Railway Street

Newport, Casnewydd - Newport, Wales

Mapped street Green-space proximity 34/100 Transport proximity 90/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 25/100; transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 16/100; green-space proximity 34/100. 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: Young ProfessionalsFair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 16/100; market proxy 50/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Poor

Available components: area-safety proxy 25/100; family indicators 0/100; green-space proximity 34/100; daily amenities 16/100. 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
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 16/100; market proxy 50/100. 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
Low

Available components: liquidity proxy 30/100; market proxy 50/100. Data unavailable: sale price. 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
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 25/100; green-space proximity 34/100; daily amenities 16/100; amenity proximity 60/100. 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
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 16/100; area-safety proxy 25/100. Data unavailable: sale price. 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.

28
Liveability

Weighted liveability indicators

38
Functionality

Access, transport, services

Transport-hub proxy classification. This uses mapped services and recorded incident counts. Footfall, noise and suitability for settled living have not been measured.

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.

Check the official NRW flood map

Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Area safety score 25/100 — 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.

Limited mapped daily services

Score 16/100. Check the available shops and services against your daily needs.

Low area-safety score

Score 25/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

Limited mapped green-space access

Score 34/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.

How Life Works Here

Railway Street is located in Newport, near Casnewydd / Newport, Casnewydd - Newport. The associated LSOA area has 2035 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 1 nearby amenities. The closest is Costa (cafe, 71m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Queensway Q8) is 32m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,697; owner-occupied homes 16.1%; social housing 11.8%; retired population 12.7%; average household size 2. 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 young professionals at 58/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 28/100. Its recorded district percentile is 2. 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 (25)

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

Daily Access Poor (16)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (90)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Low (34)

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

Market Value Fair (50)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Poor (0)

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

Amenity proximity Good (60)

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

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Median not shown (1 sale)
1
Transactions (2018–2018)

Other | Freehold | Transactions: Small transaction sample

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.

⚠ Based on only 1 transaction. Market data has low statistical confidence for this street.

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

Costa71m (0.9 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Railway Street, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (4)

hospitals (5)

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libraries (5)

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parks & green spaces (5)

Transport Links

Queensway Q8 bus_stop32m
Queensway Q7 bus_stop62m
Queensway Q6 bus_stop69m
Newport (S Wales) Rail Station rail_station97m
Queensway Q5 bus_stop103m
Queensway Q1 bus_stop109m
North Street bus_stop131m

Similar Streets

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

Data Transparency

6 open data sources
70% data uniqueness
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  • 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. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

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