# NP16 7QH: area report for a postcode in Forest of Dean

NP16 7QH is a postcode in Forest of Dean.

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 Forest of Dean. Open the map at NP16 7QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) › [NP16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np16) › [NP16 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np16-7)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there are no map points there for those months. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **Chepstow, 2.4 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **No property in NP16 7QH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Forest of Dean 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **£286,888 average price**: For the whole of Forest of Dean, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP16 7QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **Low road and rail noise at NP16 7QH**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tutshill Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tutshill-church-of-england-primary-school-e115655) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dean Close St John's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-close-st-johns-e115785) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyedean-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e137382) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2024 | £785,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2024 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| March 2023 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 570 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £286,888** (July 2026). Forest of Dean’s average house price was £286,888 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,326** (2025). Full-time workers living in Forest of Dean earned a median of £42,326 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 97th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in Forest of Dean costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Forest of Dean has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 143rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Forest of Dean 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Forest of Dean 010D has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Forest of Dean 010D was £330,500 in 2025. Joint 12,999th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,200** (2021). Forest of Dean 010D had 1,200 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,591st least 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Forest of Dean 010D, 97.5% 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.

## 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: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean)
- Centre: 51.6601, -2.6603

Council: [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean): Matt Bishop (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 risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 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)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (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=-2.6603,51.6601,NP167QH

## How to cite

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