NP26 3DB Monmouthshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Magor West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Magor Road, Llandevenny: 21 addresses
- Bareland Street, Casnewydd / Newport: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Magor Road, Llandevenny: 3 addresses
- Longlands Lane, Casnewydd - Newport: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bishton Road, Bishton: 1 address
- A4810, Casnewydd / Newport: 1 address
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 F (40% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 31 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 1 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 31 addresses are between 6 m and 17 m above sea level (8 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 | Severn Tunnel Junction 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km |
| Caldicot 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Newport (South Wales) 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Severn Tunnel Junction - Rogiet Pool | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal | 8.9 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Underwood Health Centre | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Magor Pharmacy (Nexus) | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Aneurin Bevan Health Board(Out Of Hours) | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | St Cadocs Hospital | 8.9 km |
| Police station | Alway Police Station | 6.7 km |
| Cash machines | Roadchef - Magor Services Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,340 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,880 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,620 m² | 680 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wilcrick Hill Camp, a scheduled monument, 850 m north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcrick Hill Camp | Scheduled monument | 850 m north |
| Deserted Medieval Village W of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Medieval Building adjoining Magor Churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Pencoed Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcrick Hill | Hill | 870 m north |
| Ridings Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Cae-Wall Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Skeviot Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north |
| Cold Harbour Pill | Tidal water | 3.5 km south-east |
| Portland Grounds | Wetland | 3.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 25 |
5 of the postcode's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 6 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 9 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 Unnamed street near Magor Road.