DRIVE, LISWERRY, NEWPORT, NP19 4TD

    ODS code W93640

    4.5 km

  • ST. PAUL'S CLINIC

    PALMYRA PLACE, KEYNSHAM AVENUE, NEWPORT, NP20 4EJ

    ODS code W93039

    4.6 km

  • LLANYRAVON SURGERY

    LLANYRAVON WAY, LLANYRAVON, CWMBRAN, NP44 8HW

    ODS code W93025

    4.7 km

  • BRYNGWYN SURGERY

    4-6 BRYNGWYN ROAD, NEWPORT, NP20 4JS

    ODS code W93046

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Forge Close

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.1 miles
  • Forge Close

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.1 miles
  • Tadia Way

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.2 miles
  • Webley Gardens Footpath

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.2 miles
  • Eastfield View

    BCT · Caerleon

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £173,500 from 2 recorded sales in NP18 3PX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newport is £230,505 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli is the nearest published school at 684 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.