NP16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chepstow and Bulwark, in Monmouthshire and Forest of Dean.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NP16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NP16, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NP16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of NP16?
NP16 had 23,716 usual residents at the census.
NP16 is the 1,246th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in NP16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NP16 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in NP16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest of Dean 010B | 1,338 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| Forest of Dean 010C | 1,421 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Forest of Dean 010D | 1,200 | No figure | No figure | 97.5% |
| Forest of Dean 010E | 1,992 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Monmouthshire 007A | 1,388 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.6% |
| Monmouthshire 007B | 1,515 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 75.6% |
| Monmouthshire 007C | 1,281 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| Monmouthshire 007D | 2,482 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| Monmouthshire 007E | 1,405 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 10.3% |
| Monmouthshire 008A | 1,277 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Monmouthshire 008B | 1,759 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| Monmouthshire 008C | 1,878 | 272.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.4% |
| Monmouthshire 008D | 1,627 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.7% |
| Monmouthshire 008E | 1,632 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| Monmouthshire 009D | 2,119 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 52.8% |
MPs for NP16
- Catherine FookesLabourMP for Monmouthshire75% of NP16’s postcodes
- Matt BishopLabourMP for Forest of Dean25% of NP16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NP163
Postcode sectors in NP164
Councils NP16 covers2
Towns in NP161
Postcode districts next to NP164
More in the NP postcode area2
NP16 in brief
NP16 is a postcode district covering Chepstow and Bulwark, in Monmouthshire and Forest of Dean.
About 24,667 people lived in NP16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £316,750 in 2025 across 328 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in NP16 was £316,750 in 2025.
NP16 had 23,716 usual residents at the census.
In NP16, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NP16, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.