Underwood is a small, largely residential area on the edge of Newport in Wales. Once a more rural hamlet, it expanded through the 20th century into a quiet suburb where semi‑detached housing and older cottages sit alongside green lanes and easy access to surrounding countryside.
The area feels like a commuter neighbourhood with straightforward road links into the city and the wider M4 corridor, while its character still reflects the legacy of the South Wales industrial era nearby. Local life is shaped by modest shops, community groups and green spaces rather than big commercial centres, giving Underwood a relaxed, village‑like social atmosphere within reach of Newport’s amenities.
Postcode districts covering Underwood
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 15.5 miles
- Cardiff 14 miles
- Newport 3.3 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 17.3 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.7 miles
- Tonypandy 24.4 miles
- Barry 20.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 6.9 miles
- Cwmbrân 7.1 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 23.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 21.9 miles
- Pontypool 9.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bishton Parish 0.8 miles
- Langstone Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Bishton and Langstone Ward 1.1 miles
- Llanwern Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Llandevaud Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Ringland Parish 2 miles
- Magor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Parc-Seymour Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Penhow Parish 2.4 miles
- Redwick Parish 2.5 miles
- Magor West Ward 2.8 miles
- Alway Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Underwood
NP18 2HG, NP18 2HY, NP18 2HT, NP18 2HB, NP18 2EU, NP18 2ES, NP18 2EY, NP18 2EQ, NP18 2HE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 23.9 miles
- Newport Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Severn Tunnel Junction 4.9 miles
Hotels near Underwood Ad
- Tŷ Newport 4 1.6 miles
- New Inn Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 0.9 miles
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 2.9 miles
- Newbridge on Usk 4 3.6 miles
- Tŷ Magor 3 2.2 miles
- The Celtic Manor Resort 5 2 miles
- Coldra Court Hotel by Celtic Manor 4 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Newport 3 1.6 miles
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- The Manor House at Celtic Manor 4 1.8 miles
Schools in Underwood
- Llanmartin Junior & Infants Primary
Local points of interest
- Newport Stadium Stadium 3.6 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 5.8 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 6.5 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 9.6 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 9.6 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 11.1 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.9 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 12.3 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 12.4 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 13.1 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 14.3 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 14.5 miles