Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:52 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:15 am – 4:03 pm
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People8,510 residentsin the Caldicot North & Caer-went census areaMedian age 49.73,569 households83% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,152 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,163 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesDevauden Greenpark · 2.6 miLlandevaud Commonpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201845 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202537 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,896 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation210 m689 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 256 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChepstow Community Hospital5.2 miGP surgerySt Peters Hospital4.8 miPharmacyUsk Pharmacy5.2 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Usk4.9 miPolice stationChepstow Police Station5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationSevern Tunnel JunctionCaldicot5.7 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 55.5 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationMonmouthshire4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
