NP16 7LS

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 7LT 680 m
NP16 7LR 858 m
GL15 6PX 1.1 km
GL15 6PP 1.1 km
NP16 7LX 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP16 7LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 7
Latitude
51.685185
Longitude
-2.617361
British National Grid easting
357,417
British National Grid northing
198,672

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
E04004333
Westminster constituency
Forest of Dean · E14001240
Output area
E00113097
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010A · E01022248
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010 · E02004635

Postcode source versions

Explore NP16

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pennymoon Barn, Stroat, Chepstow, NP16 7LS 11 December 2018 £415,000
Pixie Cottage, Stroat, Chepstow, NP16 7LS 23 July 2015 £355,000
Ashwell Grange Rear Barn, Stroat, Chepstow, NP16 7LS 7 September 2010 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Woolaston Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  2. Tutshill Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

11 female, 16 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.4% 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.

Nearby transport

  • Ashwell Grange Lodge

    BCT · Woolaston

    0.3 miles
  • Ashwell Grange Lodge

    BCT · Woolaston

    0.4 miles
  • Pixie Cottage school stop

    BCT · Stroat

    0.4 miles
  • Stroat Farm

    BCT · Stroat

    0.5 miles
  • Stroat Farm

    BCT · Stroat

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,491 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Woolaston Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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