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County or areaMonmouthshire
Postcode districtNP7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:53 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:17 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,520 residentsin the Gilwern & Llanfoist census areaMedian age 50.93,709 households77% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright12% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,720 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C940 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January40 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Llanwenarthmountain · 2.2 miCwm Llanwenarthvalley · under a mileMynydd Llangatwgmountain · 3.8 miTwyn yr Heboghill · 1.3 miBlorengehill · 1.4 miThe Swampwater · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · within reach · 2 haLower Commonpark · 1.3 miGovilon Learning and Activity Centresports ground · under a mileLinda Vista Gardenspark · 1.9 miAbergavenny Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miIron Bridge Picnic Areapark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,966 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 335 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNevill Hall Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryOld Station Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyJohn Williams Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistThe Brecon Road Dental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryGilwern Primary School213 pupils1.3 miPrimaryLlanfoist Fawr Primary209 pupils1.8 miAll-throughKing Henry VIII 3191,310 pupils2.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationAbergavenny2.5 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 12.3 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP7 postcode district.


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