Facts and Figures

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Business statistics

• Newport has been named best city in Wales to start a new business
• Ranked 2^nd in the UK for the largest proportion of high-growth businesses
• Office space and salary costs are 40% lower than London
• Staff retention in Newport is higher than the UK average
• Soaring international profile - hosting the 2010 Ryder Cup and 2014 NATO Summit
• Home of the new International Convention Centre Wales (ICCW)
• Over 1.6 million live within one hour’s drive
• 6,000 jobs created between 2015-17

Connectivity

• Newport is served by excellent road, rail, sea and air services making it an ideal business and investment location.
• Drive time from Newport: Cardiff 20 minutes, Bristol 30 minutes, Birmingham 1 hour 30 minutes, London 2 hours
• Rail links from Newport: Cardiff 15 minutes, Bristol 20 minutes, London 90 minutes, Manchester 2 hours 55 minutes
• International airports: Cardiff airport 35 minutes, Bristol airport 45 minutes, Heathrow airport 2 hours
• Newport’s deep-water port handles ships up to 40,000 tonnes
• Removal of bridge tolls greatly improve road journeys and cut costs
• Superfast and ultrafast broadband speeds of up to 100 mbps are available in 96% of the city’s business premises
• Free public Wi-Fi is available throughout the city 

Education

• 97% of young people are in education, employment or training
• Award-winning university in the city centre – part of the University of South Wales
• There are five universities within 30 miles of Newport, including the award-winning city centre campus of the University of South Wales
• One of the largest further education colleges in Wales