NP16 7DU

Tidenham · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP16 7EA 61 m
NP16 7DZ 116 m
NP16 7EN 117 m
NP16 7BQ 132 m
NP16 7DY 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP16 7DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 7
Latitude
51.646808
Longitude
-2.663612
British National Grid easting
354,181
British National Grid northing
194,432

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
E00113224
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010E · E01022275
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010 · E02004635

Postcode source versions

Explore NP16

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Middleton, Sedbury Lane, Tutshill, Chepstow, NP16 7DU 6 September 2024 £650,000
Severn Lodge, Sedbury Lane, Tutshill, Chepstow, NP16 7DU 28 October 2021 £710,000
4, Sedbury Lane, Tutshill, Chepstow, NP16 7DU 25 October 2019 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Dean Close St John's

    Other independent school

    393 m
  2. Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    550 m
  3. Lift Offa's Mead

    Academy sponsor led

    586 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
797
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Public order 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

40 female, 37 male

Postcode households
32
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 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP16 7 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

  • VAUXHALL SURGERY

    VAUXHALL LANE, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5PZ

    ODS code W93020

    1.5 km

  • MOUNT PLEASANT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93021

    1.8 km

  • TOWN GATE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93022

    1.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Rock Villa Lane

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.1 miles
  • Rock Villa Lane

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.1 miles
  • Elm Close

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.2 miles
  • Elm Close

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.2 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Forest of Dean 010E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,087 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £680,000 from 2 recorded sales in NP16 7DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Forest of Dean is £288,524 in June 2026, up 1.9% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Dean Close St John's is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

797 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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