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NP16 7BD

Tidenham · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chepstow
Ward
Tidenham
Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP16 7BB 72 m
NP16 7BA 96 m
NP16 7AY 105 m
NP16 7AZ 113 m
NP16 7AJ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP16 7BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 7
Latitude
51.637373
Longitude
-2.657737
British National Grid easting
354,578
British National Grid northing
193,379

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Forest of Dean · E07000080
Electoral ward
Tidenham · E05012175
Parish or community
E04004329
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113232
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010C · E01022273
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010 · E02004635

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Denmark Drive, Sedbury, Chepstow, NP16 7BD 14 May 2021 £275,000
20, Denmark Drive, Sedbury, Chepstow, NP16 7BD 1 April 2021 £250,000
16, Denmark Drive, Sedbury, Chepstow, NP16 7BD 10 April 2017 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Lift Offa's Mead

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m

  2. Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    579 m

  3. Dean Close St John's

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Public order 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

20 female, 25 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.4
NP16 7 residents
6,299

Age bands in NP16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

995 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

666 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,446 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

1,535 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

1,458 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP16 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • VAUXHALL SURGERY

    VAUXHALL LANE, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5PZ

    ODS code W93020

    1.6 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93021

    2.0 km

  • TOWN GATE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93022

    2.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • King Alfred Centre

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.1 miles

  • The Lodge

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.1 miles

  • The Lodge

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.1 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.2 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 010C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,389 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lift Offa's Mead is the nearest published school at 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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