NP6 7BG

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
NP6
Postcode sector
NP6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NP16 7EF 39 m
NP16 7FY 89 m
NP16 7FX 100 m
NP16 7FS 149 m
NP16 7EE 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NP6 7BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
NP
Postcode district
NP6
Postcode sector
NP6 7
Latitude
51.645631
Longitude
-2.661874
British National Grid easting
354,300
British National Grid northing
194,300

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
E00113225
Lower layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010D · E01022274
Middle layer super output area
Forest of Dean 010 · E02004635

Postcode source versions

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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

    383 m
  2. Lift Offa's Mead

    Academy sponsor led

    447 m
  3. Dean Close St John's

    Other independent school

    554 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
793
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wyebank Avenue

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.2 miles
  • Wyebank Avenue

    BCT · Sedbury

    0.2 miles
  • Rock Villa Lane

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.2 miles
  • Rock Villa Lane

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.2 miles
  • Elm Close

    BCT · Tutshill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

21,171 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

793 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.083 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.