BACKHALL STREET, NP18 1AR House Prices & Local Information

NP18 1AR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Backhall Street, 0.2km from Caerllion in Caerleon. Administratively it sits within Caerleon ward and the Newport West constituency.

For families considering a move, NP18 1AR represents a popular retirement area with older residents and low crime. The 51 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 74% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 34 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £198k, down 35.3% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NP18 1AR are sourced from Output Area W00008462 (shared with 20 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.