What can you afford in Newport?
1,736 homes changed hands in Newport over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £235,000 or less, a quarter for under £175,000, and three quarters for under £320,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £47,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £47,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.4× the local median full-time salary of £36,533 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Newport
£235,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £175,000
- Three quarters under
- £320,000
- Sales
- 1,736
- HPI average
- £231,830
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,736 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 6% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 25% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 56% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 84.2% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 95% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £130,000 · 138 | ≈£26,000 |
| Terraced house | £180,000 · 594 | ≈£36,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £250,000 · 565 | ≈£50,000 |
| Detached house | £390,000 · 439 | ≈£78,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Newport average prices up 5.8% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- New Forest
- Newark and Sherwood
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Newham
- North Devon
- North East Derbyshire
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Hertfordshire
- North Kesteven
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.