NP26 3BS

Bishton and Langstone · Newport · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Caldicot
Local authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East
Postcode district
NP26
Postcode sector
NP26 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP26 3BR 139 m
NP26 3FF 157 m
NP26 3BQ 236 m
NP26 3BJ 276 m
NP26 3BG 298 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP26 3BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP26
Postcode sector
NP26 3
Latitude
51.623881
Longitude
-2.818626
British National Grid easting
343,427
British National Grid northing
191,991

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Newport · W06000022
Parish or community
W04000820
Westminster constituency
Newport East · W07000104
Output area
W00008520
Lower layer super output area
Newport 004B · W01001640
Middle layer super output area
Newport 004 · W02000350

Postcode source versions

Explore NP26

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Castle Rise, Llanvaches, Caldicot, NP26 3BS 12 September 2025 £810,000
17, Castle Rise, Llanvaches, Caldicot, NP26 3BS 1 December 2023 £700,000
2, Castle Rise, Llanvaches, Caldicot, NP26 3BS 12 December 2022 £765,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Undy C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.9 km
  2. Rogiet C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Public order 2
  • Robbery 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

26 female, 26 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.2
NP26 3 residents
9,170

Age bands in NP26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,357 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

928 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,024 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.4%

2,840 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,907 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NP26 3 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

  • Tabernacle

    BCT · Carrow Hill

    0.5 miles
  • Tabernacle

    BCT · Carrow Hill

    0.6 miles
  • Rock & Fountain Inn

    BCT · Penhow

    0.8 miles
  • Rock & Fountain Inn

    BCT · Penhow

    0.8 miles
  • Llanvair Discoed

    BCT · Llanfair Discoed

    1.0 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £732,500 from 4 recorded sales in NP26 3BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newport is £230,505 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Undy C.P. School is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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