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County or areaMonmouthshire
Postcode districtNP5
Telephone code01291
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:53 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:15 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,313 residentsin the Usk, Goytre & Llangybi Fawr census areaMedian age 53.33,554 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,798 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C1,189 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksPriory Gatehouse, Uskhistoric site · under a mileBell Poollake · under a milePen-y-llyn Poollake · 1.0 miUsk Bridgebridge · under a mileFlagstaff Hillhill · under a mileCwm Cayovalley · under a mileLlancaeo Hillhill · 1.1 miCwm Beavalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Islandplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201840 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,578 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery James House2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyUsk Pharmacyunder a mileDentistUsk Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationGwent Police FederationPontypool4.9 miCash machineWoodside Garage, Llanbadocunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryUsk Primary School261 pupilsright hereSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS24 miRailway stationPontypool & New Inn4.9 miBus stationCwmbran Bus Station Stand A16.3 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops30 within a mileCar parkTwyn Square Car ParkUsk3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsUsk2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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