The Steppes Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (NP15), about 610 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 47305283.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Monmouthshire cost £328,937 in August 2026 (+0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £994 a month.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Monmouthshire costs £2,417 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 78% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pontypool and New Inn, about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery James House, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- 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
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2022 | 1 NP15 1JZ | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2002 | 1 NP15 1JZ | Semi-detached | £133,000 |
House prices and rents in Monmouthshire
A typical home in Monmouthshire cost £328,937 in August 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 54% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £489,311 |
| Semi-detached | £296,921 |
| Terraced | £232,727 |
| Flat or maisonette | £149,556 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £264,431 |
Private renters in Monmouthshire paid £994 a month on average in September 2026, 2.1% more than a year before. That is 40% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £730 |
| Two bedrooms | £921 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,066 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,495 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 59 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 8 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on each 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 NP15.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (26% of about 1,580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- Chain Bridge (partly in Gobion Fawr community), grade II
- Pont-Kemys Farmhouse, grade II
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land at Lower House Farm Monmouthshire DC/2012/00666 | Solar farm | 8.1 MW | Operational Mar 2016 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Clytha Road - Biomass Boiler Unit Monmouthshire DM/2022/00815 | Biomass | 1 MW | Operational Oct 2022 | 1.8 km (1.1 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
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
None of the 15 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes in this record, which covers the overflows reported to the Environment Agency: most of Wales's are reported to Natural Resources Wales instead.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: 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 that area 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 4 addresses are between 45 m and 57 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP15 1JY | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| NP15 1JZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pontypool and New Inn 127,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Abergavenny 423,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Cwmbran 432,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Abergavenny Bus Station Stand 1 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Goytre Village Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 43.4 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Surgery James House | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Usk Pharmacy | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Usk Dental Practice | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Hospital | County Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Gwent Police Federation | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) south. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church Farmhouse and attached barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| St Mary's Yard Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bettws Newydd Churchyard Cross-Base | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Brynderwen | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| St. David's Churchyard Cross, Trostre | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | World Heritage Site | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Pool | Lake or reservoir | 300 m north-east |
| Coed Graig-ddu | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Claltan Coppice | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Trostrey Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Cwm Cayo | Valley | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
Ofsted registers childcare in England only. In Wales, nurseries, playgroups and childminders are registered and inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales, whose directory of services lists them with their reports.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Jones NP7 9DS | Retailers - other | 130 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (gwent).
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
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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.
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
Nearby streets
All the streets in NP15 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; 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.