Commercial Road

Newport, Casnewydd - Newport, Wales

Mapped street Green-space proximity 59/100 Transport proximity 50/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete High confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 15/100; transport-stop proximity 50/100; daily amenities 81/100; green-space proximity 59/100. Data unavailable: flood mapping. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: InvestorsExcellent

Available components: liquidity proxy 90/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £114,500 from 64 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 15/100; family indicators 20/100; green-space proximity 59/100; daily amenities 81/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 50/100; amenity proximity 90/100; daily amenities 81/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Investors
Excellent

Available components: liquidity proxy 90/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £114,500 from 64 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Fair

Available components: area-safety proxy 15/100; green-space proximity 59/100; daily amenities 81/100; amenity proximity 90/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 50/100; daily amenities 81/100; area-safety proxy 15/100. Recorded median sale price: £114,500 from 64 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

49
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Newport
Top 10% in NewportTop 42% nationally
High confidence Based on 64 transactions, 6 data sources

Flood mapping

Natural Resources Wales categories at the mapped street point:

No mapped intersection does not mean no flood risk. These NRW categories use a different method from English planning Flood Zones and do not produce a comparable numerical score here.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Area safety score 15/100 — based on recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not this specific street. Counts are not adjusted for population and do not establish an above-average crime rate.

Low area-safety score

Score 15/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

How Life Works Here

Commercial Road is located in Newport, near Casnewydd / Newport, Casnewydd - Newport. The associated LSOA area has 712 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 15 nearby amenities. The closest is Crystal Market (convenience, 12m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Dolphin Street) is 89m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £114,500. Based on 64 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 2,979; owner-occupied homes 13.1%; social housing 16.3%; retired population 5.8%; average household size 2.7. No nearby school records are available in this extract. Flood risk data is unavailable for this street; no low-risk assessment has been made. The highest available weighted profile is investors at 78/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 49/100. Its recorded district percentile is 90. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Poor (15)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Excellent (81)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Fair (50)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Fair (59)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Good (65)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Poor (20)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Excellent (90)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Data unavailable

Outside Environment Agency coverage; Welsh flood assessment unavailable until NRW data is integrated

Property Market

£114,500
Median Price
64
Transactions (2014–2026)

Other | Freehold | Transactions: High recorded volume

Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.

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Nearby Amenities

Crystal Market12m (0.1 min walk)
Marmaris Kebab and Pizza12m (0.1 min walk)
Habesha Restaurant16m (0.2 min walk)
Ali H Hair Studio18m (0.2 min walk)
Antalya22m (0.3 min walk)
Ha Long Bay Mini Mart28m (0.3 min walk)
Mai Bakery30m (0.4 min walk)
Star Barbers32m (0.4 min walk)
Maleek Mini Market32m (0.4 min walk)
Milaf Mandi38m (0.5 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Commercial Road, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (5)

hospitals (4)

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libraries (5)

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parks & green spaces (5)

Transport Links

Dolphin Street bus_stop89m
Frederick Street bus_stop143m
Albert Street bus_stop170m
Pillgwenlly Police Station bus_stop338m
HM Passport Office bus_stop342m
Newport (S Wales) Rail Station rail_station1311m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

6 open data sources
80% data uniqueness
View all data sources
  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees.

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