NP16 5AL

Bulwark and Thornwell · Monmouthshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chepstow
Local authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP16 5AP 73 m
NP16 5AJ 82 m
NP16 5AN 116 m
NP16 5RA 124 m
NP16 5RB 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP16 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 5
Latitude
51.630542
Longitude
-2.679325
British National Grid easting
353,077
British National Grid northing
192,633

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Monmouthshire · W06000021
Parish or community
W04001060
Westminster constituency
Monmouthshire · W07000101
Output area
W00008249
Lower layer super output area
Monmouthshire 008B · W01001584
Middle layer super output area
Monmouthshire 008 · W02000343

Postcode source versions

Explore NP16

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Queens Road, Bulwark, Chepstow, NP16 5AL 28 February 2025 £275,000
16, Queens Road, Bulwark, Chepstow, NP16 5AL 13 February 2024 £280,000
5, Queens Road, Bulwark, Chepstow, NP16 5AL 17 February 2023 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Pembroke Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    155 m
  2. Cysgod Y Coed

    Welsh establishment

    688 m
  3. St Mary's R.C. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    688 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,140
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 343
  • Shoplifting 194
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Public order 119
  • Other theft 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

40 female, 30 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.5
NP16 5 residents
10,857

Age bands in NP16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,640 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,036 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,640 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

3,128 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,325 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • VAUXHALL SURGERY

    VAUXHALL LANE, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5PZ

    ODS code W93020

    958 m

  • MOUNT PLEASANT PRACTICE

    CHEPSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, TEMPEST WAY, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5XR

    ODS code W93021

    1.1 km

  • TOWN GATE PRACTICE

    CHEPSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, TEMPEST WAY, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5XP

    ODS code W93022

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Brunel Road

    BCT · Bulwark

    0.1 miles
  • Chepstow Cemetery

    BCT · Hardwick Village

    0.1 miles
  • Pembroke School

    BCT · Bulwark

    0.1 miles
  • Mathern Road

    BCT · Bulwark

    0.1 miles
  • Pembroke Road

    BCT · Bulwark

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 5 recorded sales in NP16 5AL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Monmouthshire is £332,145 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Pembroke Primary School is the nearest published school at 155 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,140 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 343 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.