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Gilwern & Llanfoist: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Gilwern & Llanfoist neighbourhood of Monmouthshire, Wales (ONS area Monmouthshire 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NP23, NP4, NP7, NP8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NP7 9RS.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Wales, showing clear signs of gentrification

Gilwern & Llanfoist is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Wales; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Monmouthshire (4 of 17 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £330,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Monmouthshire (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Abergavenny, is 4.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£330,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.28; 4 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£50,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Gilwern & Llanfoist sits in Monmouthshire

  • Typical house price: 6th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in Monmouthshire
  • Average household income: 6th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in Monmouthshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Gilwern & Llanfoist

House prices: Gilwern & Llanfoist against Monmouthshire: This neighbourhood £59k (1995) to £330k (2026); Monmouthshire £58k (1995) to £333k (2026).£95k£313k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£330kMonmouthshire£333k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Monmouthshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Monmouthshire, 2 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recent price momentum
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Anti-social behaviour

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Abergavenny Railway station, 4.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 43 min) and Chester (133 to 140 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Gilwern & Llanfoist

What is the typical house price in Gilwern & Llanfoist?

£330,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +44% against 2017-2019.

How does Gilwern & Llanfoist compare with the rest of Monmouthshire?

Typical house price: 6th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in Monmouthshire. Average household income: 6th highest of 11 neighbourhoods in Monmouthshire.

Is Gilwern & Llanfoist an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Gilwern & Llanfoist gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.28; 4 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Gilwern & Llanfoist?

Abergavenny. Railway station, 4.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 43 min) and Chester (133 to 140 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.