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

NP26 5SZ 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 5SZ 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

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Monmouthshire 009C: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **Caldicot, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 80 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **Wales’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Monmouthshire 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **£335,093 average price**: For the whole of Monmouthshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NP26 5SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **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=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ARCHBISHOP ROWAN WILLIAMS VA](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-rowan-williams-va-w6793327) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2023 | £198,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £248,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2025 | £362,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| April 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PORTSKEWETT PHARMACY (NEXUS) (910 m)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Monmouthshire 009C was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,485** (2021). Monmouthshire 009C had 2,485 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,060th 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Monmouthshire 009C, 93.0% 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 009C, 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.

## 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: 51.5846, -2.7123

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=-2.7123,51.5846,NP265SZ

## How to cite

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