NP16 6SQ Monmouthshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: St Arvans.
Streets
- Main Road, Tyndyrn / Tintern: 13 addresses
- Fryers Terrace, Tyndyrn: 4 addresses
- Main Road, Tyndyrn / Tintern: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Monmouthshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,417 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,611 | £1,880 | £2,148 | £2,417 | £2,954 | £3,491 | £4,028 | £4,833 | £5,639 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (29% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tintern. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Church of St Michael, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 19 address points in this postcode, 12 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 12 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between -4 m and 34 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chepstow 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Lydney 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Caldicot 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wye Valley Hotel Tintern Parva | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chepstow Bus Station Stand 1 | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lydney Harbour | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tintern Abbey Car Park | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 35.9 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wye Valley Practice | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chepstow Dental Care | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Chepstow Community Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Chepstow Police Station | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 30 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Leytons Sports Field 9,200 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tintern Abbey, Watergate, a scheduled monument, 660 m (0.4 miles) south. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tintern Abbey, Watergate | Scheduled monument | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Abbey Church of St Mary (Tintern Abbey) including monastic buildings | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Tintern Abbey | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Lower or Abbey Wireworks, Tintern | Scheduled monument | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| St Anne's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Malt House | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barbadoes Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Butcher's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Shorn Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Organy Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Prior's Reach | Tidal water | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Hollow Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 19 |
11 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Monmouthshire: see them on the Monmouthshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Main Road.