NP7 5TT Monmouthshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Grofield.
Streets
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 E (24% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- 21 Frogmore Street, grade II
- 22 Frogmore Street, grade II
- Whitefield Chapel (Presbyterian), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 7 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 5 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 59 m above sea level.
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 | Abergavenny 423,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Ebbw Vale Town 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Pontypool and New Inn 127,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Abergavenny Tesco | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 4 | 620 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fairfield Car Park | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hereford Road Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H Shackleton LTD | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Brecon Road Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Nevill Hall Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Brynmawr Police Station | 11.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Linda Vista Gardens 1.8 ha | 470 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 24 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bailey Park 7.6 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,400 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Michael, including attached Presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north-west. 233 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Michael, including attached Presbytery | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Bailey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 260 m east |
| Burton | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| St John's Masonic Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Laburnum Cottage, including front railings, wall and gate | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-east |
| Abergavenny Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 490 m south |
| Area of Conventual Buildings, St Mary's Priory | Scheduled monument | 490 m south-east |
| Linda Vista Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m south-west |
| Abergavenny Castle | Scheduled monument | 610 m south |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | World Heritage Site | 6.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll Cam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Ysgyryd Fach | Hill | 2.0 km south-east |
| Cwm Gyst Nantiago | Valley | 2.0 km north-west |
| Glebe Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Coed y Person | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Llanfoist Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.