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Pillgwenlly & Docks: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Pillgwenlly & Docks neighbourhood of Newport, Wales (ONS area Newport 018). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NP20. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NP20 2LQ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Pillgwenlly & Docks is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Newport (3 of 18 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £190,500 and flats for £115,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Newport (1.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Newport (S Wales), is about a 20-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

£190,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£115,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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 +0.10; 3 of 18 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

£39,400

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.7 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 Pillgwenlly & Docks sits in Newport

  • Typical house price: 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport
  • Typical flat price: the lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Newport with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 3rd lowest 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 Pillgwenlly & Docks

House prices: Pillgwenlly & Docks against Newport: This neighbourhood £25k (1995) to £230k (2026); Newport £43k (1995) to £238k (2026).£53k£212k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£230kNewport£238k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Newport, 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).
Flat prices: Pillgwenlly & Docks against Newport: This neighbourhood £129k (2007) to £125k (2025); Newport £110k (2007) to £125k (2026).£78k£122k2026202320202017201420112007This neighbourhood£125kNewport£125k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Newport, 2007 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

3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Newport, 2 the other way and 13 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

  • Degree-educated residents
  • Household income
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Newport (S Wales) Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway, Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (about 14 min); Great Western Railway to London Paddington (94 to 101 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 Pillgwenlly & Docks

What is the typical house price in Pillgwenlly & Docks?

£190,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Pillgwenlly & Docks compare with the rest of Newport?

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Newport with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Newport.

Is Pillgwenlly & Docks an affluent area?

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

Is Pillgwenlly & Docks gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.10; 3 of 18 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Pillgwenlly & Docks?

Newport (S Wales). Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 16 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway, Transport for Wales and CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (about 14 min); Great Western Railway to London Paddington (94 to 101 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.