NP7 8AY Monmouthshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Mardy.
Streets
- Ross Road, Abergavenny / Y Fenni: 7 addresses
- Tredillon Road, Abergavenny / Y Fenni: 5 addresses
- A465, Blaenau Gwent - Blaenau Gwent: 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 E (28% of about 800 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
- Barn at Maindiff Farm, grade II
- Carriage House at Maindiff Farm, grade II
- Maindiff Farmhouse, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 13 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 104 m and 117 m above sea level (109 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.7 km |
| Pontypool and New Inn 127,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Newlands Mardy | 620 m |
| Bus or coach station | Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 4 | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Fairfield Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 53.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hereford Road Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 44 Cross Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Maindiff Court Hospital | 430 m |
| Police station | Brynmawr Police Station | 12.5 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 54-55 Cross Street Lloyds Bank | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 870 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,400 m² | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wern-ddu Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wern-ddu Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m east |
| Bailey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km west |
| Area of Conventual Buildings, St Mary's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Abergavenny Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Abergavenny Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Abergavenny Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | World Heritage Site | 7.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ysgyryd Fach | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Battery Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Crowfield Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Pant-Skirrid Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-east |
| Pwll Cam | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km west |
| Cwm Gyst Nantiago | Valley | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Ross Road.