Old Coach Road Beachley, Forest of Dean
30 addresses across 1 postcode (NP16), about 390 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14701386.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Forest of Dean cost £296,807 in August 2026 (+1.1% on a year); private rents averaged £828 a month.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 21, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 60 m from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the M48, carries 29,540 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Forest of Dean costs £2,443 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chepstow, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Vauxhall Surgery, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 12% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Forest of Dean
A typical home in Forest of Dean cost £296,807 in August 2026, 1.1% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 48% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £403,314 |
| Semi-detached | £263,558 |
| Terraced | £221,524 |
| Flat or maisonette | £131,182 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £248,353 |
Private renters in Forest of Dean paid £828 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% less than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £594 |
| Two bedrooms | £800 |
| Three bedrooms | £961 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,449 |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); House, detached (8). Built: 1950-1966 (23); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (18); rented (social) (5); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (25 addresses)
- 2, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 3 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 4 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 5 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 6 OLD COACH ROAD, BEACHLEY
- 7 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 8 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 9 OLD COACH ROAD, BEACHLEY
- 10, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 11, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 12 OLD COACH ROAD, BEACHLEY
- 13 OLD COACH ROAD, BEACHLEY
- 14, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 15 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 16, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 17 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 18 OLD COACH ROAD, BEACHLEY
- 19 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 20, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 21, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 22, Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 23 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 26 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 27 Old Coach Road, Beachley
- 30 Old Coach Road, Beachley
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 17,689 kWh of it on average in 2024, 65% more than the district's 10,740 kWh, and 2,670 kWh of electricity, 27% less than the district's 3,659 kWh. There are gas meters for about 81% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NP16.
Council tax
What each band costs in Forest of Dean in 2026-27: Band D £2,443 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,629 | £1,900 | £2,172 | £2,443 | £2,986 | £3,529 | £4,072 | £4,887 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 500 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 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harn Hill Quarry Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 2.6 MW | Operational Oct 1996 | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 60 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Anchor Head to Lavernock Point | up to 2 m | 70 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Anchor Head to Lavernock Point | up to 6 m | 60 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Anchor Head to Lavernock Point | up to 6 m | 60 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 14 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP16 7HL | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chepstow 239,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Severn Beach 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Pilning 290 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pavilion Road Beachley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chepstow Bus Station Stand 1 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Bristol Docks Ferry Landing Avonmouth | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 26.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Vauxhall Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bulwark Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chepstow Dental Centre | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Chepstow Community Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | Castleford Lodge Good Dec 2017 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Chepstow Police Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Severn View - Forecourt, Aust Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 560 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2,450 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,050 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Mathern Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Wyelands | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ewens' Rock | Cliff or slope | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Beachley Point | Headland | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Slimeroad Sand | Wetland | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Warren Slade | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| St Pierre Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Ifton Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 30 |
13 of the street's 30 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 Forest of Dean: see them on the Forest of Dean page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornwell Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld. Wales publishes no school results tables.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 222 childminders and 47 home childcarers (nannies) in Gloucestershire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS NP16 7YG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Old Coach Road (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the M48 between LA Boundary and LA Boundary, with 29,540 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 300 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M48 | LA Boundary to LA Boundary | 29,540 estimated; counted 2023 | 7% | +41% since 2015 | 300 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 79% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 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
- NP16 7HL: 30 addresses of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in NP16 and across Forest of Dean.
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.