NP26 5UE Monmouthshire
Live postcode, introduced May 2010. Ward: Portskewett.
Streets
- Clos-yr-Heneb, Portskewett / Porthsgiwed: 42 addresses
- Canterbury Way, Portskewett / Porthsgiwed: 1 address
- Main Road, Portskewett / Porthsgiwed: 1 address
- Sudbrook Road, Sudbrook: 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 D (28% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- Portskewett War Memorial, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 45 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 45 addresses are between 9 m and 14 m above sea level (11 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 | Caldicot 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Severn Tunnel Junction 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Severn Beach 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Mary's Church War Memorial Portskewett | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Severn Tunnel Junction - Rogiet Pool | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Jubilee Way Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Gray Hill Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portskewett Pharmacy (Nexus) | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | Severn Dc LTD | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Chepstow Community Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Chepstow Police Station | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Caldicot, Newport Road Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Caldicot Country Park 26 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Richards' Quest Play Park 1,900 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,830 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,350 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 140 m west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m west |
| St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Portskewett | Scheduled monument | 150 m north-west |
| Harold's House (site of) | Scheduled monument | 180 m west |
| Manor Farmhouse and Manor Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Portskewett Hill Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| St. Pierre Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stow Ball Hill | Hill | 380 m north |
| Sudbrook Point | Headland | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Ballan Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Charston Sands | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Red Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| St Pierre Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 37 |
23 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 from railways, 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 | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 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 | under 1% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 Clos-yr-Heneb.