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NP16 5QA area guide

Who lives in NP16 5QA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Chepstow North & Trellech
Council: Monmouthshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,329 (2024)

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At a glance

What NP16 5QA is like

NP16 5QA is a postcode in the Chepstow North & Trellech area of Monmouthshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,329 people. 87.9% of households own their home, 10.6% rent privately and 1.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 52.3% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in NP16 5 sold for a median of £288,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NP16 5QA compares

Headline figures for NP16 5QA, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

10.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£288,500

Median over 162 sales in NP16 5, −5.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£58,760

Average annual income before tax, higher than 64% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NP16 5QA differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of Wales.
02
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in NP16 5 is down 5.4% on the year before.
03
An older population
29.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
04
Few private renters
Only 10.6% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
05
Mostly owner-occupied
87.9% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

NP16 5QA FAQs

Is NP16 5QA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in NP16 5QA?

The median sale price over the last year was £288,500.

Homes in NP16 5 sold for a median of £288,500 across 162 sales in the year to August 2026, −5.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is NP16 5QA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around NP16 5QA, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in NP16 5QA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.6% of residents. 87.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (77.7%).

Which council covers NP16 5QA?

The local authority for NP16 5QA is Monmouthshire.

NP16 5QA comes under Monmouthshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NP16 5QA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Chepstow Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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