# NP16 5QX: area report for a postcode in Monmouthshire

NP16 5QX is a postcode in Monmouthshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Monmouthshire. Open the map at NP16 5QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) › [NP16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np16) › [NP16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np16-5)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Monmouthshire 008B: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **Chepstow, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 280 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Monmouthshire 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **£335,093 average price**: For the whole of Monmouthshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP16 5QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pembroke Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembroke-primary-w6792228) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Thornwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornwell-primary-school-w6792246) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [ST MARY'S R.C.P.SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-r-c-p-school-w6793326) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Lift Offa's Mead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-offas-mead-e138786) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Dell Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dell-primary-w6792303) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyedean-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e137382) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dean Close St John's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-close-st-johns-e115785) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chepstow Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chepstow-comprehensive-school-w6794065) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £132,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2023 | £300,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2024 | £367,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BULWARK PHARMACY (190 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Chepstow (230 m, Lidl); Tesco Chepstow Old Farm Express (950 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £335,093** (July 2026). Monmouthshire’s average house price was £335,093 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,529** (2025). Full-time workers living in Monmouthshire earned a median of £41,529 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 107th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Monmouthshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 130th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 95,329** (2025). Monmouthshire’s population was an estimated 95,329 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Monmouthshire 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Monmouthshire 008B was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,759** (2021). Monmouthshire 008B had 1,759 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,233rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Monmouthshire 008B, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.4%** (August 2026). In Monmouthshire 008B, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NP16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £316,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP16 was £316,750 in 2025. Joint 990th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,716** (2021). NP16 had 23,716 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,246th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in NP16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.4%** (January 2026). In NP16, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire)
- Centre: 51.6308, -2.6717

Council: [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/monmouthshire): Catherine Fookes (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.6717,51.6308,NP165QX

## How to cite

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