Back Road Gilwern, Monmouthshire
7 addresses across 1 postcode (NP7), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47302907.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £120,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Monmouthshire costs £2,417 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Abergavenny, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 340 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 98 to 108 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is War Memorial Health Centre, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 53% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 51 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £158,000 | £158,000 | £158,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £146,000 | £146,000 | £146,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £122,000 | £122,000 | £122,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2019 | TY DAISY NP7 0DA | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 12 May 2017 | BEECH COTTAGE, 1 NP7 0DA | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2015 | BEECH COTTAGE, 1 NP7 0DA | Detached | £146,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | BEECH COTTAGE, 1 NP7 0DA | Detached | £122,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2004 | TY DAISY NP7 0DA | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2000 | TY DAISY NP7 0DA | Terraced | £128,000 | |
| 10 Apr 1996 | HIGH BEECHES NP7 0DA | Detached | £62,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 115 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1983-1990 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 street: most are in band E (41% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
None of the 7 address points in this street's postcodes 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 street's 7 addresses are between 98 m and 108 m above sea level (103 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP7 0DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Abergavenny 423,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ebbw Vale Town 249,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gilwern Post Office | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 1 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gilwern Wharf Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Main Road Car Park | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 50.7 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | War Memorial Health Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest John Williams Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | The Brecon Road Dental Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Nevill Hall Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Brynmawr Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Natwest | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,200 m² | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Embankment & Aqueduct of Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal inc. N Revetment Walls and SW Overflow Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Embankment & Aqueduct of Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal inc. N Revetment Walls and SW Overflow Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Gilwern Embankment | Scheduled monument | 280 m south-west |
| Battle Tump | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Iron Furnace SW of Clydach | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Glangrwyney Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | World Heritage Site | 4.9 km (3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clydach Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Rescue Route (covered) | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Twyn yr Hebog | Hill | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Pwll Glaslyn | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Kennel Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Cwm Llanwenarth | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the street's 7 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilwern Primary School English medium | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromfields Butchers NP7 0AS | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2025 |
| J & M Williams (Brynmawr) Ltd NP7 0AU | Retailers - other | 40 m | Exempt | |
| Gilwern Village Fish Bar NP7 0AS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| The Towpath Inn NP7 0AU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Road House Narrowboats NP7 0AS | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| Mill Lodge Brecon Beacons NP7 0DD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 100 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2023 |
| The Beaufort NP7 0AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 4 Good | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Gilwern Garage NP7 0DF | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Londis Stores NP7 0AP | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Gilwern Community Bowling Club NP7 0DS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (20); On or near Brynglas (9); On or near Forest Hill (6); On or near Crickhowell Road (5); On or near Petrol Station (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NP7 0DA: 7 addresses
Nearby streets
Dan-y-Bont · School Lane · Common Road · Dan Y Bont · Forest Hill · Llanelly Church Road · Brynglas · Heads of the Valleys Road · Exford Grove · Winsford Grove · Brynglas · Allerford Grove
All the streets in NP7 and across Monmouthshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.