Neighbourhood · Newport · Wales
Bettws
Newport 003 · 6 sub-areas · 8,467 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (65/100)Watch-out: Families (45/100)Liveability 78/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Bettws is a commuter neighbourhood within Newport — train into Cardiff runs in around 51 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
78/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Bettws?
A snapshot of Bettws
2 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £953 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bettws in Newport
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bettws?
- The median monthly rent across Bettws is £953.
- How safe is Bettws?
- Bettws has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Bettws?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 35 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bettws?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Bettws, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 23447 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bettws?
- The most common council tax band in Bettws is B. Council tax is set by Newport council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bettws to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bettws to central London is approximately 133 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Bettws?
- 100% of premises in Bettws are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Bettws?
- The average property price across Newport (the local authority covering Bettws) is approximately £225,086, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Bettws a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,495.)
- Which local areas are part of Bettws?
- Bettws contains 6 local areas: Newport 003E, Newport 003A, Newport 003C, Newport 003B, Newport 003D…
- Where is Bettws?
- Bettws sits within Newport in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Bettws
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bettws?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bettws is £953. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Bettws a safe place to live?
- Bettws has a safety score of 73/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Bettws?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Bettws are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bettws?
- Public-transport commute time from Bettws to central London is approximately 133 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bettws different from the rest of Newport?
- Bettws contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Bettws rank in Newport?
- Bettws scores 78/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Newport, see the Cities table on the Newport page.
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