PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode area · Newport

Transport in NP

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NP, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Population
535,052 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NP is

24 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of NP. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
24
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Pontypool & New Inn Rail Station
    Rail station
    1 mile
  • 02
    Cwmbran Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.8 miles

Nearest bus stop: Giffithstown Rly Museum, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

25.9% of working residents in NP mostly work from home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 25.6%. 57.4% drive to work.

NPWales
Work from home25.9%25.6%
Drive57.4%56.5%
Car passenger5.2%4.8%
Bus or coach1.9%2.3%
Train0.7%0.8%
Underground, metro or tram0%0%
On foot6.1%7.1%
Bicycle0.8%1.1%
Other2%1.8%
Cars

Car ownership

19.3% of households in NP have no car or van, broadly in line with the Wales average of 19.4%.

NPWales
No car or van19.3%19.4%
140.6%41.7%
228.9%28.1%
3 or more11.2%10.7%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Explore

Look up another area

Districts in this area