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

NP16 5QY 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 5QY 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 43% on July. Monmouthshire 007D: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **Chepstow, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 750 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **Wales’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Monmouthshire 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **£335,093 average price**: For the whole of Monmouthshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP16 5QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY
- **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=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ST MARY'S R.C.P.SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-r-c-p-school-w6793326) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pembroke Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembroke-primary-w6792228) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [The Dell Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dell-primary-w6792303) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Chepstow Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chepstow-comprehensive-school-w6794065) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Lift Offa's Mead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-offas-mead-e138786) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cysgod Y Coed](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cysgod-y-coed-w6791100) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Thornwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornwell-primary-school-w6792246) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dean Close St John's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-close-st-johns-e115785) | Independent | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £482,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2023 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2023 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chepstow (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: VAUXHALL SURGERY (300 m); MOUNT PLEASANT PRACTICE (450 m); TOWN GATE PRACTICE (450 m)
- Pharmacies: PC MERRICK (PHARMACY) (360 m); BOOTS (720 m); BULWARK PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: CHEPSTOW COMMUNITY HSPTL (DENTAL PRAC) (450 m); BOSCOBEL HOUSE (620 m); CHEPSTOW DENTAL CARE (690 m); PORTWALL DENTAL SURGERY (800 m); SMILE SOLUTION LTD (840 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Chepstow Foodhall (540 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Chepstow (750 m, Lidl); Tesco Chepstow Superstore (880 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Monmouthshire 007D was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,482** (2021). Monmouthshire 007D had 2,482 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,068th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Monmouthshire 007D, 97.7% 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: 2.0%** (August 2026). In Monmouthshire 007D, 2.0% 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: 51.6364, -2.6817

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=-2.6817,51.6364,NP165QY

## How to cite

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