# NP26 5LG: area report for a postcode in Monmouthshire

NP26 5LG 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 NP26 5LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) › [NP26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np26) › [NP26 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np26-5)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Monmouthshire 010F: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **Caldicot, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **In flood zone 3**: The higher chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Monmouthshire 010F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **£335,093 average price**: For the whole of Monmouthshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP26 5LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **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=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dewstow](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dewstow-w6792324) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GYMRAEG Y FFIN](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-y-ffin-w6792318) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caldicot School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldicot-school-w6794066) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Durand Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durand-primary-school-w6792261) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Castle Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-park-primary-school-w6792322) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [ROGIET COUNTY PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rogiet-county-primary-w6792164) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £286,100 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Caldicot (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GRAY HILL SURGERY (800 m)
- Pharmacies: RICHELD PHARMACY (NEXUS) (870 m); CHAPPELL PHARMACY (NEXUS) (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Caldicot (440 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Wesley Building Newport Rd (840 m, Aldi)

## 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 010F (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £242,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Monmouthshire 010F was £242,500 in 2025. Joint 10,780th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,672** (2021). Monmouthshire 010F had 1,672 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,710th 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Monmouthshire 010F, 95.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.6%** (August 2026). In Monmouthshire 010F, 3.6% 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.

## NP26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £303,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NP26 was £303,750 in 2025. 1,057th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,181** (2021). NP26 had 23,181 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,272nd 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in NP26 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In NP26, 91.2% 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: 51.5908, -2.7646

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=-2.7646,51.5908,NP265LG

## How to cite

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