Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:53 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
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People5,895 residentsin the New Inn census areaMedian age 51.32,690 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright13% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,526 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,329 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesCwmynyscoy Gwarchodfa Natur Leolpark · 1.4 mi · 7 haTrevethin Community Gardenpark · 1.3 miPanteg Parkpark · 1.6 miCanolfan Byw Egniol Bowdensports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201835 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBlock C6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyNew Inn Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWyecliffe Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 otherPrimaryNew Inn Primary School566 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPenygarn Community Primary School368 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt. Albans R.C. High School824 pupils1.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL26 miRailway stationPontypool & New Innunder a mileBus stationCwmbran Bus Station Stand A13.4 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal9.7 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
