Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:53 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:15 am – 4:03 pm
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People9,960 residentsin the Langstone & Llan-wern census areaMedian age 40.54,021 households81% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,036 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,188 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSkeviot Poollake · 1.5 miBlack Poollake · 1.8 miPenhowhill · under a mileWentwood Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileKlondyke Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLlandevaud Commonpark · 1.1 miSt Julian's Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 50 haMillennium Gardenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201843 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202541 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,036 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Cadocs Hospital4.9 miGP surgerySt Peters Hospital1.0 miPharmacyLlanmartin Pharmacy2.3 miDentistAneurin Bevan Health Board(Out Of Hours)3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLangstone Primary School346 pupils1.7 miSecondaryLlanwern High School1,101 pupils4.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS18 miRailway stationSevern Tunnel JunctionCaldicot4.2 miBus stationFriars Walk 1Newport6.5 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal6.6 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
