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Gaer: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Gaer neighbourhood of Newport, Wales (ONS area Newport 017). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NP10, NP20. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NP20 3GY.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Gaer is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Newport (3 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £226,750 and flats for £119,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Newport (0.6 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Pye Corner, is about a 22-minute walk 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
£226,750
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£119,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.07; 3 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£43,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 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 Gaer sits in Newport
- Typical house price: 8th highest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Newport with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th highest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport
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 Gaer
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
3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Newport, 1 the other way and 14 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
- Recorded crime
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Air quality
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Pye Corner Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Ebbw Vale Town (about 40 min) and Maesteg (about 81 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 Gaer
What is the typical house price in Gaer?
£226,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.
How does Gaer compare with the rest of Newport?
Typical house price: 8th highest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Newport with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport.
Is Gaer an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Gaer gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 3 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Gaer?
Pye Corner. Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Ebbw Vale Town (about 40 min) and Maesteg (about 81 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.