NP16 7YD

Tidenham · Forest of Dean · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP16 7AA 59 m
NP16 7AB 81 m
NP16 7AU 86 m
NP16 7GA 116 m
NP16 7AH 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP16 7YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 January 2007
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP16
Postcode sector
NP16 7
Latitude
51.640149
Longitude
-2.658168
British National Grid easting
354,551
British National Grid northing
193,688

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
E00113228
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010B · E01022272
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010 · E02004635

Postcode source versions

Explore NP16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter

    282 m
  2. Lift Offa's Mead

    Academy sponsor led

    321 m
  3. Dean Close St John's

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
857
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.9 km

  • TOWN GATE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W93022

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Shops

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.0 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.0 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.0 miles
  • Buttington Road

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.1 miles
  • Beachley Road

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,492 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

857 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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