Maendy
Newport 011 · 5 sub-areas · 8,656 residents
Maendy is a commuter neighbourhood within Newport — train into Cardiff runs in around 35 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Maendy?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 23 restaurants and 9 pubs in five minutes; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Maendy in Newport
What you'll need on day one
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Maendy?
- The median monthly rent across Maendy is £953.
- How safe is Maendy?
- Maendy 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 Maendy?
- 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 23 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Maendy?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Maendy, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 18843 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Maendy?
- The most common council tax band in Maendy is C. Council tax is set by Newport council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Maendy to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Maendy to central London is approximately 117 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 Maendy?
- 100% of premises in Maendy are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Maendy?
- The average property price across Newport (the local authority covering Maendy) 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 Maendy 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 Maendy?
- Maendy contains 5 local areas: Newport 011E, Newport 011D, Newport 011B, Newport 011C, Newport 011A.
- Where is Maendy?
- Maendy sits within Newport in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Maendy
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Maendy?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Maendy 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 Maendy a safe place to live?
- Maendy has a safety score of 74/100. 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 Maendy?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Maendy are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Maendy?
- Public-transport commute time from Maendy to central London is approximately 117 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Maendy different from the rest of Newport?
- Maendy contains 5 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 Maendy rank in Newport?
- Maendy scores 65/100 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.