New Inn
Torfaen 005 · 4 sub-areas · 5,770 residents
New Inn is a commuter neighbourhood within Torfaen — train into Cardiff runs in around 40 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.
Overview
What's it like to live in New Inn?
3 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £853 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
New Inn in Torfaen
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in New Inn?
- The median monthly rent across New Inn is £853.
- How safe is New Inn?
- New Inn 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 New Inn?
- 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 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near New Inn?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of New Inn, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 29031 m away.
- What is the council tax band in New Inn?
- The most common council tax band in New Inn is D. Council tax is set by Torfaen council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from New Inn to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from New Inn to central London is approximately 124 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 New Inn?
- 100% of premises in New Inn are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in New Inn?
- The average property price across Torfaen (the local authority covering New Inn) is approximately £196,519, 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 New Inn a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.40 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,201.)
- Which local areas are part of New Inn?
- New Inn contains 4 local areas: Torfaen 005C, Torfaen 005A, Torfaen 005B, Torfaen 005D.
- Where is New Inn?
- New Inn sits within Torfaen in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about New Inn
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in New Inn?
- The estimated median monthly rent in New Inn is £853. 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 New Inn a safe place to live?
- New Inn has a safety score of 94/100. 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 New Inn?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of New Inn are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from New Inn?
- Public-transport commute time from New Inn to central London is approximately 124 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is New Inn different from the rest of Torfaen?
- New Inn contains 4 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 New Inn rank in Torfaen?
- New Inn scores 95/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Torfaen, see the Cities table on the Torfaen page.