Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Wales
Around average · 11.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
377
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 377 out of 1,917 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NP20 3GZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near NP20 3GZ
Counts are for Gaer electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY +18%
41210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
17
YoY +55%
28140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
46
YoY +70%
46230
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.6%
Other White2.7%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
African1.5%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Christian46.0%
No religion42.4%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim3.2%
Buddhist1.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4916.0%
65–7413.2%
25–3411.1%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
One person: aged 66+26.1%
One person: other22.3%
Single family household, all members 66+8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
+ 9 other households · 29.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.8 km straight lineabout 23 min
Pye Corner Rail Station
Rail
- 1.9 km straight lineabout 24 min
Newport (S Wales) Rail Station
Rail
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 51 min
Rogerstone Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 28 m straight lineabout 1 min
Drinkwater Close
Bus · opposite · south-east
- 35 m straight lineabout 1 min
Drinkwater Close
Bus · before · north-west
- 94 m straight lineabout 1 min
Bryngaer Place
Bus · before · north-west
- 95 m straight lineabout 1 min
Drinkwater Rise
Bus · after · north
- 108 m straight lineabout 1 min
Drinkwater View
Bus · opposite · south
Coordinates & Location for NP20 3GZ
Postcode
NP20 3GZ
Coordinates
51.5750, -3.0169
Grid reference
ST296867
Easting
329,627
Northing
186,723
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RHXFM+X6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Newport (Newport)
Travel to Work
Newport
ITL Region
Newport
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Newport
Local Authority
Council AreaNewport West and Islwyn W07000105
Constituency
W07000105Gwent
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Gaer
Constituency code
W07000105
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Gaer
International Territorial Level
Newport
Health & NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Aneurin Bevan University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Newport 017B W01001630
W01001630MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newport 017 W02000363
W02000363LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newport 017B W01001630
W01001630MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newport 017 W02000363
W02000363Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode NP20 3GZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001630 and MSOA W02000363 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 377
Present — Active
Postcode NP20 3GZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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